Champions League last 8 draw today

This weekend they travel to the Basque country to take on Athletic Bilbao, while Barca play at home to Valencia.

Ancelotti only recently steered Real Madrid to one of the three Champions League titles he has to his name as a coach. I was Carlo Ancelotti’s second coach and I learnt a lot from him, he is a really good person and we know what he has done here.

Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge was relishing a “classic” as his five-time winners target more than just a sixth straight semi-final appearance. We have shown we can compete in this competition in these last years, and we are confident we can avoid [such] mistakes and ensure our passage.

For Leicester City supporters, there also is no famed trip to the King Power Stadium from Real Madrid or Barcelona, and that has to be a disappointment should the Foxes end their magical journey.

“We have a precedent that we played against them in the old UEFA Cup in the 90s and we got through that tie and we hope to follow in the same footsteps”. All eyes will be on the reigning Premier League champions Leicester City as they have defied all odds once again to reach the last eight of Europe’s top club competition.

“We must respect Barcelona, but not too much so it doesn’t result in fear, and play against them toe-to-toe”.

Same can be said for the top level of European football and the behemoths of Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.

Barcelona’s dramatic comeback from 4-0 down in the last 16, crushing Paris Saint-Germain 6-1 in a Neymar-inspired rout in the return fixture at the Camp Nou, was a chilling reminder of their potency.

Juventus vice-president Pavel Nedved hinted at the size of the task ahead of them. It would be a major achievement considering the team was nine points behind Sevilla at the beginning of the month, when its biggest concern was not losing fourth place to Real Sociedad.

Former Juve midfielder turned pundit, Alessio Tacchinardi reminisced about the last time Juve beat Barcelona in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Bayern Munich v Real Madrid is a mouthwatering tie without any added extras, but this one will be about more than just two of the best sides going head to head. “They will be our sole focus”. Monaco will represent France.

They take on Atletico Madrid, while Dortmund face Monaco. “It’s a hard match”, said Dortmund chairman Hans Watzke.