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Did Julián Alvarez touch the ball twice for his penalty? (2:42)
ESPN FC's Craig Burley and Ali Moreno discuss the VAR decision to disallow Julián Alvarez's penalty after the Atletico Madrid striker was deemed to have touched the ball twice. (2:42)
Associated Press
Mar 12, 2025, 07:08 PM ET
The Champions League quarterfinals bracket was set Wednesday, and it sends Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain toward more English teams standing in their path of the title.
Madrid's beat city rival Atlético Madrid in a penalty shootout in the round of 16 on Wednesday -- after Atlético's 1-0 win tied the aggregate score at 2-2 -- having already eliminated Manchester City in the new knockout playoffs round last month.
Defending champion Madrid now faces Arsenal -- which beat PSV Eindhoven -- with the first leg in London on April 8 or 9. The return game is on April 15 or 16.
PSG's reward for eliminating top-seeded Liverpool on Tuesday is playing Aston Villa with the first leg in Paris. The winner over two legs will play Arsenal or Madrid in the semifinals. That could yet be a clash of Kylian Mbappé's past and present clubs.
Borussia Dortmund rallied to beat Lille on Wednesday and will reunite with former star forward Robert Lewandowski and Barcelona in the quarterfinals, starting in Spain.
Bayern Munich and Inter Milan, which both advanced Tuesday, meet in the quarterfinals for a rematch of the 2010 final won by the Italian champion.
The first leg on April 8 or 9 is at Bayern's stadium that also stages the final on May 31.
Quarterfinals draw
Arsenal vs Real Madrid
Paris Saint-Germain vs. Aston Villa
Barcelona vs. Borussia Dortmund
Bayern Munich vs. Inter Milan.
First-leg games are on April 8 or 9 and return games are one week later.
