All 5 former winners in same half of draw

Geneva: All five former Champions League winners were put into the same half of the draw today, setting up a possible semifinal pairing between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Real Madrid, Juventus, Barcelona, Chelsea and Bayern Munich — who have combined to win 26 European Cups — will whittle down one side of the draw to reach the final on August 23 at the Stadium of Light in Lisbon. The other side will see three-time finalist Atletico Madrid face Leipzig and Paris Saint-Germain meet Atalanta. Leipzig and Atalanta are newcomers to this stage.

The single-leg quarterfinal matches will be played on August 12-15 to start a mini-tournament without fans in Portugal. The semifinals are scheduled for August 17-18. Four quarterfinalists are still to be decided, all involving the former champions. Juventus trail Lyon 1-0, Manchester City lead Real Madrid 2-1, Barcelona and Napoli are tied at 1-1 and Bayern beat Chelsea 3-0 in the first leg. The outstanding games will be played on August 7-8. AP