Champions League Quarter-finals - How It Stands & Route To Final

It was a mixed week for nan English teams successful nan quarter-finals of nan Champions League, pinch Arsenal successful a beardown position to scope nan semi-finals, while Aston Villa person an uphill task.

Paris St-Germain, who defeated Liverpool connected penalties successful nan past 16, clasp a 3-1 lead complete Villa earlier nan 2nd limb astatine Villa Park connected Tuesday, 15 April.

However, Arsenal person a 3-0 lead complete Real Madrid going into nan reverse fixture astatine nan Bernabeu connected Wednesday, 16 April.

In nan different quarter-final ties, Inter Milan won 2-1 against Bayern Munich successful Germany and Barcelona thrashed Borussia Dortmund 4-0 successful Spain.

Highlights of each Champions League crippled are disposable connected BBC iPlayer and nan BBC Sport website and app.

Liverpool suffered their first setback nether head Arne Slot arsenic they were beaten 4-1 connected penalties by PSG astatine Anfield.

The French champions looked to beryllium heading retired of nan title successful nan convention shape earlier a precocious tally of shape helped them decorativeness 15th successful nan standings, and now they are hitting their stride erstwhile it matters most.

PSG fell down against 1982 European champions Aston Villa, but responded powerfully pinch 3 fantabulous goals.

It is Villa's first European Cup aliases Champions League quarter-final since 1983.

Fellow English Premier League broadside Arsenal were efficaciously done into nan quarter-finals aft they thrashed PSV 7-1 successful nan first leg. The 2nd limb ended 2-2.

But Arsenal produced an inspired performance, aided by 2 superb goals from Declan Rice, to stun reigning European champions Real Madrid successful nan first limb astatine Emirates Stadium.

Manchester City mislaid to Real successful nan erstwhile round, nan knockout shape play-offs.

The 2nd legs of nan quarter-finals return spot connected 15 and 16 and April.

The semi-finals past return take spot connected 29 and 30 April for nan first legs, pinch nan return fixtures connected 6 and 7 May. The last takes spot connected 31 May astatine nan Allianz Arena successful Munich.

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Barcelona and Real Madrid person ne'er met successful a Champions League last aliases European Cup last before.

But, being connected nan other sides of nan draw, they would meet successful nan last if they came done their quarter-final and semi-final ties.

A repetition of past year's last betwixt Real and Borussia Dortmund is besides possible.

However, an all-English last is not imaginable arsenic Aston Villa would meet Arsenal successful nan semi-finals if they some sewage there.

Each country's convention earns a coefficient ranking based connected really their teams execute successful Uefa's 3 men's nine competitions: nan Champions League, Europa League and Conference League.

Coefficient points are earned done lucifer results - 2 for a triumph and 1 for a draw.

The points earned by clubs from nan aforesaid home convention are added up and divided by nan number of clubs nan convention has successful Europe.

For example, if nan Premier League had 100 points, that would beryllium divided by nan number of teams playing successful Europe (seven), giving England a coefficient of 14.28.

This season, prize points are disposable to clubs playing successful nan Champions League, which is advantageous to leagues pinch much clubs competing successful it, specified arsenic Germany and Italy.

Countries that decorativeness successful nan coefficient table's apical 2 gain an further Champions League spot for nan pursuing season.

Those spots are awarded to nan teams who decorativeness successful nan first position beneath nan modular Champions League allocation successful those leagues.

Additional spots for nan 2024-25 Champions League were fixed to Bologna and Borussia Dortmund, who vanished 5th successful Serie A and nan Bundesliga respectively.

England are apical of nan coefficient array and Arsenal's triumph complete Real ensured nan Premier League would get an other spot successful nan Champions League.

That intends nan apical 5 successful nan Premier League will each play successful adjacent season's Champions League. However, location could beryllium 7 English teams if Villa triumph nan competition, but decorativeness extracurricular nan apical 5 successful nan Premier League and either Manchester United aliases Tottenham triumph nan Europa League.

The 2nd further Champions League spot is apt to spell to either Italy's Serie A aliases Spain's La Liga, though Germany's Bundesliga still has an extracurricular chance of getting nan other place.

The Europa League has reached nan quarter-finals and location is still nan imaginable of an all-British last pinch Tottenham successful nan apical half of nan tie and some Rangers and Manchester United successful nan bottommost half.

Europa League quarter-finals

Chelsea are nan clear favourites to triumph nan Conference League and person a two-legged quarter-final against Polish broadside Legia Warsaw.

Conference League quarter-finals

First limb ties will beryllium played connected 10 April and 2nd limb ties will beryllium played connected 17 April.

Watch highlights of each Champions League crippled from 22:00 connected Wednesday connected BBC iPlayer and nan BBC Sport website and app.

There will besides beryllium a Champions League Match of nan Day connected BBC One connected Wednesday, from 22:40 to 00:00.