Updated at 12.32
MANCHESTER CITY WILL face Liverpool in a mouth-watering all-English Champions League quarter-final while Juventus have a chance to gain revenge on holders Real Madrid in a repeat of last year’s final.
Surprise qualifiers Sevilla take on five-time European champions Bayern Munich while Lionel Messi’s Barcelona were paired with AS Roma in the draw made in Nyon on Friday.
Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side will host Pep Guardiola’s City at Anfield for the first leg, as the sides play each other for the first time in Europe.
It will also be the first meeting of two English clubs in the last eight of the Champions League since Manchester United overcame Chelsea at that stage in the 2010-2011 season on their way to the final.
City’s director of football Txiki Begiristain said: “We know each other very well, they are a very offensive team, the truth is it is going to be a great couple of games.”
Cristiano Ronaldo and his Real teammates will be happy to be playing the second leg of their tie at their Santiago Bernabeu stadium against Juventus, whose experience proved lethal to English club Tottenham in the last 16.
Real Madrid director Emilio Butragueno said it would be a “very special match”
Juventus played against Tottenham, which had extraordinary results and was superior, and yet, despite the difficulties, came through. They have a competitor’s mentality.”
Real thrashed Juventus 4-1 in last year’s final in Cardiff.
Former Roma captain Francesco Totti meanwhile said his club were excited about the prospect of taking on Barcelona and Messi, who scored his 100th Champions League goal in the comfortable 3-0 defeat of Chelsea on Wednesday.
Meeting Barcelona in the quarter-finals of the Champions League — that’s a match that will be hard to forget,” Totti told BeIN Sport.
Roma’s sporting director Monchi joked: “You can’t say we were very lucky with this draw.”
German giants Bayern face Sevilla, the surprise slayers of Manchester United in the last round, but goalkeeper Sven Ulreich said they were relieved to avoid one of their major rivals.
“There are harder draws. It’s doable, but Sevilla have shone in Europe and they have won three Europa Leagues,” Ulreich said.
“So we’ll be very focused when we go over there (for the first leg) and then we’ll do the business at home.”
Sevilla’s sporting director Oscar Arias said: ”This is very difficult. We are facing one of the historic clubs of European football, a great club in this competition. But we are up for it.”
The second-leg ties will be played on April 10-11 while the semi-finals will take place on April 24-25 and May 1-2.
Kiev hosts this year’s final on 26 May.
The dates have now been confirmed, as per the official Uefa website
First legs
3 April: Sevilla v Bayern, Juventus v Real Madrid
4 April: Barcelona v Roma, Liverpool v Man. City
Second legs
10 April: Roma v Barcelona, Man. City v Liverpool
11 April: Bayern v Sevilla, Real Madrid v Juventus
It’s Champion’s League Draw day, or as Man. United fans call it, Friday.
@Fifty Shades of Sé: Tereasa May was seen at Old Trafford. Everybody was wondering why. Turns out she was seeking information on how they were able to make leaving Europe look so easy..
@The Viking: clown
@Fifty Shades of Sé: thats absolutely hilarous mate
@Fifty Shades of Sé: they wouldn’t have got past Bayern Munich anyway
Don’t see the point in writing Liverpool off. Already beaten city this season and although the first match was an embarrassing defeat they did only have 10 men and before that were playing very well. Foolish to assume it’s an easy win for city.
Before the red card I mean
@J: 9 if you include Moreno (nobraino).
@J:
Liverpool haven’t a chance over 2 legs.
@Nick Allen: why not?
@Nick Allen: we have more pf a chance
@Nick Allen: Not with that defence, I agree.
@Nick Allen: more of a chance than man u
@J: 8 if you include Moreno and Mignolet. But it was by my reckoning the 3rd hardest draw of 14 possible with the 2nd leg away a significant disadvantage. City winning the league at Old Trafford in between the 2 legs could be a distraction to them though.
Hahahaha hahahaha see you later Liverpool
@FPL Thommo: have to be in it to win it big nose…..
@FPL Thommo: yeah cos it would be soooo much better for you if city won it.
@FPL Thommo: Hahahaha that’s the pool gone so.
@Rambon: at least Liverpool will try over the 2 legs.
@Mick Power: Like they did when we hammered them last week?
@Jason Brosnahan: ah in fairness Liverpool could beat them.
@Rambon: don’t remember Liverpool getting hammered were you on the sauce?
@Mick Power: Have you had a knock on the head? It could be amnesia.
@Rambon: Liverpool deserved to be beaten but hammered! 2 shots on target each, Liverpool twice as many shots and possession. You should be more worried that Liverpool tried more in 90 minutes against united than united did in 165 minutes against Seville.
@Mick Power: The match was over after 20 minutes = Hammered
@Rambon: sorry Rambon I must go and do some grown up stuff, you talk away to yourself
@Mick Power: And off he went with the tail between the legs.
@Rambon: you really not into the whole reality thing are you
@Mick Power: Oh you must have got through your list of grown up stuff, your back.
@Rambon: I did, I had a lovely nap.
@Mick Power: Nice one, time for a sambo now.
barca. bayern. liveroool. real.
@Sean Conway: and then you’d want to get real !
Man Utd V Fair City
Winners V Emmerdale or Eastenders
@Mícheál Moran: hahaha haven’t heard that one before!
Bayern seem to always get the easiest of draws
@mallarahn: They make it easy
Lads who are united playing I can’t see them
@Ruairi Doyle: Nobody Ruairi, they were knocked out by Sevilla. Maybe you should keep up with the sports news more…?
@An Observer2: sarcasm?
Ah christ.
@Porter Paddy: Don’t worry Paddy. I’m sure all your fellow City fans feel the same, but if ye play at your best then there’s always hope.
Juve and Real is by far the stand out tie for me. The most balanced on paper and with Juve looking for revenge has a bit of needle. City will beat Liverpool comprehensively over 2 legs, despite what Premier League only fans will tell you.
@Brian: f..k !!! you’ve spoilt it for me now Brian Can you tell us the exact score or is it a secret??
@Jason Fogarty: do you make that crap joke to anyone who makes an emphatic football prediction? You must be a busy man so
@Brian: tell us more brian seen as you know it all
@Jason Fogarty: I can tell you the score before a ball is even kicked.
@Brian: busy working Brian unfortunately. I was being facetious. You sound like a guy that over values your own opinions .
I’d say you might be a Feminist!!!
@Martin Ryan: I’ve the docket at the ready . Ready to make some easy money . All ears Martin
Come on Liverpool… Come on for feck sake please..
One premier league side in the semis anyway
Liverpoo
@Shane Murtagh: Last time I heard that it was from a 7yr old.
@Tommy Roche: Well that 7 year old needs to grow up, and quit acting like a 3 year old.
@Shane Murtagh: Well done Shane, did you come up with that one all by yourself?
Tough draw , hopefully Liverpool can scrape through but I think city will have a little to much for us . I Would have fancied us if we had the second leg at anfield .
@Nigel Fogarty:
I would have fancied you against Bayern or Sevilla but I think City will be just a little too good
@the druid: I can’t as I have a junior hurling match the night before . Sure I couldn’t leave the boys down.
Tie of the round.
@Daddy Long Legs: maybe to PL fans but really its Real Madrid vs Juventus, last years finalist playing eachother again is a much bigger tie.
@Daddy Long Legs: not at all, tie of the round is real/juve ,cop on man.
@Philip Mc dermott: My opinion isn’t your opinion. Real Madrid will walk all over Juventus.
Why does the fact two British clubs play each other make headline news on an Irish website?
@Enda Reynolds: spot the big republican. Your the kinda fella that would protest the queen’s visit to croke park in a Celtic top and call the northern teams Brits at gaa matches
@Enda Reynolds: There’s always one. If your account is 6 years old them why are you so surprised? You should be used to it by now.
@Enda Reynolds: enda ‘ don’t like british clubs , but I’ll just open this article on two British teams, have a read down through it, and make a comment that I don’t like seeing it ‘
or I could just ignore the article and go about my day in my happy place dreaming of balaclavas and Gggggggerry
@Mel Roberts: I don’t follow any of the British clubs including Celtic. And you are contradicting yourself in your comment
@Enda Reynolds: Over 17,000 page views, including your own, in less than an hour, so maybe people are interested.
@Enda Reynolds: because Shamrock Rovers and Drogheda United just missed out.
@Brian Murphy: i opened the article to see who the favourites for the competition are playing, not the British teams. I dont dream of balaclavas but whatever you’re into i guess
@Enda Reynolds: I don’t know, maybe it’s because lots of Irish follow English football? Even I can work that out n I was born in England, and for your information, football in my opinion is shite from any country !
@Enda Reynolds: Which do you think is closer to Ireland? England, Spain, Germany or Italy? Go on have a guess..
@Stephen Lyons: what does a geographical question got to do with it?
@Enda Reynolds: Stop digging
@Stephen Lyons: no reasonable answer?
@Enda Reynolds: because people are interested including you as you commented on it
Great draw. Should be good over both legs with 2 teams going for it. Looking forward to it.
City , Madrid , Bayern , Barca , big big spenders still left in cl , come on the underdogs for a change , hard to see it though to be honest .
@Tricksy: clubs with wealth at their disposal I mean just to clarify my comment ! They all spend now and again …
No point in moaning. Liverpool can do this YNWA
Hard one for the man u fans. Who do the want to lose this one??
@man.over.board: I think the Irish United fans are cheering for City for sure
fixed .
Would have loved to see two English teams in final , but that’s life . Barcelona await the semi s I’d imagine ! City and pool were hoping to get Sevilla according to their fans , but at least one English team in semi s .
@Tricksy: You’re a Celtic fan and you want two English teams in the final. Why?
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@Na seacht iontach: Seville just scored ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@James Brown: tbf let them off we’ve won nothing yet ourselves roll on this great tie
Excellent no traveling involved as we tilt towards securing top 4 and have a crack at the champions elect
We??
So Munich, City, Barcelona, Madrid in the semis. Predictable really!
Home first Feck
4-1 city over two legs. Hopefully Juve do a job
If only they could both lose.
Love this one
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Tough draw for Roma but I feel they can upset the odds there, away first too