UEFA Champions League draw: Real Madrid draw rivals, Athletico

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Champions League holders Real Madrid will face local rivals Atletico Madrid – the team they beat in last season’s final – in the quarter-finals of this season’s competition.

Los Blancos needed extra-time to beat Diego Simeone’s men in Lisbon May but the two Madrid sides will face each other again next month as they look to make it all the way to Berlin.

Carlo Ancelotti’s side scraped past Schalke to reach the last eight, while Atletico required a penalty shootout to see off Bayer Leverkusen at the Vicente Calderon on Tuesday.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW
Paris Saint-Germain vs Barcelona

Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid

Porto vs Bayern Munich

Juventus vs Monaco

Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain – winners against Manchester City and Chelsea in the last 16 – will also meet at the quarter-final stage.

Luis Enrique’s beat the Premier League champions 1-0 at the Nou Camp on Wednesday night to seal a 3-1 aggregate triumph, sealing their place in a record eighth consecutive Champions League quarter-final.

There they will meet Laurent Blanc’s men, who bravely battled past John Terry and Co at Stamford Bridge to gain revenge for last season’s defeat by the Blues.

Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich face a trip to Porto in the first leg of their quarter-final before welcoming the Portuguese giants to the Allianz the following week.

Pep Guardiola’s side thrashed Shakhtar Donetsk 7-0 in their last 16 tie, while Porto comfortably knocked out Swiss champions Basle.

Monaco, who survived a 2-0 defeat by Arsenal on Tuesday to progress on away goals, face a tough task against Juventus, who overcame Borussia Dortmund in style earlier this week.

PSG finished second in Group F behind Barcelona, winning four of their games, drawing one with Ajax and losing another against Barca. They played Chelsea in the last 16, drawing 1-1 in Paris before playing out an admirable 2-2 with 10 men in London. They went through on away goals at 3-3.

Barcelona finished top of Group F, winning five of their games and losing the other 3-2 against PSG. They played Manchester City in the last 16, winning 2-1 at the Etihad and 1-0 at the Nou Camp. They progressed to the quarter-finals 3-1 on aggregate.

Atletico finished top of Group A, winning four of their games, drawing one with Juventus and losing the other 3-2 against Olympiacos in their opening match. They played Bayer Leverkusen in the last 16, losing 1-0 away but winning by the same scoreline at home. It went to extra-time then penalties and the Spaniards beat the Germans 3-2 to progress to the quarter-finals.

Juventus finished second in Group A, winning three of their games, drawing one with Atletico and losing the other against Olympiacos. They played Borussia Dortmund in the last 16, winning 2-1 at home before hammering the Germans 3-0 away for a 5-1 aggregate.