Nyon: Manchester City will face Liverpool in an all-English Champions League quarter-final while Juventus play holders Real Madrid in a repeat of last year's final.
Surprise qualifiers Sevilla will take on Bayern Munich and Barcelona were paired with AS Roma in the draw in Nyon on Friday.
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.
Liverpool will host Manchester City at Anfield in the first leg of the last eight. The last time the two teams faced each other was at the same ground when the Reds prevailed 4-3 in a seven-goal thriller, ending City’s unbeaten run in the Premier League.
Twitter reacted to the much-awaited Champions League draw. Here is what Twitterati had to say.
SEVILLA VS BAYERN
— Omoniyi Israel (@omoissy) March 16, 2018
Tactical move by Mourinho losing to Sevilla to avoid Bayern in the UEFA quater final
The Special One! Genius!#UCLDraw pic.twitter.com/m6kDcpG2zz
Champions League QF Duels:
— The Sack Race (@thesackrace) March 16, 2018
âš½ï¸ Jurgen Klopp vs Pep Guardiola
âš½ï¸ Max Allegri vs Zinedine Zidane
âš½ï¸ Ernesto Valverde vs Eusebio Di Francesco
âš½ï¸ Vincenzo Montella vs Jupp Heynckes
It's the first all-Premier League QF since 2010/11!#ChampionsLeague #LIVMCI pic.twitter.com/m9AaNjZUe3
ðŸ"´ Jurgen Klopp vs Pep Guardiola ðŸ"µ
— The Sack Race (@thesackrace) March 16, 2018
6⃣ Klopp Wins
5⃣ Guardiola Wins
1⃣ Draws#ChampionsLeague #LIVMCI pic.twitter.com/B7eEJCiGxj
This is the Champions League quarter-final draw:
— GREAT GRACIOUS (@GreatGracious) March 16, 2018
Barcelona vs. Roma
Sevilla vs. Bayern
Juventus vs. Real Madrid
Liverpool vs. Man City
So with Chelsea and Man U out, Man City & Liverpool (the epl teams remaining) were now paired together. 1 must evict the other. ðŸ˜#UCLDraw
✅ The only team that beat Man City in the league this season.
— AnfieldNation (@AnfieldNation) March 16, 2018
ðŸ¤·â™‚ï¸ Only team to score 4 against them this season.
👑 Liverpool. #UCLDraw pic.twitter.com/mWFIkbaR7O
The first leg of the quarterfinals will be played on April 3 and 4, whereas the return games will be played on April 10 and 11.
