The English Premier League Champions proved all critics wrong based on the Round-16 victory over Sevilla 3 - 2 aggregate. The Foxes remain the only English Premier League club in the competition following Manchester City eliminations, beating by Monaco on away goal rule. Pep Guardiola's side failed to progress despite holding home victory with 5 - 3 before stumbled in France by 3 - 1 defeat to Monaco return leg.
Leicester City who recently sacked Manager Claudio Ranieri Best Coach of the Year 2016 will now face another Spanish club in Atletico Madrid in the quarter-final who see-off The German's Bayer Leverkursen 4 -2 aggregate, all the goals was away at Leverkursen home. Los Rojiblancos at this stage of the competition have faced the like Barcelona (twice) and Real Madrid in the last three seasons. The dream continues for Leicester City for the first time at the stage. The Foxes have been drawn against Atleti in Europe having lost to them in the 1961-62 European Cup Winners' Cup and more recently in the 1997-98 UEFA Cup. Foxes fans will have been hoping for Barcelona or Real Madrid, but a trip to the Vicente Calderon will be memorable. Los Rojiblancos welcome The Foxes in the first leg to Vicente Calderon
Bayern Munich welcome the defending Champions Real Madrid in one of the biggest match in the quarter-finals, where Carlo Ancelotti facing the side he led to the historic Champions League La Decima thrashing the then Bayern under Guardiola 5 - 0 on aggregate in the last four in 2014. As well Arjen Robben, Xabi Alonso and Toni Kroos will all face their former clubs. Zinedine Zidane was once a former assistant to Ancelotti during the reins in Madrid, now he will want to proved dividend that he has gone matured in this game especially.
Juventus first welcome the team that beat them two-seasons ago to lift the trophy. Barcelona fresher from the miracle come-back of all against PSG in round-16 from 4 - 0 down in Paris first leg return to Camp Nou to finished the job with astonishing game on the night. The Catalans will face a different team in Juve compare to the team met in 2015 Champions League final because Juventus has grown and has build a different players added to the team now. Expecting a magnificent game over the two-leg. If Juve can emulate a kind of result for first leg PSG got then second leg will be a total different game. Dani Alves will be facing his former employer for the first time since his departure, here he won trophies and some of his friends are still very much around in Messi, Pique, his countryman Neymar and others.
Borussia Dortmund face the conqueror of Manchester City in french side AS Monaco FC. This match to many fans is very wide open to both teams because both are par-shoulder and can match each other on the run. Both teams do have something similar, the attacking philosophy which will guarantees goals at either end. Monaco turned a 5 - 3 first leg deficit at Etihad to move to this stage with a 3 - 1 win in France on away goal rule after the ties end 6 - 6. Dortmund v Monaco will be a high-octane spectacular.
The Quarter-Finals Full Draw
Atletico Madrid vs Leicester City
Borussia Dortmund vs Monaco
Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid
Juventus vs Barcelona
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