Following Liverpool and Barcelona's progression on the final round-of-16 match day, the list of quarterfinalists of this year's Champions League has been confirmed.
The big talking point from the last round of European matches, apart from the elimination of three-time defending champion Real Madrid, was the progression of four English teams to the last eight. The last time this happened was in the 2008-09 edition, when Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal were the four English teams. Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United are the other three Premier League sides this season.
The quarterfinals (and semifinals) draw will be made on Friday and here's the full list of teams left in the competition
Unlike the previous rounds, there will be no seedings or country protection in this draw. The only restriction for this round is that both Manchester City and Manchester United will not play at home on the same night, nor on consecutive nights, "following a decision made by the relevant local authorities" said UEFA in a release. So unless the Manchester clubs face each other in the quarters, the team that finished lower in the domestic league the previous season – in this case Manchester United – will have its fixture reversed if it is drawn at home in the same week as City.
Here's a look at each team's head-to-head record against the other quarterfinal teams. (W=Wins, D=Draws, L=Losses, GS=Goals scored, GC= Goals Conceded)
Ajax
This season: Wins 8, Drawn 5, Lost 1.
Having entered the competition in the second qualifying round, the Dutch giant defeated holder Real Madrid 4-2 on aggregate in the round-of-16 to make it to the quarterfinals. In all, it has scored 29 goals while conceding 12 — with Dusan Tadic its top scorer with 9 goals, including three in qualifying.
Head-to-heads in UEFA competitions:
vs Barcelona: W1, D0, L3; GF3 GC10
vs Juventus: W2, D4, L6; GF9, GC15
vs Liverpool: W1, D1, L0; GF7, GC3
vs Manchester United: W2, D0, L3; GF3, GC7
vs Manchester City: W1, D1, L0; GF5, GC3
vs Porto: W1, D1, L4; GF2, GC8
vs Tottenham Hotspur: W0, D0, L2; GF1, GC6
Barcelona
The Calatan club is the only unbeaten team left in the competition this season, having won five games and drawn three. Lionel Messi, unsurprisingly, is its top scorer with 8 goals. Barcelona was held to a goalless draw by Lyon in the first leg but the Argentine's brilliance shone through in the second leg winning the tie 5-1.
Head-to-heads in UEFA competitions:
vs Ajax: W3, D0, L1; GF10 GC3
vs Juventus: W4, D4, L3; GF13, GC10
vs Liverpool: W4, D4, L3; GF20, GC15
vs Manchester United: W2, D0, L3; GF3, GC7
vs Manchester City: W5, D0, L1; GF12, GC5
vs Porto: W5, D0, L3; GF15, GC9
vs Tottenham Hotspur: W2, D2, L0; GF7, GC4
Juventus
Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick helped the Italian team complete a come-from-behind win against Atletico Madrid and progress to the quarterfinals. It is the only side left in the competition that hasn't drawn a game so far, winning five and losing three, while scoring 12 goals and conceding 6. Paulo Dybala is its leading scorer with five goals.
Head-to-heads in UEFA competition
vs Ajax: W6, D4, L; GS15, GC9
vs Barcelona: W3, D4, L4; GS10, GC13
vs Liverpool: W3, D1, L2; GS5, GC4
vs Manchester City: W3, D2, L1; GS7, GC4
vs Manchester United: W6, D2, L6; GS17, GC17
vs Porto: W4, D1, L0; GS8, GC2
vs Tottenham Hotspur: W1, D1, L0; GS4, GC3
Liverpool
Last year's finalist Liverpool started the competition on a wobbly footing. Despite losing three of its group stage matches it got to the next round ahead of Napoli by scoring two goals more than the Naples team. The Scouse side then dismantled Bayern Munich 3-1 in Germany to make it to the quarters.
Form this season: W4, D1, L3; GS12, GC8
Head-to-heads in UEFA competitions:
vs Ajax: W0, D1, L1; GS3, GC7
vs Barcelona: W3, D3, L2; GS6, GC6
vs Juventus: W2, D1, L3; GS4, GC5
vs Manchester City: W2, D0, L0; GS5, GC1
vs Manchester United: W1, D1, L0; GS3, GC1
vs Porto: W3, D3, L0; GS12, GC2
vs Tottenham Hotspur: W1, D0, L1; GS2, GC2
Manchester City
Manchester City has scored 26 goals in the competition so far, which is only behind Ajax's 29 goals — but the Dutch side has played six games more since it started the season in the second round of qualification. City lost its opening group stage game at home to Lyon but since then it has won six games and drawn just one, conceding only 8 goals. With five goals, Sergio Aguero is its top scorer.
Head-to-heads in UEFA competition:
vs Ajax: W0, D1, L1; GS3, GC5
vs Barcelona: W1, D0, L5; GS5, GC12
vs Juventus: W1, D2, L3; GS4, GC7
vs Liverpool: W0, D0, L2; GS1, GC5
vs Manchester United: N/A
vs Porto: W2, D0, L0; GS6, GC1
vs Tottenham Hotspur: N/A
Manchester United
Manchester United has had mixed performances in the group stages, winning three games and losing two. But a Rashford-inspired United came back from a 2-0 first leg defeat to Pari Saint-Germain to progress
This season: W4 D1 L3 F10 A7 (entry: group stage)
Top scorer: Romelu Lukaku, Paul Pogba, Marcus Rashford (2)
Head-to-heads in UEFA competition
vs Ajax (NED) W3 D0 L2 F7 A3
vs Barcelona (ESP) W3 D4 L4 F15 A20
vs Juventus (ITA) W6 D2 L6 F17 A17
vs Liverpool (ENG) W0 D1 L1 F1 A3
vs Manchester City (ENG) N/A
vs Porto (POR) W3 D3 L2 F14 A11
vs Tottenham (ENG) W1 D0 L1 F4 A3
Porto
Porto dumped out last season's semifinalist AS Roma deep into extra time of the second leg thanks to a Alex Telles penalty. It's only defeat in the competition came in the first leg at Rome. Moussa Marega's sparking goal-scoring form in Europe has been key to Porto's progression into the quarterfinals since 2014-15.
This season: W6 D1 L1 F19 A9 (entry: group stage)
Top scorer: Moussa Marega (6)
Head-to-heads in UEFA competition
vs Ajax (NED) W4 D1 L1 F8 A2
vs Barcelona (ESP) W3 D0 L5 F9 A15
vs Juventus (ITA) W0 D1 L4 F2 A8
vs Liverpool (ENG) W0 D3 L3 F2 A12
vs Manchester City (ENG) W0 D0 L2 F1 A6
vs Manchester United (ENG) W2 D3 L3 F11 A14
vs Tottenham (ENG) W0 D1 L1 F1 A3
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur will be primed for its quarterfinalist opponent after the return of star striker Harry Kane. Its 4-0 aggregate win over two legs against Borussia Dortmund would have put Europe's elites on notice.
This season: W4 D2 L2 F13 A10 (entry: group stage)
Top scorer: Harry Kane (5)
Head-to-heads in UEFA competition
vs Ajax (NED) W2 D0 L0 F6 A1
vs Barcelona (ESP) W0 D2 L2 F4 A7
vs Juventus (ITA) W0 D1 L1 F3 A4
vs Liverpool (ENG) W1 D0 L1 F2 A2
vs Manchester City (ENG) N/A
vs Manchester United (ENG) W1 D0 L1 F3 A4
vs Porto (POR) W1 D1 L0 F3 A1
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