Manchester United were dealt arguably the toughest draw in the Champions League quarter-finals when they were picked to play holders and five-times European top dogs Bayern Munich.
Bayern, with former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola at the helm, are tearing up the Bundesliga with a current advantage of 23 points over second and are looking to become the first team to defend their Champions League crown.
By contrast three-times European champions United are down in uncharted waters at seventh in the league table, 18 points adrift of leaders Chelsea who drew Paris St Germain in the last eight of Europe’s top club competition.
Elsewhere four-times winners Barcelona were pitted against 1974 finalists Atletico Madrid, like PSG seeking their first Champions League triumph, while fellow Spaniards and nine-times European number ones Real Madrid, boasting this season’s top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo (13 goals), will take on last year’s runners-up Borussia Dortmund.
The first legs will be played on April 1/2 with the second legs a week later and the final in Lisbon on May 24.
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