Tottenham breezed past Borussia Dortmund with a aggregate victory, while Porto came from behind to knock Roma out thanks to a aggregate triumph. A Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick secured Juventus' place in the quarter-finals as Juventus came from down to beat Atletico Madrid on aggregate. Manchester City, meanwhile, overcame Schalke with a stunning aggregate victory.
Last season's beaten finalists Liverpool were handed a stern test in the form of Bayern Munich, but Jurgen Klopp's side put on a tremendous away performance to win the tie Barcelona overcame Ligue 1 side Lyon with Lionel Messi orchestrating proceedings in a devastating victory. UEFA's official website will be streaming the draw live and it will also be available to watch on TV.
In the UK, BT Sport hold the rights to Champions League coverage and one of the network's channels should be broadcasting the draw live. Goal will be bringing you all the latest developments from the draw as well, so be sure to stay tuned here. The Champions League quarter-final ties will be contested in April, which means teams will have roughly a month to prepare.
The first legs of the last eight are scheduled for April 9 and 10 , with the second legs due to be played a week later on April 16 and We will also know the potential make-up of the semi-finals on March 15, with UEFA confirming that the draw for the last four will also occur on that day. As such, clubs, players and fans alike will be able to go through the permutations to see who they might end up facing should they reach the final.
Real Madrid underlined their European dominance by lifting the European Cup for the third consecutive season in May after a win over Liverpool. However, much has changed at the club since their historic victory. Madrid will still be a feared opponent and have started the league season with wins over Getafe and Girona.
Gareth Bale has played a starring role to ensure Ronaldo has not been too badly missed. However, there's no doubt some of the fear factor has gone with the Portuguese superstar no longer in their ranks. City rivals Atletico may fancy their chances of taking the title off Los Blancos.
But perhaps even more importantly, star man Antoine Griezmann rejected the advances of Barcelona to sign a new deal. There is added incentive for Los Rojiblancos this season, as the final will be held at their own Wanda Metropolitano stadium. Atletico will face stiff competition from a host of other clubs. Barcelona will be chasing a first European triumph since and cannot be discounted with Lionel Messi still the driving force in the team.
Real Madrid knocked PSG out of the tournament last season, but they will be hoping new manager Thomas Tuchel can take them further. Liverpool will also hope to go one better after coming agonisingly close last season.
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