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The draw for this season’s UEFA Champions League quarter-final and semi-final draw was completed on Friday.

This follows the conclusion of the Round of 16 draw also conducted on Friday also.

According to UEFA, the winner between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain in the Round of 16, and the winner between Galatasaray and Liverpool in the Round of 16, will meet in the last-8.

The quarter-finals fixtures will take place on 7/8 and 14/15 April 2026, while the semi-finals will take place on 28/29 and 5/6 May 2026.

The Champions League final will take place in May 2026 in Budapest.

Champions League quarter-final draw:

Paris/Chelsea vs Galatasaray/Liverpool
Real Madrid/Man City vs Atalanta/Bayern
Newcastle/Barcelona vs Atleti/Tottenham
Bodø/Glimt/Sporting CP vs Leverkusen/Arsenal

Champions League semi-final draw:
Paris/Chelsea/Galatasaray/Liverpool vs Real Madrid/Man City/Atalanta/Bayern
Newcastle/Barcelona/Atleti/Tottenham vs Bodø/Glimt/Sporting CP/Leverkusen/Arsenal

Champions League: Quarter-final, semi-final draw confirmed [Full fixtures]

Semi Ajayi made his return from injury as Hull City fell 3-1 against Millwall in their Sky Bet Championship encounter at the MKM Stadium on Saturday.

It was the centre-back’s first appearance for Hull City in 2026.

Ajayi sustained a hamstring injury, while in action for Nigeria at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations early this year.

The 32-year-old was in action for the entire duration of the clash with Millwall.

The defender has made 13 league appearances for the Tigers this season.

Hull City remain in fifth position with 60 points from 36 matches following the win.

Championship: Ajayi returns from injury in Hull City’s defeat to Millwall

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has issued a stern warning to match officials across the domestic football scene.

NFF said tougher measures were imminent to curb the surge in controversial decisions across the country’s domestic leagues.

The warning was issued during the NFF Executive Committee meeting held in Abuja.

The federation expressed “deep disappointment” with the performance of referees in the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, Nigeria National League, NNL, Nigeria Women Football League, NWFL, and Nationwide League One, NLO.

It stated that disciplinary actions, retraining programmes and stricter monitoring would be introduced to restore integrity and professionalism in Nigerian football.

“We are out to fight incompetence, collusion and any manipulation that undermines the credibility of our competitions,” NFF was quoted by Newstap.

“Stronger measures are on the way, and any official found compromising the game will face decisive consequences.”

NFF warns referees of sanctions over poor officiating