The draw for the UEFA Champions League quarter-final stage has been complete, and just as the round of 16, it has produced some juicy encounters, and some rather mismatched ties.
Defending champions Real Madrid will face city rivals Atletico Madrid in a repeat of last season's final. Carlo Ancelotti's men have the advantage over Los Rojiblancos on the European stage, but Simeone's crew have got the better of Los Blancos this season, beating them home and away in La Liga.
Catalan giants Barcelona will face a familiar foe in the form of Paris Saint-German. The Blaugrana, having got past English Premier League holders Manchester City, will now face the Ligue 1 champions in hope of securing progression to the semis. Important to note is that Laurent Blanc's side dumped Chelsea in the previous round, and every team that has eliminated the Blues in the knockout stage since 2004 has gone on to reach the final.
Finally, Bundesliga heavyweight Bayern Munich were paired again Portuguese giants Porto, whilst the tournament's underdog Monaco will face-off against Juventus in the last eight.
Reaction from Twitter and social media in response to the draw varied. Some were not very pleased, others were excited, whilst some could not help but see the humor in things. Check out the best reactions below.
Real Madrid have the advantage over Atletico on the European stage
Real Madrid vs Atletico in EC/UCL: Games: 4 Wins: 3 Draws: 0 Losses: 1 Clean Sheets: 0 Goals For: 8 Goals Against: 4 Goal Difference: +4
— Real Madrid Stats (@RMadrid_Stats) March 20, 2015
However, Atletico have the edge over their rivals this season
#Atleti vs. #RealMadrid in 2014/15 (most recent 1st): AM 4-0 RM RM 2-2 AM AM 2-0 RM RM 1-2 AM AM 1-0 RM RM 1-1 AM pic.twitter.com/02EKqUoHYn
— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) March 20, 2015
Plus, Ronaldo can't seem to shot, let alone score past Simeone's crew
Cristiano Ronaldo's game by numbers in his last outing vs Atletico: 0 goals 0 shots on target 0 take-ons 0 key passes 0 crosses completed
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) March 20, 2015
I’m gonna enjoy watching Real get kicked by Atletico #UCLdraw
— gabrielghali (@gabrielghali) March 20, 2015
Nightmare for Real. #UCLdraw
— Paul Macdonald (@PaulMacdGoal) March 20, 2015
Simeone gets his fav opponent. The Only man Happy to Face Real Madrid pic.twitter.com/v34uTLVDLO
— Troll Football (@Troll__Football) March 20, 2015
Stats on PSG vs Barca
PSG vs Barcelona: There have been 15 goals in the last 4 meetings between these teams #UCLdraw
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) March 20, 2015
The Blaugrana record vs PSG
Record Barcelona in 7 games against PSG: 2W - 3D - 2L #fcblive #ucl #ucldraw Goals: 11-10 [via @barca19stats]
— barcastuff (@barcastuff) March 20, 2015
Official: PSG-Barcelona will be played on Wednesday 15 April, Barcelona-PSG will be played on Tuesday 21 April #fcblive #ucl #ucldraw
— barcastuff (@barcastuff) March 20, 2015
Some cracking Champions League ties, Madrid derby is always a spectacle but PSG vs Barcelona looks unmissable #ChampionsLeague #UCL
— Will Piper (@Will_Piper) March 20, 2015
PSG vs. Barcelona will be a good match
— Carvajal's wife (@Cocoa__deluxe) March 20, 2015
Not everyone was happy to see the Liga BBVA and Ligue 1 giants face off, though
PSG vs Barcelona again. Boring.
— Böbö Kariuki (@frishee) March 20, 2015
Really #UEFA ? PSG vs Barcelona again? Such a set up -_- #UCLdraw
— Juan carlos (@JUAN_C71) March 20, 2015
Ibrahimovic, Verrati, Alves wont be available for the first game ! #UCLdraw
— Maisa Karnib (@10Barcalonista) March 20, 2015
Having drawn Bayern, are Porto already out of the UCL?
Good bye Porto
— Gabryela (@gabryBoschetto) March 20, 2015
Bayern laughing at their draws so far. Shakhtar and Porto....
— David Swan (@DavidLSwan) March 20, 2015
Very bad draw for Porto, very good for Bayern
— Tancredi Palmeri (@tancredipalmeri) March 20, 2015
22 - Bayern only lost 1 of 22 competitive matches versus Portuguese teams (13 W, 8 D): the European Cup final 1987: 1-2 versus Porto. Heavy.
— OptaFranz (@OptaFranz) March 20, 2015
FC Porto vs FC Bayern München pic.twitter.com/lSClaw0qPS
— Troll Football (@Troll__Football) March 20, 2015
Porto's chances of beating Bayern = 0
The number of hair on Robben's head is equal to Porto's chances of winning against Bayern
— Troll Football (@Troll__Football) March 20, 2015
Juventus receive a relatively easy matchup for the quarter-final
I think Juve are having their hand held by UEFA at least until the semis. #UCLdraw
— JΛY BUCKS (@TheMasterBucks) March 20, 2015
When Juventus fans find out they've dodged all the big teams and drawn AS Monaco... pic.twitter.com/voLDlmcC1j
— Football Trolls (@Footballltrolls) March 20, 2015
10 - the only previous home and away encounter between @juventusfc and @AS_Monaco produced 10 goals (1997/98). Promising.
— OptaJean (@OptaJean) March 20, 2015
My reaction when we drew Monaco. #ForzaJuve pic.twitter.com/eeeWXCTe0e
— Moe (@_DareToJuve) March 20, 2015
And finally, a prediction on who will make the semis
Welcome to the semi finals: Barcelona Real Madrid Bayern Juventus
— Football Funnys (@FootballFunnys) March 20, 2015
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