Champions League Draw 2016: Date, Time, TV, Live Stream Info for Quarter-Finals
| Barcelona (ESP) | Wolfsburg (GER) |
| Real Madrid (ESP) | PSG (FRA) |
| Atletico Madrid (ESP) | Manchester City (ENG) |
| Bayern Munich (GER) | Benfica (PRT) |
The draw for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League will take place on Friday, March 18, as the eight clubs still in contention for Old Big Ears learn what their next challenge will be.
Defending champions Barcelona are joined by European heavyweights like Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, and with no seeding or restrictions on clubs from the same federation meeting at this stage of the tournament, fans can expect some tantalising ties to emerge from the draw.
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Here's everything you need to know about the draw:
Date: Friday, March 18
Time: 11 a.m. GMT/7 a.m. ET
Location: Nyon, Switzerland
TV Info: BT Sport will broadcast the draw, as will Eurosport 1.
Live Stream: UEFA will provide a live stream via their official website. UK viewers can also use the BT Sport app.
Here's a look at the Champions League quarter-finalists:
Defending champions Barcelona appear to be the team to avoid entering the draw, after the Catalans continued their exceptional season with a routine win over Arsenal on Wednesday. The Blaugrana beat the Gunners 3-1, taking the aggregate score to 5-1.
The attacking trio of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez continues to amaze, and all three found the back of the net against Arsenal. But Barcelona are far more than just an attacking juggernaut―their midfielders press relentlessly to recover possession, and the defence no longer concedes soft goals from set pieces.
As reported by ESPN FC's Dermot Corrigan, manager Luis Enrique sounded very confident in his post-match press conference:
The Catalans could meet La Liga rivals Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, two potential ties that would surely produce fireworks, but perhaps a clash with Bayern Munich would make a dream draw for neutral fans.
Former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola has brought a similar philosophy with him to Germany, and it would be fantastic to see him take on his former club one last time with Bayern before he moves to the Premier League to coach Manchester City.
The Bavarians survived a scare against Juventus in what proved to be the best tie of the round of 16. Down by two goals after one half of football in Turin, the Bianconeri turned things around to tie things up at home and take a two goal-lead in the second leg.
Bayern responded by finding two late goals to force extra time, where they took advantage of Juventus' tired legs to grab the 4-2 win on the night (6-4 aggregate).
Even rival clubs Bayer Leverkusen were mesmerised by the action of offer:
The draw will also include two clubs looking to make their first big splash in Europe, as Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City attempt to finally join the elite clubs of the continent. Both have the talent and financial means to be global superpowers, but so far, they've come up short at the highest level.
Of the two, PSG have impressed the most in Europe, and they've looked very capable in this year's tournament. They gave Real Madrid everything they could handle twice during the group stages and held them to a draw at the Parc des Princes, and unlike City, they've already played in a Champions League quarter-final before.
City had some struggles during the group stages, and their win over Dynamo Kyiv wasn't enough to prove to the doubters they're ready to take the next step.
Bleacher Report's Clark Whitney certainly wasn't impressed:
Benfica and Wolfsburg are the relative minnows of the bunch, and most of the top clubs will likely hope to meet one of the two in the quarter-finals. Benfica have bags of European experience, but they haven't played an elite team in months and were beaten 2-1 by Atletico at home back in December.
Wolfsburg's form has been inconsistent at best of late, and they sit just eighth in the Bundesliga standings as a result, per WhoScored.com.
They showed their offensive potential against Gent, however, taking a 3-0 lead in Belgium in the first leg of the round of 16 before being pegged back to 3-2, and that kind of explosive scoring will be vital to their chances moving forward.
