Champions League quarter-finals confirmed as Liverpool face PSG in huge clash | OneFootball

Liverpool will face Paris Saint-Germain in a blockbuster last-eight tie after the Champions League quarter-finals were confirmed following the conclusion of an eventful round of 16.

Arsenal ensured the unprecedented six English sides competing in this stage would not suffer a humiliating wipeout as they breezed past Bayer Leverkusen in their must-win second leg at the Emirates on Tuesday.

Stunning strikes from Eberechi Eze and Declan Rice proved the difference with Arsenal running out 3-1 winners on aggregate, setting up a tie with Sporting CP who recovered a three-goal first-leg deficit to win 5-0 on the night against Bodo/Glimt, ending the Norwegian side’s fairytale run.

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Eberechi Eze helped Arsenal through (Action Images via Reuters)

Manchester City and Chelsea endured harsher fortunes as both failed to stage what would have been a miraculous comeback on the night against two of Europe’s biggest hitters.

City, who spent much of the contest with 10 men, saw a stoppage-time Vincius Jr winner dent any semblance of pride they had left, with a 2-1 loss on the night taking the aggregate score to 5-1. Madrid will face Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals after the Bundesliga side thrashed Atalanta in a one-sided tie.

Chelsea, meanwhile, were demolished by holders Paris Saint-Germain at Stamford Bridge, suffering another three-goal beating.

Their progression means Liverpool, who came from behind to beat Galatasaray in some style at Anfield, will get a shot at revenge against PSG, the team who knocked them out after topping the league phase last term.

In Wednesday’s early kick-off, Newcastle put up a first-half fight in their second leg against five-time winners Barcelona, Anthony Elanga equalising twice in the opening half-hour, only to concede a Lamine Yamal penalty on the brink of half-time to enter the break trailing.

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The floodgates then opened in the second half as Barcelona scored four more to take the tie well out of the Magpies’ grasp, with Raphinha and Fermin Lopez adding to Robert Lewandowski’s brace to rout Newcastle 7-2.

They’ll face Atletico Madrid, who saw off a spirited Tottenham Hotspur to claim an entertaining 7-5 win across the two legs – with the damage done by the horror start made by Spurs in the Spanish capital.The first leg of the quarter-finals will be held on 7-8 April, while the second legs will take place a week later on 14-15 April.