The just ended UEFA champions league quarter final draw which lasted for just about 12 minutes.The event was hosted by Pedro Pinto, who was assisted by World Cup-winning Italian defender Gianluca Zambrotta, who played in a Champions League final during his time at Juventus. The draw revealed the following clashes:
1. Real Madrid VS Wolvesburg
4. PSG VS Manchester City
1. Real Madrid VS Wolvesburg
The quarter-final draw brings together these two teams who will meet for the first time in the quarter final stage.
2. Bayern Munich VS SL Benfica
2. Bayern Munich VS SL Benfica
Looking back a lot further than 2014 for the last meeting between these two - right back to 1981, in fact, when a 4-1 aggregate success put Bayern on the road to the final. Their opponents and eventual winners? Aston Villa. How times have changed
3. Barcelona VS Atletico Madrid
Barcelona may look pretty unstoppable right now after 38 games unbeaten, but plenty of the current side were about in 2014 when they were again paired with Atletico in the last eight. What happened? Diego Simeone's side won 2-1 on aggregate and went on to lose to city rivals Real in the final.
3. Barcelona VS Atletico Madrid
Barcelona may look pretty unstoppable right now after 38 games unbeaten, but plenty of the current side were about in 2014 when they were again paired with Atletico in the last eight. What happened? Diego Simeone's side won 2-1 on aggregate and went on to lose to city rivals Real in the final.
4. PSG VS Manchester City
And here it is! - Manchester city's first Champions league quarter-final will be against Paris Saint-Germain, who have already dumped out one English team this season.
Elsewhere Pep Guardiola avoids City and Barcelona as Bayern Munich play Benfica, while Barcelona face an all-Spanish tie with Atletico Madrid and first-time quarter-finalists Wolfsburg play Real Madrid.
Elsewhere Pep Guardiola avoids City and Barcelona as Bayern Munich play Benfica, while Barcelona face an all-Spanish tie with Atletico Madrid and first-time quarter-finalists Wolfsburg play Real Madrid.
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