Arsenal have been paired with Sporting CP within the Champions League quarter-finals, whereas Liverpool will conflict with defending champions Paris Saint-Germain.
The Gunners enter this stage as the one unbeaten workforce on this season’s competitors after defeating Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 on combination within the spherical of 16. A 2-0 second-leg triumph noticed Eberechi Eze and Declan Rice discover the online to safe development.
Arsenal’s path to back-to-back semi-finals is blocked by a Sporting facet that staged one of many spherical’s most outstanding comebacks. After shedding the primary leg 3-0 to Bodo/Glimt, Sporting overturned the deficit with a dramatic 5-3 combination victory following additional time, organising a reunion with former striker Viktor Gyokeres.
If Arsenal navigate previous Sporting, they’ll meet both Barcelona or Atletico Madrid within the semi-finals, with the Spanish giants having superior previous Newcastle and Tottenham respectively.
Liverpool, in the meantime, face a repeat of final season’s last-16 encounter with PSG, the place the French membership triumphed on penalties earlier than claiming their maiden Champions League crown. The winners of the Liverpool–PSG tie will probably meet both Actual Madrid or Bayern Munich in a mouth-watering semi-final conflict broadly anticipated because the tie of the spherical.
Champions League quarter-final first-leg matches are scheduled for April 7 and eight, with return legs going down every week later.
Champions League Quarter-Finals
- PSG vs Liverpool
- Actual Madrid vs Bayern Munich
- Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid
- Sporting vs Arsenal
Potential Semi-Finals
- Winner PSG/Liverpool vs Winner Actual Madrid/Bayern Munich
- Winner Barcelona/Atletico Madrid vs Winner Sporting/Arsenal
