Champions League quarter-final draw: Liverpool face Real Madrid, Man City play Haaland’s Dortmund and Chelsea get lucky with Porto… plus a Bayern-PSG rematch and a potential all-English semi-final!
- The draw for this season’s Champions League quarter finals has taken place
- Liverpool face a re-run of their 2018 final against Spanish giants Real Madrid
- City will get a look at transfer target Erling Haaland first hand against Dortmund
- Chelsea get lucky, drawing Portuguese outsiders Porto in the final eight
- Bayern Munich take on French champions PSG in the tie of the round
- Latest Champions League news, including fixtures and results
Liverpool face a rematch of their 2018 Champions League final with Real Madrid after being drawn together in the quarter-finals of this year’s competition
Manchester City will get a first-hand look at transfer target Erling Haaland after being drawn against Borussia Dortmund, while Chelsea have been handed a tie against Porto.
Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich meet in a re-run of last year’s showpiece in Lisbon to complete the draw.
Liverpool face old rivals Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter finals after today’s draw
The draw for the final eight of this season’s competition took place in Nyon on Friday
Liverpool will be hoping to maintain their fine European form against Zinedine Zidane’s men, while also carrying out a spot of revenge.
Jurgen Klopp’s side lost the final in 2018 when Gareth Bale scored twice late on to secure the trophy for the Spaniards. The match also went down in infamy for Sergio Ramos’s challenge that ended Mohamed Salah’s participation in the showpiece.
Erling Haaland, meanwhile, is one of the hottest properties in Europe, having scored 31 goals in 30 appearances across all competitions this season. City are one of many teams that have been linked with the explosive Norwegian to date.
In the tie of the round, Bayern Munich face PSG in a re-run of last season’s final in Lisbon
The French kings are now led by Mauricio Pochettino who will hope to go one step further
The tie will also see Ilkay Gundogan go up against his old club. The Germany international moved to the Etihad in 2016 as is enjoying one of his most productive seasons to date under Pep Guardiola, scoring 12 times in 23 appearances.
Chelsea will be the happiest of the English contingent left in the competition having drawn the reigning Portuguese champions.
Sergio Conceicao’s men squeezed past Juventus in the previous round after extra time. They are current sat second in Portugal’s top flight, 10 points behind leaders Sporting.
Premier League leaders Manchester City take on German outfit Borussia Dortmund
City will get a first-hand look at Erling Haaland, who has been strongly linked with a move
Meanwhile, Thomas Tuchel’s resurgent Chelsea get lucky in drawing outsiders Porto
The pair have met eight times in the Champions League previously – most recently in the 2015 group stages – with Chelsea having lost just twice.
The final tie sees last year’s winners Bayern Munich take on last year’s runners-up PSG.
The draw for the semi-finals was also made, with Liverpool and Chelsea set to meet in the last four should they emerge victorious.
City would face a semi-final against either Guardiola’s old club Bayern or a date with Paris Saint-Germain.
All quarter-final first leg ties are scheduled for April 6 and 7, while the return legs will be played the following week on April 13 and 14.
Old foes Mohamed Salah (L) and Sergio Ramos (R) will meet for the first time since 2018
The Spaniard fouled the Egyptian in the early goings of the Kiev final, forcing him off injured
Recap how the draw unfolded with Sportsmail’s OLLIE LEWIS who delivered live Champions League draw coverage, including all the fixtures for the quarter final.
