Real Madrid defender Toni Rudiger is excited by their Champions League quarterfinal draw with former club Chelsea.

The centre-back made over 130 appearances for the Blues between 2017 and 2022, before joining Real Madrid as a free agent last summer.

But the Champions League quarter-final draw has paired his new club with his old one, and they will face each other again - like they have done in the past two seasons.

Rudiger tweeted: "This will be very special - Can't wait to see so many friends again."

Rudiger is not the only former Chelsea face in the Real Madrid ranks, with goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and forward Eden Hazard also in the squad going back to London.

Meanwhile, Mateo Kovacic will experience the reverse, as the Croatian returns to his former club yet again, having joined Chelsea from Real Madrid in 2019.