Champions League draw: Holder Barca meets Atletico

City, the sole English club remaining in the competition, avoided incoming manager Pep Guardiola's Bayern Munich and holder Barcelona, who have knocked them out in the past two seasons.

Published : Mar 18, 2016 16:57 IST , Nyon (Switzerland)

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who scored four goals in PSG's title-winning demolition of Troyes, will be raring to go against the only-remaining English side.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who scored four goals in PSG's title-winning demolition of Troyes, will be raring to go against the only-remaining English side.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who scored four goals in PSG's title-winning demolition of Troyes, will be raring to go against the only-remaining English side.

Champions League holder Barcelona will play Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

The two La Liga sides met in the last eight of the 2013-14 competition, with Atletico winning 2-1 on aggregate before eventually losing to Real Madrid in that year's final.

Barca responded with victory in last season's competition, while Atletico lost out to Carlo Ancelotti's Real team at this quarter-final stage.

French champion Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City will play in the other standout tie of the round, with Laurent Blanc's men continuing their pursuit of four major trophies this season.

First-time quarter-finalists Wolfsburg will play Real Madrid – now managed by Zinedine Zidane - over two legs following Friday's draw in Nyon.

Meanwhile, Bayern Munich's reward for their thrilling comeback against Juventus in the last-16 is a tie against Benfica.

Champions League quarter-final draw in full:

Wolfsburg v Real Madrid

Bayern Munich v Benfica

Barcelona v Atletico Madrid

Paris Saint-Germain v Manchester City

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