On Friday morning, the Champions League quarter-finals will be drawn.
The Champions League last-eight draw will take place on Friday morning.
The Champions League last-eight draw will take place on Friday morning.
Manchester City will learn who they will face in the Champions League quarter-finals when the draw takes place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon at 11 a.m. GMT on Friday morning.
With an easy victory over Portuguese heavyweights Sporting Lisbon, City secured their place in the competition's last eight. Pep Guardiola's team were forced to settle for a goalless draw in the return leg at the Etihad Stadium after winning the first leg 5-0 in Portugal, meaning they advanced as comfortable 5-0 winners.City reached the final of the competition last season, before losing 1-0 to Chelsea, and will be determined to go the full distance and lift their maiden Champions League crown this time around. They are one of the favorites to win the trophy, but they will face stiff competition from a number of big-name clubs who will be in the mix this morning.
Regardless, City will be confident in their ability to defeat anyone. The Champions League was won by Pep Guardiola with Barcelona, and it is the only title he has not won since coming at the Etihad Stadium in 2016.The draw is unseeded this time, unlike in the last-16, which means anyone might be placed against anyone in the quest to reach the semi-finals. That means City could be obliged to play Premier League rivals Chelsea or Liverpool, for example.
City might face either Bayern Munich or Real Madrid even if they avoid a clash with Thomas Tuchel's Blues or Liverpool. As a result, the draw promises to provide some intriguing and exciting matches, especially as the final in Paris approaches.That's exactly what happened when we used a simulator to do a draw simulation ahead of the real draw. The quarter-final draw has been simulated by MEN Sport, and it has produced some exciting-looking pairings, including a match between City and Real Madrid.
That would be a huge tie between two of the competition's most popular teams. Madrid made a dramatic comeback to reach the final eight earlier this month, beating Paris Saint-Germain 3-2 on aggregate after a sensational Karim Benzema hat-trick in the second leg.
Meanwhile, Liverpool will face Atletico Madrid in the Champions League. In the previous round, Liverpool knocked Inter Milan out, while Atletico Madrid defeated Manchester United 2-1 on aggregate.In other news, the simulation has set Chelsea the task of defeating Bayern Munich. Meanwhile, Villarreal, fresh off a spectacular victory against Juventus, will face Benfica.
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