Holders Real Madrid will play city rivals Atletico Madrid in
the European Champions League quarterfinals, a repeat of the 2014 final.
Real won 4-1 after extra-time on that occasion, but only
after Sergio Ramos leveled the scores when scoring three minutes into injury
time.
However, Atletico have already won four times this season
against Real.
The other ties see Paris Saint-Germain, who knocked out
Chelsea, host four-time champions Barcelona.
2013 champions Bayern Munich will travel to two-time winners
FC Porto, while Juventus will meet AS Monaco in the remaining quarterfinal.
The last time the two teams met in #UCL, Real Madrid won its 10th European Cup! #HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/4Ok3ON8tmR
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadriden) March 20, 2015
Real and Atletico have met on six occasions this season, with the 10-time European champions failing to win a single game against Diego Simeone's side.
Atletico have won four and drawn twice, thumping their
bitter rivals 4-0 the last time they met.
"Atletico are a competitive side and we have faced each
other a lot this season and know each other well," Emilio Butragueño,
director of institutional relations at Real Madrid, told UEFA.com.
"They're a side who know how to compete, they let in
few goals, are good from dead balls and get the best out of each
situation."
PSG and Barca are two sides that are also getting accustomed
to playing one another.
The official result of the #UCLdraw:
Which quarter-final are you looking forward to most? pic.twitter.com/wl7CACbUOn
— Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) March 20, 2015
They meet for the third time in the tournament this season, having already faced one another in the group stage -- with the French side winning 3-2 at home but losing 3-1 in the Camp Nou.
Porto's clash with five-time champions Bayern is a repeat of
the 1987 European Cup final, which the Portuguese side won despite trailing
with just over ten minutes left.
"Bayern were one of the least desirable opponents, but
nothing is impossible," former Porto goalkeeper Vitor Baia also told
UEFA.com.
"Last time we came across Bayern [in the 1987 European
Cup final], we also weren't favorites, but we won. On a perfect day with a
perfect game, anything can happen."
Nedved: "Monaco are perhaps a greater threat away from home. We need to be extremely alert." #UCLdraw
— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) March 20, 2015
When Juventus and Monaco last met, their Champions League
semifinal clash in 1997-98 produced ten goals, with the Italians winning 6-4 on
aggregate.
"Juventus are among the biggest sides. They are the
favorites," Monaco coach Leonardo Jardim told European governing body
UEFA, before adding: "We're lucky to have the second leg at home."
The open draw, meaning that clubs from the same country
could be drawn against each other, took place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon,
Switzerland.
The quarterfinal ties are to be played on April 14-15 and
21-22, with the final taking place in Berlin on Saturday June 6.
Courtesy : CNN
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