Hyderabad: UEFA Champions League draw for the quarterfinals are out and it will witness Ajax taking on Juventus in the QF 1, while Liverpool will be up against FC Porto in the QF 2.
The QF 3 will see two EPL teams, Tottenham and Manchester City, playing against each other, while QF 4 will be a mouthwatering clash as Manchester United will lock horns with Barcelona.
It should be noted that the UCL Semifinal 1 will be played between the Winner of QF 3 and Winner of QF 1 and the Semifinal 2 will be played between the Winner of QF 2 and Winner of QF 4.
Here are the head-to-head records between the drawn teams in UEFA competitions.
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Ajax vs Juventus
Ajax has won two, drawn four and lost six against Juventus.
Liverpool vs FC Porto
Liverpool has never lost against Porto, winning three and drawing three.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City
Tottenham and Man City will face off in a UEFA competition for the first time.
Manchester United vs Barcelona
Manchester United and Barcelona have met for 11 times in the Champions League, including two finals - 2008/09 and 2010/11 (Barca won both). Barcelona has an edge, as they emerged winner for four times, while the Red Devils has won three times and there have been four draws.
Interestingly, it is the first time since 2009 that four English sides are in the last eight of the Champions League and the last English side to win the competition was Chelsea in 2012, although Liverpool made the final last season.
Here are some more interesting facts about UCL quarterfinals worth noticing:
- There will be no German side in the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2005-06.
- This is the first time that Spain will have just one representative in the Champions League quarter-finals since 2009-10.
- Barcelona have reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the 12th successive season, last failing to do so in the 2006-07 campaign.
- Ajax are the first Dutch side to reach the Champions League quarter-finals since PSV Eindhoven in 2006-07.
- Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has now qualified for the Champions League quarter-finals in nine of his 10 campaigns as manager, with 2016-17 the only season he failed to do so.
- Tottenham have qualified for the quarter-finals of the European Cup/Champions League for the third time in the club's history, last doing so back in 2010-11.
Meanwhile, the quarterfinal first legs are scheduled for April 9/10; the second legs set for April 16/17. The semifinals will be played April 30/May 1 and May 7/8.
The final will take place in Spain at Atletico Madrid's Estadio Metropolitano on Saturday, June 1.
