Liverpool and Arsenal have secured their places in the Champions League quarter-finals, with Liverpool set to face Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal drawn against Sporting Lisbon. Liverpool overturned a 1-0 first-leg deficit against Galatasaray with a 4-0 victory at Anfield, while Arsenal comfortably beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 at home to progress 3-1 on aggregate.
Manchester City and Chelsea were eliminated after heavy first-leg losses to Real Madrid and PSG respectively. Newcastle suffered a 7-2 defeat to Barcelona, and Tottenham could not recover from a 5-2 first-leg loss to Atletico Madrid, despite winning the second leg 3-2. Bayern Munich thrashed Atalanta 10-2 on aggregate, and Sporting Lisbon overturned a first-leg deficit with a 5-0 win over Bodo/Glimt.
The quarter-final draw has set up intriguing ties: Liverpool vs PSG, Arsenal vs Sporting, Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid, and Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid. Both Premier League sides will be away in the first leg and at home in the second. PSG knocked Liverpool out last season before winning the competition, while Arsenal previously met Sporting in the Europa League.
The first legs will be played on April 7 and 8, with the second legs on April 14 and 15. Bayern and Arsenal are the bookmakers' favourites, having topped the league phase. Arsenal beat Bayern 3-1 in November as they pursue an unprecedented quadruple.
