Champions League quarterfinals draw

The draw for the Champions League quarter-finals will oppose Benfica and Chelsea.

Will be the first time these two teams cross each other in European competitions.
Benfica played 27 matches against English oppositores in UEFA competitions, recording nine wins, three draws and 14 defeats.

"I can't pick the draw, but within the preferences I have, I keep the same opinion" [Chelsea as one of the favorites opponents], confessed a few days ago trainer Jorge Jesus, asked about his preference in the draw, held this Friday in Nyon, Switzerland.

Jorge Jesus asked, and the draw made ​​his will. Chelsea will be Benfica's opponent in the quarter-finals of Champions League.
The Stadium of Light receives the first leg on March 27, and on April 4th, at Stamford Bridge, takes place the 2nd match.

The winning team of this round will face in the semi-final the winner of the playoff between AC Milan and Barcelona.

The last English opponent Benfica faced was Manchester United in the group stage of this season's Champions League. The balance were two draws, 1-1 in the Light and 2-2 at Old Trafford.

The single meeting on record between Benfica and Chelsea was an individual carried out in July 2005, at the Stadium of Light. The blues, then led by Jose Mourinho, won 1-0 thanks to an own goal by Ricardo Rocha.

Chelsea has been living a turbulent season. The Portuguese André Villas-Boas was chosen by Roman Abramovich to guide the team, but the results short of expectations dictated the departure of former FC Porto's coach and Europe League's winner .
After him, and since Roberto Di Matteo took the team's charge , the blues had three victories in as many games.

In this Champions League edition, the London team was ranked first in a group including Bayer Leverkusen, Valencia and Genk.
In the eighth-finals the blues' opponent was the Naples, and upon the trip to Italy, Chelsea almost endangered the qualify, losing 3-1.
But in London, in the second leg, and now with Di Matteo in charge, Drogba and company gave back to the round's outcome, winning 4-1 after extra time.

In the Premier League Chelsea is ranked fifth, three points behind fourth, Arsenal. In 28 games, the "blues" yielded seven draws and as many defeats.
So far in the English league, Chelsea has scored 48 goals and conceded 32, in the 28 played matches .