The draw has thrown up an all-Premier League tie, while Barcelona and Real Madrid go to Italy and Bayern Munich head to Spain
Champions League quarter-final
🇮🇹 Juventus vs Real Madrid 🇪🇸
🇪🇸 Sevilla vs Bayern Munich 🇩🇪
🇬🇧 Liverpool vs Man City 🇬🇧
🇪🇸 Barcelona vs Roma 🇮🇹
Juventus, Real Madrid, Sevilla and Bayern Munich will kick things off on April 3 before playing the second leg on April 11. Liverpool, Man City, Barcelona and Roma play their first games on April 4 with the second legs of those ties taking place on April 10.
Europa League quarter-final
🇬🇧 Arsenal vs CSKA Moscow 🇷🇺
🇩🇪 RB Leipzig vs Marseille 🇫🇷
🇪🇸 Atletico Madrid vs Sporting Lisbon 🇵🇹
🇮🇹 Lazio vs Red Bull Salzburg 🇦🇹
The Europa League quarter-final matches are scheduled to take place on April 5 and 12, with times etc. to be confirmed.
So let's take a look at some of the more interesting elements of the various ties, starting with the Champions League.
Liverpool vs Man City
Liverpool's meeting with Man City will be the first all-English Champions League quarter-final since 2011 (Chelsea vs Manchester United)
Look away now Pep, but Reds boss Klopp has beaten the City boss on five different occasions in all competitions, more than any other manager.
Now, look away Klopp, because Guardiola has never lost a Champions League quarter-final tie, progressing in a total of seven.
Juventus vs Real Madrid
The Bianconeri have lost just two of their last eight Champions League matches against Real Madrid, winning four. One of those losses was last year's 4-1 final defeat.
Excluding finals in 1998 and 2017, Real Madrid have been eliminated in all four of their Champions League knock-out ties against Juventus
However, Madrid have an excellent record against Italian teams in recent history, winning their last five Champions League games against clubs from the country.
Barcelona vs Roma
Roma may take some comfort from the fact that Barcelona have lost two of their previous three quarter-final ties against Italian opposition (losing to Juventus twice in 2003 an 2017).
The Giallorossi have encountered Barcelona four times in the Champions League and boasted an unbeaten record against the Catalan outfit until their last meeting, in which they conceded six.
Arsenal vs CSKA Moscow
As mentioned, Arsene Wenger has a poor record against CSKA Moscow, having never managed to beat them. The Russian side beat the Gunners 1-0 in Moscow in the 2006-7 Champions League group stage before holding them to a scoreless draw in London.
RB Leipzig vs Marseille
RB Leipzig have the power of history behind them because German teams are unbeaten in their last six games against Olympique Marseille in UEFA club competitions (five wins and one draw.)

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