Manchester City face Paris Saint-Germain in Champions League

By Paul Vinnell

Friday 18 March 2016 21:19, UK

Manchester City will face Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

City avoided a showdown with their soon-to-be manager Pep Guardiola and his Bayern Munich side - the Germans face Benfica.

Instead City will face Zlatan Ibrahimovic and his PSG team-mates, who have already been crowned as French champions this season.

PSG knocked out Chelsea in the last 16. City and PSG have met just once before, playing out a goalless draw in Manchester during the group stages of the 2008/09 UEFA Cup.

City boss Manuel Pellegrini said: "It is a difficult draw as always. When you are in the eight best teams of Europe, always it is a difficult draw.

"I have said that in this moment I think Barcelona is the team that makes the difference, all the other teams are the same. It is always a difficult game. You can't expect less.

"You never know what is an easy draw. We are in the eight best teams, maybe one team can have less of a 'name' than another, but if they are in the same stage it is because they deserve it, they have eliminated important teams. You can't have an easy draw."

Holders Barcelona - who dumped Arsenal out 5-1 on aggregate - will face fellow Spaniards Atletico Madrid, runners-up two seasons ago.

Barca, bidding to become the first team to win the Champions League two seasons in a row, will get the chance to avenge their defeat at the same stage two years ago when Atletico won 1-0 at home after a 1-1 away draw.

But Barcelona, the five-time champions, have won their last six meetings with Atletico. The first leg will be played at the Nou Camp, with the return at the Vicente Calderon.