Manchester United have been drawn against holders Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals, while Chelsea face Paris St-Germain.<\/p>\n
Spanish champions Barcelona play La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid meet Borussia Dortmund.<\/p>\n
The first legs will be played on 1-2 April, with the return matches on 8-9 April.<\/p>\n
This year’s final is to be held at Benfica’s Estadio da Luz in Lisbon on 24 May.<\/p>\n
United overturned a 2-0 deficit against Olympiakos to book their spot in the last eight, while Chelsea saw off Galatasaray.<\/p>\n
The Premier League champions’ 3-0 second-leg win against the Greeks provided some much-needed relief for manager David Moyes and his players.<\/p>\n
Now they will play German leaders Bayern, who remain favourites to retain their European title after defeating Arsenal 3-1 on aggregate.<\/p>\n
It is a rematch of the 1999 Champions League final, when late goals from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Teddy Sheringham won the trophy for Sir Alex Ferguson’s side.<\/p>\n
Bayern beat United on away goals in the 2009-10 quarter-finals, ending the English club’s hopes of reaching a third successive final.<\/p>\n
“We can’t allow Manchester United’s current position in the Premier League table to affect our mindset for this game,” said Bayern skipper Philipp Lahm after Friday’s draw in Switzerland.<\/p>\n
“We’ll travel to Manchester to play attacking football and score goals. I don’t think it matters if you play the away leg first.”<\/p>\n
Premier League leaders Chelsea will travel to the French capital to play PSG in their first leg.<\/p>\n
The Ligue 1 champions, with Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic as their spearhead, are eight points clear of nearest rivals Monaco as they aim to retain their domestic title.<\/p>\n
Chelsea are unbeaten in their two previous Champions League meetings with PSG – in Blues boss Jose Mourinho’s first season at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n
The west London club won 3-0 in Paris before a 0-0 home draw in the 2004-05 group stage.<\/p>\n
Spanish leaders Real, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale in blistering form, brushed aside Schalke 9-2 on aggregate in the last 16 and now face German opposition again after being drawn against last season’s runners-up Dortmund.<\/p>\n
Atletico Madrid, who are second in La Liga, are rewarded for a comfortable 5-1 aggregate win against seven-time European champions AC Milan with a tie against domestic rivals Barcelona.<\/p>\n
The sides drew 0-0 in their league meeting at Atletico’s Vicente Calderon stadium in January<\/p>\n
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