Arsenal have been drawn against Bayern Munich in the Quarter Final of the Champions League (UCL), while Manchester City will once again play 14-time winners Real Madrid.
The Gunners will host German side Bayern, who have England captain Harry Kane in their squad, at Emirates Stadium in the first leg.
Meanwhile, this will be the third successive season City, who won last year’s title, have met Real in the knockout stages.
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Pep Guardiola’s men dominated Madrid in the semi-finals last year, beating Carlo Ancelotti’s side 5-1 on aggregate.
They were beaten 6-5 over two legs by Real in the previous season’s semi-final.
The first leg matches will take place on the 9th-10th April, with the second leg scheduled to take place on the 16th -17th April.
If Arsenal and City win their ties the two Premier League clubs will face each other in the semi-finals.
In the other ties, five-time winners Barcelona will play French champions Paris St-Germain in a replay of their 2016-17 UCL tie, while Atletico Madrid, who are fourth in La Liga, host German opposition Borussia Dortmund.
The semi-finals have been scheduled to hold on 30 April and 1 May, with the second legs a week later on 7-8 May.
Wembley Stadium will host this year’s final on Saturday, 1 June.
Arsenal reached the quarter-finals for the first time since 2010 by beating Porto in a tense penalty shootout at the Emirates earlier this week.
Kane who just moved to the Bundesliga champions from Tottenham last summer has scored 30 times in 25 league appearances this season.
The Gunners last ever appearance in the Champions was their round of 16 lose against Bayern in 2017, where they lost 10-2 on aggregate, losing both legs of their last-16 meeting 5-1.
They were also beaten 5-1 in the group stage of the previous season’s competition, having won the home tie 2-0.
Treble champions City cruised to a seventh successive last eight appearance with a comfortable 6-2 aggregate win over Danish title holders Copenhagen in the round of 16.
Below are the complete list of the UCL quarter final matches and the possible Semi finals:
Quarter-finals draw
Arsenal v Bayern Munich
Atletico Madrid v Borussia Dortmund
Paris St-Germain v Barcelona
Real Madrid v Manchester City
SEMI-FINALS DRAW
Atletico Madrid or Borussia Dortmund v Paris St-Germain or Barcelona
Arsenal or Bayern Munich v Real Madrid or Manchester City
