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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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Arsenal or Napoli will play either Villarreal or Valencia

Kishan Vaghela15 March 2019 12:15

Benfica or Eintracht Frankfurt will face either Slavia Prague or Chelsea

Kishan Vaghela15 March 2019 12:15

The winner of the Arsenal/Napoli vs Villarreal/Valencia semi-final will be the 'home side' in Baku for the Europa League final

Kishan Vaghela15 March 2019 12:16

A reminder of the draw for you:

Napoli vs Arsenal

Slavia Prague vs Chelsea

Villarreal vs Valencia

Benfica vs Eintracht Frankfurt

Kishan Vaghela15 March 2019 12:17

A huge tie for Arsenal then, with Napoli the side in waiting for the Gunners.

Carlo Ancelotti has never won the Europa League, but his side were in a tight three-way tussle with Liverpool and PSG to qualify from the group stages of the Champions League this season.

Unai Emery's track record in the competition is much better than his Italian counterpart with three titles but Arsenal can ill-afford a repeat of their first-leg displays against BATE Borisov and Rennes.

Kishan Vaghela15 March 2019 12:20

Chelsea however will be breathing a much bigger sigh of relief after drawing Slavia Prague.

However, Sarri's men will have to be wary given that the Czech side knocked out Europa League specialists Sevilla in the last round.

There is also an all-Spanish tie, maybe not the all-Premier League one some would have been hoping for, but nevertheless some brilliant ties in there.

Kishan Vaghela15 March 2019 12:22

If any Arsenal fans are down in the dumps after that nightmare draw, here's a stat to cheer you up (and hopefully bring some nice memories back of Mesut Ozil's first goal for the club).

Kishan Vaghela15 March 2019 12:25

There'll certainly be confidence flowing at Stamford Bridge now.

Kishan Vaghela15 March 2019 12:25

I hope you didn't book your tickets too early this time!

Kishan Vaghela15 March 2019 12:28

Thank you for joining us for the draws from both the Champions League and the Europa League today.

A reminder of all the draws and dates that you will need:

UEFA Champions League quarter finals:

Tottenham v Manchester City

Ajax v Juventus

Barcelona v Manchester United

Liverpool v Porto

Ties on the 9/10 and 16/17 April

Semi finals:

Tottenham/Manchester City vs face Ajax/Juventus

Barcelona/Manchester United to face Liverpool/Porto

The semi-finals start on 30 April and 1 May.

Kishan Vaghela15 March 2019 12:33

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