2024-03-16 04:15:51
Manchester City, the champions of the last season of the Champions League, will have to give a tough test this time. Because the Spanish giant Real Madrid fell to their fate in the quarter finals. Man City’s battle for a place in the semi-finals against the tournament’s record winners will be intense.
The draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the 2023-24 season was held on Friday in Nyon, Switzerland. Barcelona got French giants Paris Saint Germain. Arsenal have acquired German club Bayern Munich. Atletico will face Borussia.
With this, Real and City are going to meet for the third time in a row in the knockout stage of the European Champions League. They had met twice before in the semi-finals. They won for the first time in the 2021-22 season. And last time, after a 1-1 draw in the first appearance with revenge, City won 4-0 at home and reached the final.
The winner between Real and City will play against Bayern or Arsenal in the semi-finals. The winner between Barcelona and PSG will face either Atletico or Dortmund in the final.
The first leg of the last eight will be on April 9 and 10, with the return leg on April 16 and 17. The first leg of the last four will be on 30 April and 1 May, while the second leg will be on 7 and 8 May. And the final will be on June 1, at Wembley Stadium in London.
Who faces whom in the last eight:
Arsenal-Bayern Munich
Atletico Madrid-Borussia Dortmund
Real Madrid-Manchester City
Barcelona-PSG