UEFA Champions League Draw: Barcelona, others know their opponents (LIVE UPDATES)

Just eight teams are left from the almost 80 that started the race in this season’s UEFA Champions League.

On Friday noon, the draws for the quarterfinals will be conducted and for those that make it out, they would also have an idea who their semifinal opponents will be as the draws for that stage will also be conducted.

It has been a long road to this stage, as many remarkable results and upsets have been recorded.

Defending champions, Real Madrid were dumped out by Ajax, Manchester United eliminated Paris Saint-Germain in dramatic fashion.

Tottenham were too strong for Borussia Dortmund while Liverpool showed clash, brushing aside Bayern in Munich. Barcelona made quick work of Lyon and Manchester City put 10 past Schalke over two legs.

Four of the eight teams in Friday’s draw are English, the first time a league have achieved such a feat in 10 years.

Stay with PREMIUM TIMES for live updates for the UEFA Champions League quarter-final and semi-final draws which will both take place at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland.

The stage is now set for the much-awaited draws.

The draw is taking place at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon.

UEFA competitions director Giorgio Marchetti is taking charge of proceedings presently.

While there four English teams in Friday’s draw, this is the first time that Spain will have just one representative in the Champions League quarter-finals since 2009-10.

Julio Cesar UEFA Ambassador in front to conduct the draws.

Completely open draw; meaning teams from the same country can face each other at this stage of the competition.

The first name picked from the pot is Ajax

The Dutch side will face Juventus!

Quarterfinal 1

Ajax vs Juventus

Now Liverpool has been picked from the Pot

Liverpool get Porto!

Quarterfinal 2

Liverpool vs FC Porto

Now Tottenham has been picked

Tottenham get Manchester City