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UEFA Champions Quarter Final: Barca To Face PSG

Europe’s football governing body have released the fixtures for the quarter final stage of the UEFA champions’ league after the draws which took place in … Continue reading UEFA Champions Quarter Final: Barca To Face PSG


Europe’s football governing body have released the fixtures for the quarter final stage of the UEFA champions’ league after the draws which took place in Nyon, Switzerland were concluded.

Four times winners Bayern Munich will face resurgent Juventus while debutants Malaga was drawn against German Bundesliga champions’ Borussia Dortmund.

Favourites Barcelona will face Paris St Germain while nine-time winners Real Madrid will take on Galatasaray in a tie which pits Jose Mourinho, coach of the Spanish side, against his former Chelsea player, Didier Drogba.

Champions League quarter-final draw

-Malaga v Borussia Dortmund

-Real Madrid v Galatasaray

-Paris St-Germain v Barcelona

-Bayern Munich v Juventus

Meanwhile three teams from the English Premier League booked their place in the last eight of the Europa on Thursday.

Emmanuel Adebayor’s extra-time goal earned Tottenham a place in the last eight after holding on to knock out a resurgent inters.

The Italian side overturned a three-goal deficit from the first leg as Antonio Cassano headed in before Rodrigo Palacio’s finish and a William Gallas own goal drew the tie level.

Trailing 1-0 from last week’s first leg in Bucharest, Chelsea took advanced courtesy of 71st minute goal from Fernado Torres as the blues were in danger of elimination when aggregate scores stood at 2-2 favouring the Romanians.

All Newcastle needed to progress was a Papiss Cisse goal to advance, the Senegal striker headed in Sylvain Marveaux’s cross three minutes into injury time to break the stalemate.