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BARCELONA, SPAIN - JANUARY 21:  Head coach Diego Pablo Simeone (L) of Club Atletico de Madrid shakes hands with Head coach Luis Enrique Martinez of FC Barcelona during the Copa del Rey Quarter-Final First Leg match between FC Barcelona and Club Atletico de Madrid at Camp Nou on January 21, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)
BARCELONA, SPAIN - JANUARY 21: Head coach Diego Pablo Simeone (L) of Club Atletico de Madrid shakes hands with Head coach Luis Enrique Martinez of FC Barcelona during the Copa del Rey Quarter-Final First Leg match between FC Barcelona and Club Atletico de Madrid at Camp Nou on January 21, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)Alex Caparros/Getty Images

Twitter Reacts as Barca Draw Atleti and PSG Get Man City in Champions League

Tom Webb
Mar 18, 2016

Barcelona vs. Atletico Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain vs. Manchester City were the picks of a captivating UEFA Champions League quarter-final draw on Friday, per B/R UK (via UEFA.com).ย 

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Champions League quarter-finals:#Wolfsburg v #RMCF#Bayern v #Benfica#Barca v #Atletico#PSG v #MCFC#UCLDraw pic.twitter.com/hTbhV22fXj

โ€” Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) March 18, 2016"

First out of the hat were Wolfsburg, soon followed by the most successful team in the competition's history, Real Madrid:

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Champions League run to the semifinals for Real Madrid and Barcelona, compared: pic.twitter.com/B4AO4Hyu4f

โ€” Rafael Hernรกndez (@RafaelH117) March 18, 2016"
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The last time Real Madrid faced a german team in the 1/4 finals of the #UCL, they won & later on won the comeptition pic.twitter.com/bJv3gfcorx

โ€” Cristiano Ronaldo (@TeamCRonaldo) March 18, 2016"
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No excuse for Real Madrid to not be in the semis... #UCLDraw

โ€” John Bennett (@JohnBennettBBC) March 18, 2016"
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Knock-out football, innit... Juve and Atletico (or Barca) are better teams than Real Madrid but it'll be Real probably in the semis.

โ€” Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney) March 18, 2016"

They were followed by Bayern Munich and Benfica:

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Muller's reaction: https://t.co/zrHq4YO91U

โ€” 888sport (@888sport) March 18, 2016"
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Bayern to lose 2-0 to Benfica in the first leg, then win the second 18-1. Wolfsburgโ€ฆ gah

โ€” Clark Whitney (@Mr_Bundesliga) March 18, 2016"
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Not as easy at it looks. #FCBSLB #UCLdraw

โ€” Holger Badstuber (@Badstuber) March 18, 2016"

Then came the Spanish affair. Holders Barcelona were drawn to face Atletico Madrid in a repeat of the 2013/14 quarter-final:

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Atlรฉtico met Barcelona in the 2013/14 quarter-finals, winning 1-0 at home after a 1-1 away draw. #UCLdraw pic.twitter.com/ix2iaChjTE

โ€” Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) March 18, 2016"
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Luis Enrique's Barca have won all six of their meetings with Diego Simeoneโ€™s Atletico over the last two seasons.

โ€” Dermot Corrigan (@dermotmcorrigan) March 18, 2016"
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1 - Barcelona have won just one of their last 6 Champions League games against Spanish teams (D3 L2). Battle.

โ€” OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) March 18, 2016"
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And poor old Atleti. Never get it easy in CL quarter-final draws. Add to this the sense that Barรงa appear to have worked them out...

โ€” Andy Brassell (@andybrassell) March 18, 2016"
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Time for Simeone to come up with a successful plan at the 7th attempt. Luis Enrique with it over him in all six games theyโ€™ve met. 6 and 0.

โ€” David Cartlidge (@davidjaca) March 18, 2016"
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Barcelona-Atletico will be like one of those YouTube videos where they drop lava on ice.

โ€” Musa Okwonga (@Okwonga) March 18, 2016"

That left Manchester City to face PSG, who conquered Chelsea in the last round and have already wrapped up Ligue 1:

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PSG v Man City eh. Woof. That should be a cracker.

โ€” Andrew Gibney (@Gibney_A) March 18, 2016"
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Graphical representation of PSG v Man City... pic.twitter.com/mSUzewpgpG

โ€” Paddy Power (@paddypower) March 18, 2016"
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Looking forward to the FFP derby already.

โ€” Ben Rumsby (@ben_rumsby) March 18, 2016"
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Qatar v Abu Dhabi in the Champions League quarter-final looks like being a thriller

โ€” Ed Aarons (@ed_aarons) March 18, 2016"
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Its a toughy but not impossible. @MCFC #MCFC #championsleaguedraw

โ€” Daniel Leach (@Bluemoondan) March 18, 2016"
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Doable #psgvmcfc

โ€” Trevor Sinclair (@trevor8sinclair) March 18, 2016"
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Sergio Aguero looking for a way through the PSG defence like...https://t.co/KGuLkd6Pep

โ€” SportlobsterFootball (@Football_SL) March 18, 2016"

The first legs will take place on April 5 and 6, followed by the second legs on April 12 and 13.

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