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Champions League draw live: Manchester City draw PSG, Barcelona face Atletico Madrid plus Europa League

Follow the Champions League quarter-final draw live as Manchester City learn their fate

Jack de Menezes
Friday 18 March 2016 10:39 GMT
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Manchester City are the last remaining Premier League side left in the Champions League as they await their fate in the quarter-finals, with the likes of Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid all possible opponents. Follow the latest here.

Champions League quarter-final draw:

  • Wolfsburg vs Real Madrid
  • Bayern Munich vs Benfica
  • Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid
  • PSG vs Manchester City

Champions League quarter-final first-leg takes place on 5/6 April

Champions League quarter-final second-leg takes place in 12/13 April

Reamining Europa League teams:

Athletic Bilbao (ESP), Villarreal (ESP), Liverpool (ENG), Borussia Dortmund (GER), Sparta Prague (CZE), Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR), Sporting Braga (POR), Sevilla (ESP)

Liverpool to find out their Europa League quarter-final fate in draw at midday

Follow the live draw below...

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The Europa League quarter-final draw follows the Champions League draw at midday GMT.

Jack de Menezes18 March 2016 09:52
Jack de Menezes18 March 2016 10:00

Good morning! It's Champions League draw day when we find out who will play who in the quarter-finals of Europe's elite tournament, where Manchester City - the lone English representative left in this year's competition - are appearing for the first time in their history. While the usual suspects of Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are all in the mix, City join the likes of Benfica and Wolfsburg in hoping to upset the odds. The draw gets underway at 11am GMT - just under an hour away - but we'll bring you plenty of build-up and previews to the draw itself after a dramatic week of European football.

Of course, the fun doesn't stop with the Champions League, as the Europa League draw begins straight after at 12pm GMT. Having knocked Manchester United out last night, Liverpool will hope for a relatively easy draw as they continue their campaign to win the competition and qualify for the Champions League. For manager Jurgen Klopp, he could end up facing his former side Borussia Dortmund after they eliminated Tottenham yesterday.

So if you're at home, sit back and relax, or if you're at work keep on eye on your computer screen to get the latest from Nyon - we've got you covered.

Jack de Menezes18 March 2016 10:06
Jack de Menezes18 March 2016 10:15

Want to see what's going on in Nyon? Take a stroll to the main hall...  71d25806-64ab-47d8-af49-2c64d7d40192.jpg

Let's head down to the draw hall... Don't want to be late! #UCLdrawhttps://t.co/MHqwiWjd6N

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Jack de Menezes18 March 2016 10:23
Jack de Menezes18 March 2016 10:30

Just 10 minutes until the draw ceremony gets underway, so let's take a look at the history of the eight remaining teams in the Champions League:Atletico Madrid (Spain)

Previous best: runners-up 1974, 2014

Quarter-final record: P7 W4 L3

Barcelona (Spain, holders)

Previous best: winners 1992, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015

Quarter-final record: P17 W14 L3

Bayern Munich (Spain)

Previous best: winners 1974, 1975, 1976, 2001, 2013

Quarter-final record: P26 W17 L9

Benfica (Portugal)

Previous best: winners 1961, 1962

Quarter-final record: P16 W8 L8

Manchester City (England)

Previous best: round of 16 2014, 2015

Quarter-final record: first appearance

Paris Saint-Germain (France)

Previous best: semi-finals 1995

Quarter-final record: P4 W1 L3

Real Madrid (Spain)

Previous best: winners 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2014

Quarter-final record: P32 W26 L6

Wolfsburg (Germany)

Previous best: group stage 2010

Quarter-final record: first appearance

Jack de Menezes18 March 2016 10:52
Jack de Menezes18 March 2016 11:17

Is that a good draw for Manchester City? I think not...  a349ee51-7e4e-43e8-8d57-a5841b46b0b2.jpg

PSG vs Manchester City, Its a win win situation here

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PSG v Manchester City in CL quarter-final draw. Paris to inflict more pain on English clubs?

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Jack de Menezes18 March 2016 11:19

Don't go anywhere yet, as we've still got the Europa League quarter-final draw to come. It's set to be a big one, with some very strong European sides involved. Liverpool, the sole remaining English team in the competition after Manchester United and Tottenham fell by the wayside in the last-16, could face the likes of Athletic Bilbao, Sevilla and - most intriguingly - Jurgen Klopp's former side Borussia Dortmund.However, there are easier alternatives, with Sparta Prague and Braga in the draw, while Shakhtar Donetsk and Villarreal could certainly pose a test to the Reds.

That draw is coming up in under 20 minutes.

Jack de Menezes18 March 2016 11:32

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