Europa League draw live as West Ham and Rangers learn quarter-final opponents

The business end of the season is upon us, bringing with it mouth-watering European ties aplenty over the weeks to come.

Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City have progressed to the Champions League quarter-finals, with Manchester United the only Premier League side involved in the competition to bow out at the last-16 stage.

Jurgen Klopp's Reds defeated Inter Milan 2-1 on aggregate to book their spot while City dispatched Sporting Lisbon 5-0 over two legs. Reigning continental kings Chelsea, meanwhile, beat Lille 2-0 at home and 2-1 away to ensure their ball will be in the pot for the quarter-final draw.

Stay tuned right here for all the build-up from UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland as well as the draws for the quarter-final and semi-final.

12:05Freddie Keighley

Europa League contenders

The Europa League quarter-final and semi-final draw is less than half an hour away.

Here is a reminder of the teams in contention:

Atalanta

Barcelona

Braga

Eintracht Frankfurt

Leipzig

Lyon

Rangers

West Ham

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The draw in full

In case you missed it, here is the Champions League quarter and semi-final draw in full.

11:45Freddie Keighley

Happy with that, Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City fans?

Liverpool supporters are likely to be the most jubilant after the draw as they will avoid facing either of their Premier League rivals until at least the final, should they make it that far. Benfica are, on paper, one of the more favourable teams to face in the quarters, too.

As for Manchester City, they will be confident of beating Atletico Madrid as they are firm favourites to win the Champions League this summer.

Chelsea versus Real Madrid has the potential to be the match-up of the quarter-finals and whichever team advances will take huge confidence into the semis.

11:35Freddie Keighley

More to come...

Don't leave us just yet, as the Europa League draw is following hot on the heels of the Champions League ceremony.

Stay tuned for more updates!

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Chelsea quarter-final to be reversed

Chelsea will in fact travel to the Spanish capital for their first leg against Real Madrid, despite the draw setting the tie the other way round.

This is because the two Madrid clubs cannot play at home in the same leg. Atletico Madrid have been drawn away to Manchester City in their first leg.

Atletico's tie takes precedence as they qualified for the Champions League as La Liga champions.

11:19Freddie Keighley

The final draw

The 'home' team for the final at Stade de France will be one of Benfica, Liverpool, Villarreal or Bayern Munich.

This means the 'away' team will be one of Manchester City, Atletico Madrid, Chelsea or Real Madrid.

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BENFICA/LIVERPOOL VS VILLARREAL/BAYERN MUNICH

And here's the second semi-final.

Intriguing stuff.

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MANCHESTER CITY/ATLETICO MADRID VS CHELSEA/REAL MADRID

The first semi-final draw is in.

We could see City face off with Chelsea or a Madrid derby.

11:15Freddie Keighley

Onto the semi-final draw

Here's where the potential path to the final is mapped out for the eight contenders...

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BENFICA VS LIVERPOOL

The Reds will travel to Portugal before hosting Benfica in the second leg.

A favourable draw for Jurgen Klopp's side?

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VILLARREAL VS BAYERN MUNICH

The third tie is in.

Which means...

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MANCHESTER CITY VS ATLETICO MADRID

It's another brilliant match-up.

The English champions face the Spanish champions.

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CHELSEA VS REAL MADRID

The first draw is in: the holders face the 13-time European champions.

A corker of a tie.

11:10Freddie Keighley

It's time!

The draw is about to begin.

There are no restrictions; any team can be drawn against one another.

11:09Freddie Keighley

Silvestre present for draw

Former Inter Milan, Manchester United and Arsenal defender Mikael Silvestre - who won the Champions League with the Red Devils in 2008 - is present to help conduct the draw.

11:08Freddie Keighley

Plea for peace

UEFA chiefs called for "peace" in Europe as they reminded us the final will no longer take place at the Gazprom Arena in Saint Petersburg in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

It will instead take place at the Stade de France in Paris on 28 May.

11:04Freddie Keighley

Recapping the last-16 highlights

Before the draw beings, we are being reminded of the goals scored in the last 16.

11:01Freddie Keighley

The anthem is playing!

The wait is over, the famous Champions League anthem is blaring and the ceremony is underway.

The draw will soon be conducted.

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A reminder of the teams in the pot

As we count down the final few minutes until the draw, here's a reminder of the eight teams still vying for Champions League glory:

Atletico Madrid

Bayern Munich

Benfica

Chelsea

Liverpool

Manchester City

Real Madrid

Villarreal

10:50Freddie Keighley

10-minute warning!

Just 10 minutes remain before the ceremony will be underway in Nyon.

10:47Freddie Keighley

United exit to Atletico

Manchester United suffered another blow in their troubled season on Tuesday night as they exited the Champions League with defeat by Atletico Madrid.

Anthony Elanga rescued a draw at the Wanda Metropolitano in the first leg but Renan Lodi scored the winner at Old Trafford to eliminate the Red Devils.

This leaves Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City as the remaining English hopes in the competition.

10:33Freddie Keighley

Holders overcome Lille

European champions Chelsea became the third Premier League club to reach the quarter-finals on Wednesday night with a comeback victory over Lille.

Having defeated the reigning Ligue 1 champions 2-0 in the first leg, the Blues came from behind to win the second 2-1 thanks to goals from Christian Pulisic and Cesar Azpilicueta.

Can Thomas Tuchel's side defend their crown?

10:22Freddie Keighley

City's masterclass

As for Manchester City, they all but wrapped up quarter-final qualification after their first last-16 leg against Sporting Lisbon.

The defending Premier League champions blew away the Portuguese club, winning 5-0 away from home to take control of the tie.

City were less dazzling in the second leg, in which they were held to a goalless draw, but the job was already done.

10:11Freddie Keighley

How did they get here?

Well, let's start with Liverpool, who booked their spot in the quarters with a 2-1 aggregate victory over Inter Milan.

The Reds won 2-0 at San Siro courtesy of late goals from Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah.

They lost the return leg 1-0 last week but progressed to the last eight to ensure their hopes of the quadruple remain intact.

08:49Freddie Keighley

Welcome!

Good morning and welcome to Mirror Football's live coverage of the Champions League quarter-final and semi-final draws.

Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Villarreal, Bayern Munich and Benfica are the teams involved and will learn their potential routes to the final.

We'll be brining you live updates from the ceremony at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland - keep it right here!