The draw for the round of 16 of the Champions League, which took place on Friday in Switzerland, resulted in two fiery duels, the first between Real Madrid and Manchester City and the second between Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea. The draw also led to two additional English-Spanish matches: Barcelona-Newcastle and Atletico Madrid-Tottenham.
Published on: 02/27/2026 - 08:16 Last updated: 02/27/2026 - 12:59
The draw for the quarter-finals of the European Champions League, which was held on Friday in the Swiss city of Nyon, resulted in two fiery confrontations between Real Madrid and Manchester City, and Paris Saint-Germain-Chelsea.
The summit between Real Madrid and Manchester City has become one of the classics of the competition, as they have faced off 11 times since the 2019-2020 season, and 15 times in total since their first confrontation in the group stage of the 2012-2013 season, noting that Real emerged victorious six times compared to City's five and four draws.
A pinnacle of competition classics
The draw resulted in two additional English-Spanish matches, as Barcelona plays against Newcastle, and Atletico Madrid plays against Tottenham.
Bayern Munich will face Atalanta, the last representative of Italy in the tournament, while Arsenal, the leaders of the English Premier League, will face its German counterpart, Bayern Leverkusen.
Liverpool vs Galatasaray
Liverpool will play against Galatasaray, while the surprise of the tournament, Bodo Glimt, of Norway, will face his Portuguese counterpart, Sporting.
The first leg matches will be held on March 10 and 11, before the return match on March 17 and 18.
Below is the final price table:
Real Madrid (Spain) - Manchester City (England)
Bodo Glimt (Norway) - Sporting (Portugal)
Paris Saint-Germain (France) - Chelsea (England)
Newcastle United (England) - Barcelona (Spain)
Galatasaray (Türkiye) - Liverpool (England)
Atletico Madrid (Spain)- Tottenham Hotspurs (England)
Atalanta (Italy) - Bayern Munich (Germany)
Bayern Leverkusen (Germany) - Arsenal (England)
Quarter-final schedule
Paris Saint-Germain/Chelsea vs. Galatasaray/Liverpool
Real Madrid/Manchester City vs. Atalanta/Bayern
Newcastle/Barcelona vs. Atletico/Tottenham
Bodo/Sporting vs. Leverkusen/Arsenal
Match times (home and away)
Quarter-finals
April 7-8 and April 14-15
Semi-final
April 28-29 and May 5-6
Final
May 30 in Budapest
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