Champions League draw LIVE: Arsenal and Man City learn quarter-final fate
Arsenal and Manchester City were joined in the quarter-final draw by Real Madrid, Barcelona, PSG and Bayern Munich, as the path to the Wembley final was revealed
Arsenal will face Bayern Munich as part of a blockbuster set of Champions League quarter-finals, with Harry Kane set to return to face the bitterest rivals of his former club Tottenham.
The Gunners made it through to their first Champions League quarter-final in 14 years but will now face a huge test in the form of the all-conquering German champions and their old nemesis Kane.
Meanwhile, perhaps the two best teams in Europe will square off again as Manchester City play Real Madridin a rematch of the semi-final from each of the past two years. City were dramatically dumped out by Madrid in 2022 before gaining revenge 12 months later and the winner over two legs will surely be the favourite to go on and lift the trophy.
However, they will face the winner of Arsenal-Bayern in what promises to be a mouthwatering semi-final. The other two quarter-finals see Barcelona take on Paris Saint-Germain and Atletico Madrid face Borussia Dortmund, with the winners of those clashes playing each other in the last four.
This was the last time Uefa will hold a Champions League draw manually, with the procedure changing to a computerised system when the competition switches formats next season. Follow live updates from the Champions League draw below, and get the latest football betting offers here.
Europa League quarter-final draw
Bayer Leverkusen v West Ham United
Ooof, that’s a brutal tie for the Hammers.
Europa League quarter-final draw
Milan v Roma
A tasty Italian derby to kick us off.
Liverpool lead Leverkusen as favourites to win Europa League
Xabi Alonso agrees.
Europa League quarter-final draw
Here we go then, the draw is almost upon us. Today’s special draw guest is the handsome face of Fernando Llorente. A dreamboat.
Liverpool lead Leverkusen as favourites to win Europa League
Xabi Alonso agrees.
Liverpool lead Leverkusen as favourites to win Europa League
The bookies are in no doubt over who are the favourites to win the Europa League. Liverpool are in the hunt for four trophies, having already won the Carabao Cup, and this competition might just be their most likely source of more silverware.
Leverkusen, though, are on an extraordinary unbeaten streak of 37 games and are almost certain to win the Bundesliga. No one will want to face them in the quarter-finals. It would make some good #narrative if Xabi Alonso was drawn against the club he has been so heavily linked with.
Liverpool 6/5
Leverkusen 3/1
Milan 6/1
West Ham 12/1
Roma 12/1
Atalanta 14/1
Marseille 20/1
Benfica 20/1
via oddschecher
How they got here: Kudus scores stunner as five-star West Ham ease through
David Moyes took the handbrake off West Ham and watched them race into the last eight of the Europa League with a 5-0 win over Freiburg.
Hammers boss Moyes uncharacteristically named an attacking line-up in a bid to repair the damage of the 1-0 first-leg defeat in Germany last week.
He was rewarded with a sparkling display as goals from Lucas Paqueta, Jarrod Bowen, Aaron Cresswell and two from Mohammed Kudus – including a sensational solo effort – secured a 5-1 aggregate win and a place in a European quarter-final for a third-successive season.
Full story:
Kudus scores stunner as five-star West Ham ease to Europa League quarter-finals
Hammers boss Moyes uncharacteristically named an attacking line-up in a bid to repair the damage of the 1-0 first-leg defeat in Germany last week
How they got here: Liverpool crush Sparta Prague to progress
Jurgen Klopp’s combination of youth and experience was too much for the visitors as Liverpool completed an 11-2 aggregate win with six more goals at Anfield.
Full story, by Richard Jolly:
Liverpool’s old and new combine in whirlwind start to forge Jurgen Klopp’s legacy
Liverpool 6-1 (11-2) Sparta Prague: Jurgen Klopp’s combination of youth and experience was too much for the visitors
Europa League quarter-final draw
Now our attention turns to the Europa League quarter-final draw, around 20 minutes away.
Liverpool and West Ham saw off Sparta Prague and Freiburg respectively last night to earn their spots in the last eight.
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