- Arsenal have been drawn with German giants Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals while defending champions Manchester City will face Spanish side Real Madrid
- Atletico Madrid will play Borussia Dortmund while French giants Paris Saint-Germain will battle it out against FC Barcelona
The UCL quarter-final draw is out, with teams still in Europe’s elite club competition now aware of their opponents.
Arsenal have been drawn with German giants Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals while defending champions Manchester City will face Spanish side Real Madrid. Arsenal and City are the only Premier League clubs left in the UEFA Champions League and they will face each other in the semi-finals if they both win their quarter-final ties.
Arsenal will face Harry Kane’s Bayern Munich in this season’s UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. Photo/ Eurosport.
Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid will play Borussia Dortmund while French giants Paris Saint-Germain will battle it out against FC Barcelona.
The first ties of this year’s Champions League quarter-finals will be played on 9-10 April and the second legs will follow on 16-17 April.
2023/24 UCL Quarter-Final Draw
Arsenal vs Bayern Munich (1st leg 9/10 April, 2nd leg 16/17 April)
Atletico Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund (1st leg 9/10 April, 2nd leg 16/17 April)
Real Madrid vs Manchester City (1st leg 9/10 April, 2nd leg 16/17 April)
Paris Saint-German vs FC Barcelona (1st leg 9/10 April, 2nd leg 16/17 April)
Arsenal reached the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday night for the first time since 2010 after defeating Porto in a penalty shootout. The Gunners have been in stellar form for the past two seasons and facing Bayern Munich offers them an opportunity to revenge the humiliating defeat they suffered last time they met in the Champions League when the Bavarians won 10-2 on aggregate. Bayern have won the last three meetings between the pair 5-1.
This year marks the third consecutive season that Manchester City are clashing with Real Madrid in the knockout stages of the Champions League. The Los Blancos pulled one of the most astonishing comebacks in European football during the 2021-22 season against City to book their spot in the final, which they did win against Liverpool.
Defending champions Manchester City face Real Madrid in Champions League quarters. Photo/ The Peninsula Qatar.
However, Real Madrid couldn’t do the same last season as Pep Guardiola’s side dominated them in the semi-final, winning 5-1 on aggregate. The quarter-final clash between these two is one of the games to watch out for next month as both clubs are at their best this season. While City recently won their first UEFA Champions League title, Real Madrid have won the prestigious trophy a record 14 times.
The 2023-24 UCL quarter-final draw has also brought a rematch of one of the most popular fixtures in the knockout stage of the Champions League in recent years, Paris Saint-Germain vs FC Barcelona. The football world will never forget about Barca’s astonishing comeback against the Parisians after losing 4-0 in the first leg. The tie will see Ousmane Dembele line up against his former employers Barcelona since leaving last summer.
Diego Simeone and Atletico Madrid haven’t had a good run in the UEFA Champions League in recent years but have another chance this campaign.
2023/24 UCL Semi-Final Draw
Apart from the UCL quarter-final draw, a path to this year’s final has also been made. The semi-final gets underway on 30 April and will be played back-to-back. Below is a representation of the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League semi-final draw:
Atletico Madrid or Borussia Dortmund Vs Paris Saint-Germain or FC Barcelona
Arsenal or Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid or Manchester City
When Is The UEFA Champions League Final?
The venue for this year’s UEFA Champions League final is Wembley Stadium in London. The final will take place on Saturday, 1 June. The winners of the semi-final 1, which will be either Atletico, Borussia Dortmund, PSG or Barcelona will be the home side in the final, as per UEFA.com.
This season’s UEFA Champions League final will take place on 1 June, in Wembley Stadium, London. Photo/ Football London.
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