City defeated Dynamo Kiev to reach the last eight of Europe’s elite competition for the first time.
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Diego Simeone feels Atletico Madrid will be up against the best team in the world when they take on Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Meanwhile, Bayern Munich’s reward for their thrilling comeback against Juventus in the last-16 is a tie against Benfica.
The matchups for the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals have been announced in he draw on Friday morning. “They are the side who defend better than anyone”.
The Europa League draw – featuring Liverpool – takes place at 12:00 GMT.
PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi was confident his side, fresh from wrapping up a fourth straight French Ligue 1 title in record time, can get to their first Champions League semi-final in 20 years.
Atletico Madrid: Demonstrated their defensive resolve once again in the double-header against PSV Eindhoven, and having conceded only one goal in their last eight matches, it’s hard to rule them out.
Bayern demolished Benfica’s rivals Porto 7-4 on aggregate last season, with a 6-1 win at the Allianz arena, although they were not taking anything for granted. The team drawn first will play the first leg of the tie at home.
Manchester City’s director of football Txiki Beriguistain accepts it is a tough draw, but once which the team will face head on.
“We have the opportunity to show our ability on the biggest stage, and we want to grasp that chance with everything we’ve got”, he said.
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“I don’t think there was a tougher opponent”, said Bordas. “We need to recover some players and hopefully we’ll play a competitive tie”.
