What is the Champions League quarter-final draw? Line-up set as Premier League sides crash out

The ties for this season’s Champions League quarter-finals have been confirmed.

Last month’s last 16 draw plotted every club’s route to the final across the remainder of the tournament.

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As a result, the sides that came through this week’s second legs already knew their next opponents.

The draw for the last 16 was held on February 27, with the quarter-final and semi-final ties also decided.

With the knockout stage bracket already split in half, it was also determined which club will be the designated home team for the final.

The quarter-final ties will be played next month with the first legs on April 7 and 8 before the reverse fixtures the following week.

What is the Champions League quarter-final draw?

The last 16 proved to be a tough round for the Premier League sides with four of the six teams involved crashing out early.

Chelsea suffered a heavy 8-2 aggregate defeat to Paris Saint-Germain and the French giants will now face Liverpool next.

The Reds were beaten 1-0 in Turkey last week but won 4-0 at Anfield to eventually breeze through.

However, Manchester City have also exited early, being beaten 5-1 by Real Madrid.

Real will take on Bayern Munich next, with the German giants smashing Atalanta 10-2 over their two ties.

In the opposite side of the draw, Newcastle and Barcelona drew 1-1 at St. James’ Park but the Spanish side blew Eddie Howe and co away in the return leg, winning 7-2.

Atletico Madrid await Barca with Diego Simeone’s side beating Tottenham 7-5 on aggregate.

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The final quarter-final tie will see Sporting Lisbon face Arsenal.

Bodo led their tie with Sporting 3-0 but suffered an almighty collapse as Rui Borges’ side won 5-3 on aggregate.

And Arsenal will host face the Portuguese champions after beating Leverkusen 3-1 over their two ties.

The quarter-finals will be live on talkSPORT with the full schedule to be confirmed soon.

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Has the Champions League semi-final draw been held?

The Champions League semi-finals were also decided when the last 16 draw was made in February.

PSG or Liverpool will face Real Madrid or Bayern while Barcelona or Atletico will take on Sporting or Arsenal.

Ties will be played across April and May to determine the two finalists.

The first legs of the last four will take place on Tuesday, April 28 and Wednesday, April 29.

Meanwhile, the second legs are scheduled for Tuesday, May 5 and Wednesday, May 6.

Those matches will be followed by the final at the Puskas Arena in Budapest on May 30.

It is the first time the 67,215-capacity stadium has hosted the Champions League final.