Whereas we proceed to bask within the glory of our Champions League spherical of 16 win over Porto, all Gooners’ ideas will begin to flip in direction of who we could face within the quarter-finals.
We have now reached the final eight of Europe’s premier membership competitors for the primary time since 2010, and a number of big golf equipment from throughout the continent lie in await us subsequent month.
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Right here is every thing you might want to know concerning the state of play on this 12 months’s competitors, and once we’ll uncover who we’ll face subsequent.
Which golf equipment are via?
Reigning holders Manchester Metropolis superior because of a pair of 3-1 wins dwelling and away towards FC Copenhagen, whereas Kylian Mbappe scored thrice over two legs to assist Paris Saint-Germain progress on the expense of Actual Sociedad.
Bayern Munich overturned a 1-0 loss in Rome to beat Lazio 3-0 on the Allianz Enviornment with Harry Kane netting twice, and their former striker Robert Lewandowski scored in each matches as Barcelona beat Napoli. A win in Leipzig and a draw on the Bernabeu was sufficient to see 15-time champions Actual Madrid additionally e-book their spot.
Atletico Madrid additionally got here from a 1-0 first-leg loss to knock out final 12 months’s finalists Inter Milan on penalties, whereas Borussia Dortmund beat PSV Eindhoven 2-0 within the second leg to punch their ticket.
Porto 1-1 Arsenal (2-4 pens)
Napoli 2-4 Barcelona
PSG 4-1 Actual Sociedad
Inter Milan 2-2 Atletico Madrid (2-3 pens)
PSV 1-3 Borussia Dortmund
Lazio 1-3 Bayrn Munich
Copenhagen 2-6 Man Metropolis
Leipzig 1-2 Actual Madrid
When is the quarter-final draw?
The draw will happen in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday, March 15 at 11am UK time. In addition to the quarter-finals, the rest of the competitors may also be mapped out, together with the semi-final and ultimate attracts, that means we are able to work out which opponents we could face at every of these rounds ought to we proceed to progress.
Who might we face?
The draw is an open one, that means no seeding is happening. Golf equipment from the identical nation can play one another from this level, in addition to those that confronted off within the group stage. Principally, it’s a utterly open draw – we might face any one of many different seven qualifiers.
How does the draw work?
The eight groups might be positioned right into a pot, and the primary one drawn can have dwelling benefit within the first leg, with the second being their opponents and hosts of the second leg. That fixture is designated as ‘quarter-final 1’. The method is repeated till no groups stay.
For the semi-final draw, every of the designated quarter-final ties might be drawn towards one another, with the primary choice taking part in at dwelling within the first leg. A draw for the ultimate will then be accomplished to find out a ‘dwelling’ crew for administrative functions.
How can I watch the draw?
The draw might be broadcast dwell within the UK on TNT Sports activities, and streamed on UEFA’s web site.
When will the quarter-finals happen?
The primary legs of the quarter-finals might be held on April 9 and 10, with the second legs to happen every week afterward April 16 and 17.
For completion, the semi-final first legs might be on April 30 and Might 1, with the return legs once more occurring every week afterward Might 7 and eight. The ultimate will happen on June 1 at Wembley Stadium.
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