Manchester City plays PSG in hot quarter-finals match in the Champions League

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After reaching their first ever Champions League quarter-final, Manchester City were drawn against Ligue 1 holders and Chelsea conquerors Paris Saint-Germain.

There will be an all-Spanish tie between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid while Real Madrid will play Bundesliga side Wolfsburg.

Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich will play Benfica in the other last-eight game.

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Sergio Aguero’s Manchester City will play Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League quarter-finals
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and PSG lie in wait for Manchester City after they beat Chelsea in the last 16
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and PSG lie in wait for Manchester City after they beat Chelsea in the last 16

The quarter-finals will take place on April 5 and 6 with the second legs following a week later on April 12 and 13.

After defeating Dynamo Kiev 3-1 on aggregate in the last 16 Manuel Pellegrini’s side secured passage to the quarter-finals for the first time since first qualifying for the competition in 2011.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic inspired PSG to a two-legged victory over Chelsea in the previous round and will be looking to repeat the feat against English opposition once more.

Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and Neymar all scored as Barcelona beat Arsenal 5-1 on aggregate
Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and Neymar all scored as Barcelona beat Arsenal 5-1 on aggregate
Juanfran kisses the Atletico Madrid badge after the Spanish side beat PSV Eindhoven on penalties

Following their impressive 5-1 aggregate victory over Arsenal, holders Barcelona face a tough task against Atletico Madrid.

But Luis Enrique’s side have beaten their La Liga rivals twice already this season with the Catalan giants winning 2-1 on both occasions.

And Diego Simeone’s side needed a penalty shootout to beat PSV Eindhoven after the Dutch champions held them at bay for 210 minutes over the two legs.

Thomas Muller was on song for Bayern Munich as they beat Juventus in a two-legged thriller in the last 16
Thomas Muller was on song for Bayern Munich as they beat Juventus in a two-legged thriller in the last 16
Cristiano Ronaldo scored in both legs as Real Madrid made easy work of Roma in a 4-0 aggregate victory
Cristiano Ronaldo scored in both legs as Real Madrid made easy work of Roma in a 4-0 aggregate victory

Real Madrid and Bayern Munich were handed kinder draws with Zinedine Zidane’s side facing Wolfsburg, who beat Manchester United in the group stage in December.

Cristiano Ronaldo, the competition’s top goalscorer this season, was in supreme form as he netted in both legs of the 4-0 aggregate victory over Roma in the last 16.

After beating Louis van Gaal’s United 3-2 in a thrilling game in December, Wolfsburg secured their place in the quarter-finals with a 4-2 victory over Belgian club Gent.
Bayern Munich came through a sensational two-legged tie against Serie A league leaders Juventus 6-4 on aggregate.

Thomas Muller’s last-gasp equaliser took the tie into extra-time with the sides locked at 4-4 over 180 minutes, before Bayern powered through in extra-time.

They face Portuguese side Benfica, who beat Zenit St Petersburg 3-1 on aggregate.

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