Champions League & Europa League quarter-final draws LIVE: Arsenal get Bayern Munich, Real Madrid to face Man City, Liverpool paired with Atalanta

That's it for our coverage of the quarter-final draws. There are some brilliant ties and cracking storylines to look forward to next month. We hope you've enjoyed GOAL's coverage, thanks for joining us and enjoy your weekend. ⚽

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Don't say we don't give everything here at GOAL. The Conference League draw pits Aston Villa against Ligue 1 side Lille. The Villans would then face either Olympiacos or Fenerbahce for a place in the final in Athens.The winners of Viktoria Plzen and Fiorentina will play Brugge or PAOK in the other semi-final.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">The semi-finals are set 🤩 Who'll reach the final in Athens? 🇬🇷<a href="https://x.com/hashtag/UECL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UECL</a> || <a href="https://x.com/hashtag/UECLdraw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UECLdraw</a> <a href="https://t.co/P3ZTuxgQSR">pic.twitter.com/P3ZTuxgQSR</a>— UEFA Conference League (@Conf_League) <a href="https://x.com/Conf_League/status/1768627980085993668?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
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EUROPA CONFERENCE LEAGUE DRAW

While Arsenal fans busily book flights to Bavaria for next month, their Bayern counterparts will not be present in London at all. Bayern fans have been banned from the Emirates after throwing fireworks on to the pitch during their tie with Lazio.The club were already under a suspended sentence after incidents in Copenhagen last year and the latest charge triggered a one-match ban for Bayern's travelling support.

NO BAYERN FANS AT THE EMIRATES

Arsenal's draw against Bayern Munich <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/harry-kane-knocking-arsenal-out-champions-league-gunners-fans-react-drawn-against-bayern-munich-champions-league-quarter-finals/blt397ff99ecf0d0592#cs4e9a9f6bb809bf0f" target="_blank">has stirred emotions </a>on both sides of the north London footballing fault-line with Tottenham's all-time leading scorer drawn against bitter rivals Arsenal.Gunners fans appeared split between fearing an inevitable exit at the hands of Harry Kane or relishing keeping the Spurs legend trophy-less. Spurs fans are desperate to see 'one of their own' bundle the Gunners out of the Champions League. But something to further complicate matters is the fact that Tottenham may well end up relying on the performance of English clubs against their German counterparts to make fifth place in the Premier League a Champions League qualification spot this season. A position Spurs currently occupy.

MIXED EMOTIONS IN NORTH LONDON

We don't have to look far back for Manchester City and Real Madrid's last meeting. City blew Los Blancos away at the Etihad last May on the way to winning the treble. But we only have to go back to the previous year for an example of Madrid coming out on top. And they did so in typically dramatic fashion as Rodrygo struck twice when his side looked dead and buried and Karim Benzema settled matters in extra-time.A third meeting in three seasons sets up a tie that surely won't lack for drama.

MAN CITY v REAL MADRID - THE TRILOGY

Liverpool fans will be quietly happy with that draw. They've avoided a reunion with Xabi Alonso and his unbeaten Leverkusen until at least the final. Atalanta followed by Benfica or Marseille offer opponents with Champions League experience but the Reds will be happy to emerge on that side of the draw and will be delighted to see title rivals Arsenal and Man City given potentially exhausting Champions League ties too.West Ham's reward for a third-consecutive European quarter-final is a meeting with Europe's in-form side, Leverkusen. If they can find a way past them they will face another big name with plenty of European experience in Milan or Roma. A glamorous draw, but a tough road to Dublin for Moyes' boys.

SO WHAT DO WE THINK?

The winners of Liverpool and Atalanta will take on Benfica or Marseille.Leverkusen or West Ham will face Milan or Roma.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">🗺️ The Road to Dublin... Who'll make the final? 🔮<a href="https://x.com/hashtag/UELdraw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UELdraw</a> <a href="https://t.co/uH4cAv5At4">pic.twitter.com/uH4cAv5At4</a>— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) <a href="https://x.com/EuropaLeague/status/1768612492282888272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
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SEMI-FINAL PAIRINGS

Marseille face a trip to Lisbon in the final tie.

BENFICA v MARSEILLE

A tough draw for the Hammers against the Bundesliga leaders.

BAYER LEVERKUSEN v WEST HAM UNITED

A trip to Bergamo for Jurgen Klopp's men.

LIVERPOOL v ATALANTA

An all Serie A affair is first out of the hat.

MILAN v ROMA

Giorgio Marchetti bigs up next year's new format and introduces Fernando Llorente to help him with the draw. We certainly did not have the former Athletic Bilbao, Sevilla and Juventus front man on our Europa League draw bingo card, but he's there, looking very dapper in his beige suit and picks Liverpool as his favourites to win the competition.

DRAW TIME

We're back in the 'UEFA House of Football', as Pedro Pinto puts it, as the ceremonials get underway for the Europa League quarter-final draw.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">8 teams. 1 trophy 🏆🤩<a href="https://x.com/hashtag/UELdraw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UELdraw</a> || <a href="https://x.com/hashtag/UEL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UEL</a> <a href="https://t.co/ayMzy9CFuY">pic.twitter.com/ayMzy9CFuY</a>— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) <a href="https://x.com/EuropaLeague/status/1768582915255112033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
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IT'S EUROPA LEAGUE TIME

The holders, City, against the perennial winners Real Madrid is undoubtedly the pick of the ties.Harry Kane's return to north London as Bayern chase the only trophy they can realistically win this season is another cracking draw.Xavi and Kylian Mbappe can both chase dream endings to their eras in Barcelona and Paris. While the underdogs everyone has a soft spot for, Dortmund, go against everyone's favourite villains, Atletico.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Back to North London 👀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 <a href="https://t.co/w2S9qj0EWS">pic.twitter.com/w2S9qj0EWS</a>— FC Bayern (@FCBayernEN) <a href="https://x.com/FCBayernEN/status/1768598468992368875?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
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THE STORYLINES

The quarter-final first legs will take place on April 9 and 10 with Arsenal, Atletico, Real Madrid and PSG at home first.The return matches take place the following week on April 16 and 17.So, what do we think? Who will make it through to the final at Wembley? Let us know your predictions in the comments.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Quarter-finals confirmed ✅<a href="https://x.com/hashtag/UCLdraw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UCLdraw</a> <a href="https://t.co/s7PpLFP0Bn">pic.twitter.com/s7PpLFP0Bn</a>— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) <a href="https://x.com/ChampionsLeague/status/1768597062612910577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Last year's treble-winners, City will not have wanted to draw 14-time winners Real Madrid despite last breezing past them in last season's semi-final. That disappointment will have been compounded when they were drawn against the winners of the other blockbuster quarter-final between Arsenal and Bayern Munich.On the other side, the chances of a fairytale ending for Kylian Mbappe in Paris increase after their draw against injury-hit Barcelona. Atletico and Dortmund will be delighted to draw each other and fancy their chances of making it to Wembley in June.

WINNERS AND LOSERS?

A draw that will really shake things up with the four favourites all drawn on one side of the draw. The winners of Arsenal v Bayern will have to fight it out with Real Madrid or Man City to make the final at Wembley.The other half of the draw sees the lesser-fancied sides pitted against each other. Atletico and Dortmund will face off to play PSG or Barcelona.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Semi-finals 👇 Atlético or Dortmund 🆚 Paris or Barcelona Arsenal or Bayern 🆚 Real Madrid or Man City <a href="https://x.com/hashtag/UCLdraw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UCLdraw</a> <a href="https://t.co/fBFSZKnbQv">pic.twitter.com/fBFSZKnbQv</a>— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) <a href="https://x.com/ChampionsLeague/status/1768598678648852760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WHAT A DRAW!

The winners of Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund will play PSG or BarcelonaReal Madrid or Manchester City will take on Arsenal or Bayern Munich.

SEMI-FINAL PAIRINGS!

PSG v BARCELONA

REAL MADRID v MANCHESTER CITY

ATLETICO MADRID v BORUSSIA DORTMUND

Arsenal will be at home in the first leg as Harry Kane returns to north London.

ARSENAL v BAYERN MUNICH!

The draw master himself arrives and tells us this is the last ever quarter-final draw as we know it.He then throws to a montage of John Obi Mikel, the former Chelsea midfielder is going to help with the draw. He answers some polite questions about Chelsea's 2012 Champions League win and wishes all the clubs good luck.

Giorgio Marchetti is here!

The Champions League anthem is playing on TV channels across the world, European football dignitaries have filed into UEFA's plush auditorium in Nyon and we'll be underway pretty soon. UEFA's Pedro Pinto, a name sounds like he could have played in midfield for Jose Mourinho's Porto, has got us underway and we're already onto the dramatic video montages of the qualifiers.

We are moments away

Here's some UEFA coefficient chat that's actually interesting. We promise.Next season's new format see an extra Champions League place awarded to the two nations with the best European performances this season as judged by UEFA's coefficient system.We're not going to dive deep in to decimal places about this but basically speaking that battle has come down to Italy, Germany and England. Aston Villa, Tottenham and Manchester United fans have a real interest in English clubs performing well which will open up fifth-place in the Premier League as a ticket to next season's Champions League.West Ham's emphatic Europa League elimination of Freiburg last night was a huge result for the Premier League's chances of a bonus spot.

A hidden storyline

Previously the exclusive domain of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, with one of them finishing top scorer a mind-blowing 12 seasons running between 2007 and 2019, the Golden Boot race is a much more open affair these days and set up beautifully this season.Erling Haaland, Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappe and Harry Kane have six goals each.Julian Alvarez and Alvaro Morata are still in the competition and on five apiece.Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden have both notched four.

The Golden Boot race

European mastermind Unai Emery is eyeing more silverware after his Aston Villa side swept Ajax aside last night. The Villans potential opponents are Brugge, Fenerbahce, Fiorentina, Lille, Olympiacos, PAOK and Viktoria Plzen.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Quarter-finalists confirmed ✅<a href="https://x.com/hashtag/UECL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UECL</a> <a href="https://t.co/Du5QsLlc6L">pic.twitter.com/Du5QsLlc6L</a>— UEFA Conference League (@Conf_League) <a href="https://x.com/Conf_League/status/1768416079213121935?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 14, 2024</a></blockquote>
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And there's the Conference League...

The Europa League has a pretty decent line-up of its own.Liverpool and West Ham are joined by Serie A sides Milan, Atalanta and Roma. Marseille, Benfica and runaway Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen complete a very strong last eight.Those clubs will discover their opponents and their route to the final in Dublin in the draw that takes place at 1200 UK time.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">We have our quarter-finalists 🤗<a href="https://x.com/hashtag/UEL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UEL</a> <a href="https://t.co/pGQtnaH0Yw">pic.twitter.com/pGQtnaH0Yw</a>— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) <a href="https://x.com/EuropaLeague/status/1768403400675283225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 14, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Let's not forget about the Europa League

These big Friday draws have become something of a tradition for football fans but it's very likely that we are witnessing the last ever quarter-final draw today.Next season's Champions League reboot means the Group Stage draw will be largely computerised with teams entering the knockout phase in a tennis-style seeding arrangement. That means picking balls from pots will soon belong to a bygone era.So there you are, we'll be making history right here together.

A little bit of history?

It's an incredibly strong last eight, but how would you rank the teams?Luckily GOAL have done the job for you. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/champions-league-2023-24-power-rankings/blt3ac63471089224b7#cs47da794f1d48a169" target="_blank">Take a look at our Power Rankings for the teams still standing</a> and let us know what you think, there are one or two surprises in there...

Let GOAL be your guide to the contenders

In a world of complicated draws, conditions and seedings this draw is a refreshing throwback and as pure as it gets.Anyone can draw anyone.There are no seedings, no country v country exclusions and you can play a team you have played already. Just pick 'em out and let them play.A further draw will take place to determine the semi-final pairings, so teams will have a picture of who they have to beat and who they have avoided en route to the final on June 1 at Wembley Stadium.Who do you want to draw? Who would you rather avoid? Let us know in the comments below.

How will it all work?

Spain lead the way with three representatives. Atletico Madrid's epic shootout win over Inter saw them join Real Madrid and Barcelona in the hat.Premier League title rivals Manchester City and Arsenal take their place alongside the German duo of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, while Paris Saint-Germain, in Kylian Mbappe's final season in the French capital, complete the line up.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Quarter-finalists confirmed ✅<a href="https://x.com/hashtag/UCL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UCL</a> <a href="https://t.co/7sYKU5LIbI">pic.twitter.com/7sYKU5LIbI</a>— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) <a href="https://x.com/ChampionsLeague/status/1768047686274478489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Who's in the mix?

Good morning everybody and and welcome to GOAL's coverage of today's Champions League quarter-final draw.It's a stacked draw with eight European juggernauts waiting to see how their path to the final at Wembley maps out.Stick with us for all the build up to the draw which takes place at 1100 UK time.We'll also bring you build up and reaction to the Europa League draw as a tasty looking last eight find out their fates. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Today we map the Road to London... 🗺️ It's <a href="https://x.com/hashtag/UCLdraw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UCLdraw</a> day ✨ <a href="https://t.co/HEldZBBRKX">pic.twitter.com/HEldZBBRKX</a>— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) <a href="https://x.com/ChampionsLeague/status/1768547682480533714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
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