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Champions League draw in full: Liverpool, Manchester United, Man City, Tottenham quarter-final fixtures confirmed

The draw was concluded in Nyon

Kishan Vaghela
Friday 15 March 2019 17:19 GMT
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Champions League 2019 quarter final draw

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Tottenham and Manchester City will face each other in an all-English quarter-final of the Champions League next month.

Last year's beaten finalists Liverpool received arguably the most favourable draw after being paired with Porto, while Manchester United face a daunting tie against Barcelona.

United and Liverpool will meet in the semi-finals if they reach the last four, with Tottenham or Manchester City facing the winner of the quarter-final between Ajax and Juventus.

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Before the draw, make sure you check out this excellent piece from Miguel Delaney on the old and the new in the Champions League this season.

If we believe the post below, looks like the teams changing the European landscape could be pitted against each other.

Kishan Vaghela15 March 2019 10:50

How will these facial expressions change come 12:30pm today?

Kishan Vaghela15 March 2019 10:51

About to begin in Nyon.

I hear you ask, can this season's Champions League get any better after the topsy-turvy nature of the previous round.

Well, every team has overcome some sort of difficulty and therefore have more than merited their place in the last eight as well as potential semi-final places.

Let's see what it brings.

Kishan Vaghela15 March 2019 10:57

And here we are as Pedro Pinto walks on to the stage to open proceedings, with the coveted trophy behind him.

Kishan Vaghela15 March 2019 11:01

And now the highlights reel of all the last-16 ties plays as we wait for Giorgio Marchetti who has been warming up backstage for a while now.

Kishan Vaghela15 March 2019 11:05

And speaking of Marchetti, here he is!

Kishan Vaghela15 March 2019 11:05

Marchetti is just leading the parties present through the procedures of the draw and all the possible conundrums that could be thrown up by it.

Everyone nervously waits as our first guest is introduced through another UEFA montage klaxon, this time for former Inter Milan golakeeper Julio Cesar. 

Kishan Vaghela15 March 2019 11:08

"It was incredible to win this trophy" says former QPR keeper Cesar.

Guess we can tell that by this expression back in 2010.

Kishan Vaghela15 March 2019 11:10

HERE WE GO!

Kishan Vaghela15 March 2019 11:12

THE FIRST NAME OUT IS - Ajax

Kishan Vaghela15 March 2019 11:12

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