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Real Madrid gets Chelsea, Man City to meet Bayern in Champions League

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Real Madrid's Karim mBenzema (left) and Chelseas's Fernandez.[Livescore]

Real Madrid's path to another Champions League title will have to go through Chelsea in the quarterfinals for the second straight year.

Friday's draw takes Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti back to face his former club, which was eliminated by a goal from Karim Benzema in extra time a year ago.

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