[digg=http://digg.com/soccer/UEFA_Champions_League_and_Europa_League_Quarter_Finals_Draws]The roads to the finals of the 2009/10 UEFA Champions League and Europa League have been mapped out via today’s drawing for the quarter-finals of both tournaments.
With many of Europe’s elite clubs still in contention, a series of intriguing matchups are on the table in both competitions. These include holders FC Barcelona being drawn against Arsene Wenger’s young but impressive Arsenal side, Manchester United meeting a resurgent FC Bayern and French sides Lyon and Bordeaux clashing to guarantee the presence of a French team in the semi-finals of the Champions league for the first time since Monaco’s run to the final in 2004.
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| 2009/10 UEFA Europa League draw | |||||
| Quarter-finals: 1 & 8 April |
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| 1: Fulham FC (ENG) v VfL Wolfsburg (GER) | |||||
| 2: Hamburger SV (GER) v R. Standard de Liège (BEL) | |||||
| 3: Valencia CF (ESP) v Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP) | |||||
| 4: SL Benfica (POR) v Liverpool FC (ENG) | |||||
| Semi-finals: 22 & 29 April | |||||
| 1: Winner quarter-final 2 v Winner quarter-final 1 | |||||
| 2: Winner quarter-final 3 v Winner quarter-final 4 | |||||
| Final: Hamburg Arena; 20.45CET, Wednesday 12 May | |||||
| Winner semi-final 2 v Winner semi-final 1 | |||||
