The draw for the Champions League this Friday in Nyon in Switzerland, at the UEFA headquarters, allowed PSG to know its destiny in the quarter-finals: Luis Enrique’s players will face Xavi’s FC Barcelona in the quarter-finals. final. A huge shock also for Manchester City, defending champion, who will face Real Madrid, depending on the draw. Bayern Munich – Arsenal and Atletico Madrid – Borussia Dortmund will be the other two posters for these quarter-finals.
Full quarter-final table:
Real Madrid – Manchester City
Atletico Madrid – Borussia Dortmund
Bayern Munich – Arsenal
PSG – FC Barcelona
A special poster for Luis Enrique
Seven years after the famous comeback at the Camp Nou in the round of 16 return (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. The French champions had already taken their revenge on the Barcelonans by eliminating them in the round of 16 in 2021 (4-1, 1-1).
Final scheduled for June 1 at Wembley in London
If successful, PSG will face the winner of Atletico Madrid – Borussia Dortmund, undoubtedly the least prestigious face-to-face in this continental Top 8. 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 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 June 1 at Wembley in London.