Online Reporter
ARSENAL and Aston Villa are both set for horror last-eight clashes after the Champions league quarter-finals were finally confirmed.
The pair are English football’s final representatives in Europe’s top competition this season.
Manchester City crashed out in the playoffs to Real Madrid, while Liverpool were sent packing by Paris Saint-Germain on penalties Tuesday night.
And both continental giants are now set to cause chaos for Mikel Arteta and Unai Emery in the final eight.
Arsenal defeated PSV Eindhoven 9-3 on aggregate after a 2-2 draw at the Emirates on Wednesday evening.
But their reward is a battle against record winners Real, who controversially defeated rivals Atletico Madrid on penalties at the Wanda Metropolitano.
As for Villa, they cruised past Club Brugge 3-0 on Wednesday night for a 6-1 aggregate victory.
And they will now take on French kings PSG, who ran rings around Liverpool in both legs of their last-16 tie.
Amazingly, should Arsenal and Villa come through their quarters unscathed, the English duo will face each other in the semis.
On the other side of the draw, Italian champs Inter Milan will take on Harry Kane’s Bayern Munich.
Inter beat Feyenoord 2-1 on Tuesday for a 4-1 aggregate win.
While Bayern battered German title holders Bayer Leverkusen 5-0 on aggregate. The final quarter tie sees Borussia Dortmund face Barcelona.
Dortmund edged past French side Lille 3-2 on aggregate.
While Barcelona completed a 4-1 aggregate rout of Benfica on Tuesday. —Sun.
