Champions League draw start time: When will Liverpool, Manchester United, Man City and Spurs learn their fixtures plus TV channel info
Here's everything you need to know about the quarter and semi-final draws
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Your support makes all the difference.Just eight teams are left in this season’s Champions League and, for the first time in years, the tournaments looks to be wide open.
Four English teams are still remaining in the tournament, with Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur all still in contention.
Both City and Spurs coasted into the last eight. Tottenham stunned German side Borussia Dortmund 4-0 over two legs, while Pep Guardiola’s City annihilated Schalke 10-2.
Manchester United meanwhile progressed in more dramatic circumstances. After losing the first leg of their tie with Paris Saint-Germain 2-0, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side battled back to win 3-1 in the French capital, to progress on away goals.
And Liverpool beat Bayern Munich on the road to keep alive their hopes of going one better than last season. Here is everything you need to know about the forthcoming draw.
When is the Champions League quarter-final draw?
The draw will take place on Friday 15 March at 11.00am GMT.
The semi-final draw will then take place immediately afterwards.
As usual, the draw will be held in Nyon, Switzerland – the home of Uefa.
How can I watch the draw?
The draw will be shown live on BT Sport 2.
You will also be able to stream the draw via Uefa.com.
And join us at The Independent for the latest news, updates and reaction from Switzerland.
Which teams are in the quarter-final draw?
- Ajax (Netherlands)
- Barcelona (Spain)
- Juventus (Italy)
- Liverpool (England)
- Manchester City (England)
- Manchester United (England)
- Porto (Portugal)
- Tottenham Hotspur (England)
How does the draw work?
There is no seeding or country protection in the Champions League quarter-final or semi-final draw.
The semi-final draw takes place immediately afterwards, meaning teams will immediately know their potential paths to the final.
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Benfica or Eintracht Frankfurt will face either Slavia Prague or Chelsea
The winner of the Arsenal/Napoli vs Villarreal/Valencia semi-final will be the 'home side' in Baku for the Europa League final
A reminder of the draw for you:
Napoli vs Arsenal
Slavia Prague vs Chelsea
Villarreal vs Valencia
Benfica vs Eintracht Frankfurt
A huge tie for Arsenal then, with Napoli the side in waiting for the Gunners.
Carlo Ancelotti has never won the Europa League, but his side were in a tight three-way tussle with Liverpool and PSG to qualify from the group stages of the Champions League this season.
Unai Emery's track record in the competition is much better than his Italian counterpart with three titles but Arsenal can ill-afford a repeat of their first-leg displays against BATE Borisov and Rennes.
Chelsea however will be breathing a much bigger sigh of relief after drawing Slavia Prague.
However, Sarri's men will have to be wary given that the Czech side knocked out Europa League specialists Sevilla in the last round.
There is also an all-Spanish tie, maybe not the all-Premier League one some would have been hoping for, but nevertheless some brilliant ties in there.
If any Arsenal fans are down in the dumps after that nightmare draw, here's a stat to cheer you up (and hopefully bring some nice memories back of Mesut Ozil's first goal for the club).
Thank you for joining us for the draws from both the Champions League and the Europa League today.
A reminder of all the draws and dates that you will need:
UEFA Champions League quarter finals:
Tottenham v Manchester City
Ajax v Juventus
Barcelona v Manchester United
Liverpool v Porto
Ties on the 9/10 and 16/17 April
Semi finals:
Tottenham/Manchester City vs face Ajax/Juventus
Barcelona/Manchester United to face Liverpool/Porto
The semi-finals start on 30 April and 1 May.
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