Champions League quarter-finals: Arsenal face Bayern Munich and Manchester City play Real Madrid
Arsenal has been drawn against Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals, while Manchester City will face 14-time champion Real Madrid.
In the opening leg, Arsenal will face German club Bayern Munich, which includes England captain Harry Kane, at Emirates Stadium.
Meanwhile, City, which won the trophy last year, has met Real Madrid in the knockout stages for the third consecutive season.
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The first legs are scheduled for April 9-10, followed by the second legs on April 16-17.
If Arsenal and City win their matches, the two Premier League clubs will face off in the semi-finals.
In the other ties, five-time winners Barcelona will play French champions Paris St-Germain, while Atletico Madrid, who are fourth in La Liga, host German opposition Borussia Dortmund.
The semi-finals will be held on 30 April and 1 May, with the second legs a week later on 7-8 May.
Wembley Stadium will host this year’s final on Saturday, 1 June.
Quarter-finals draw
Arsenal v Bayern Munich
Atletico Madrid v Borussia Dortmund
Paris St-Germain v Barcelona
Real Madrid v Manchester City
Semi-finals draw
Atletico Madrid or Borussia Dortmund v Paris St-Germain or Barcelona
Arsenal or Bayern Munich v Real Madrid or Manchester City
Arsenal reached the quarter-finals for the first time since 2010 by beating Porto in a tense penalty shootout at the Emirates on Tuesday.
Kane moved to the Bundesliga champions from Tottenham last summer and the 30-year-old striker has scored 30 times in 25 league appearances this season.
The Gunners lost their last tie with Bayern 10-2 on aggregate, losing both legs of their last-16 meeting in the 2016-17 competition 5-1. They were also beaten 5-1 in the group stage of the previous season’s competition, having won the home tie 2-0.
City cruised to a seventh successive last eight appearance with a comfortable 6-2 aggregate win over Danish title holders Copenhagen in the round of 16.
Pep Guardiola’s Treble winners dominated Real in the semi-finals last year, beating Carlo Ancelotti’s side 5-1 on aggregate. They were beaten 6-5 over two legs by Real in the previous season’s semi-final.
