Champions League Draw: Arsenal face Barcelona, Bayern Munich matched with Manchester United

The path to Madrid has been blazed...

By Ewan Macdonald

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The Champions League quarter-final draw has been completed in Nyon, with Arsenal against Barcelona the undoubted tie of the round.

Elsewhere, there is an all French clash as Lyon will play Bordeaux, Bayern Munich will tackle Manchester United, while Inter will pit their wits against CSKA Moscow.

The path to the final at the Santiago Bernabeu was all mapped out, with the draw also made for the two semi finals.

The winner of Bayern and Man Utd will play the victor of Lyon and Bordeaux in semi-final 1, while semi-final 2 will feature the winner of Inter and CSKA Moscow versus the winner of Arsenal and Barcelona.

The draw was also made to determine who would be the 'home' team in the final at Madrid, and that honour was granted to the winners of semi-final 1.

CL Quarter Final Draw

The first leg of each quarter final tie will be played on March 30-31, while the second leg will take place on April 6-7.

Stay tuned today as we will have all the news reaction, as well as editorial pieces on each of the remaining eight Champions League teams.


Olympique Lyon Bordeaux
Bayern Munich
Manchester United
Arsenal Barcelona
Inter
CSKA Moscow


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