(Paris) PSG will face FC Barcelona in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, a huge shock also pitting defending champion Manchester City against Real Madrid, according to the draw made Friday in Nyon at UEFA headquarters .
Arsenal-Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid-Borussia Dortmund will be the other two posters for these quarter-finals.
Seven years after the famous return to Camp Nou in 8e return final (6-1/0-4), the Parisians, who will have to travel to the Montjuic Olympic stadium this time for the return match, will therefore find their Catalan tormentor for a poster which will also be very special for Luis Enrique, ex -Barça coach. The Spanish technician, who led the Catalan team in 2017, will undoubtedly be keen to play a bad trick on his former club.
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The French champions had already taken their revenge on the Barcelonans by eliminating them in 8e final in 2021 (4-1, 1-1).
If successful, PSG will face the winner of Atletico Madrid-Borussia Dortmund, undoubtedly the least prestigious face-to-face of this top 8 continental.
But all eyes will inevitably be on the duel between City and Real. Between the reigning European champion, coached by master tactician Pep Guardiola, and the record holder for victories in the competition (14), there will be a huge favorite on the mat at the end of the quarter-finals.
Finally, Thomas Tuchel’s Bayern Munich, in the midst of a sporting slump at the national level, has a good chance to play against Arsenal, leader of the Premier League but who suffered to get rid of Porto in the previous round (0-1, 1-0, 4 tab b to 2).
The first legs will be played on April 9 and 10 and the returns will take place on April 16 and 17. The final is scheduled for 1er June at Wembley in London.