Champions League: El Clasico in quarter-final?
Malaga joined La Liga’s traditional giants in the quarter-finals after overcoming Porto in the last 16, giving Spain the highest share of last-eight participants in the Champions League since England had four in the 2008-09 season.
The draw takes place at Uefa’s headquarters in Nyon today and will be completely open, raising the prospect of Barca and Real being drawn together.
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Hide AdJuventus have reached the quarter-finals for the first time in seven years, while Borussia Dortmund and Paris St Germain are making their return to this stage of competition for the first time this century. The first leg ties will on 2-3 April, with the return legs on 9-10 April.
LAST EIGHT
Barcelona
Coach: Tito Vilanova
Star man: Lionel Messi
Winners 1992, 2006, 2009, 2011
Bayern Munich
Coach: Jupp Heynckes
Star man: Franck Ribery
Winners 1974, 1975, 1976, 2001.
Borussia Dortmund
Coach: Jurgen Klopp
Star man: Robert Lewandowski
Winners 1997
Galatasaray
Coach: Fatih Terim
Star man: Didier Drogba
Previous best: Semi-finals 1989
Juventus
Coach: Antonio Conte
Star man: Arturo Vidal
Winners: 1985, 1996
Malaga
Coach: Manuel Pellegrini
Star man: Isco
Previous best: Debut
Paris St Germain
Coach: Carlo Ancelotti
Star man: Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Previous best: Semi-final 1995
Real Madrid
Coach: Jose Mourinho
Star man: Cristiano Ronaldo
Winners 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002.