Man City take on PSG in Champions League last eight

By AFP

18 March 2016 | 12:22 pm

Manchester City have been drawn against Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Friday.

Italian former football player Gianluca Zambrotta shows a piece of paper bearing the name of Manchester City football club during the quarter-final draw for the UEFA Champions League, on March 18 at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. AFP PHOTO / JEAN-GUY PYTHON / AFP / JEAN-GUY PYTHON

Manchester City have been drawn against Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Friday.

Holders Barcelona and their feared attacking trident drew fellow Spaniards Atletico Madrid, while Bayern Munich will face Benfica and Wolfsburg take on ten-time winners Real Madrid.

The two legs of the quarter-finals will be played between April 5-13, with the semi-finals on April 26/27 and May 3/4.

The final will take place in Milan on May 28.

Quarter-final draw

Wolfsburg (GER) v Real Madrid (ESP)

Bayern Munich (GER) v Benfica (POR)

Barcelona (ESP) v Atletico Madrid (ESP)

Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) v Manchester City (ENG)

(Games between April 5 and 13)

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Olovo Obinna - 8 years ago

Wow….if u ask me it’s a perfect draw

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