Roundup of the Quarter-Final action as the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League hit the business end.
With the semi-finals now within sight, eight teams began the Quarter-Finals knowing that aggregate victory would see them move closer towards the trophy which is currently held by PSG, who faced a difficult test against Liverpool.
Arsenal meanwhile were joint-favourites alongside Bayern Munich with bookmakers as the pair faced tricky opposition in Sporting Lisbon and 15-time winners – Real Madrid respectively, whilst Atletico Madrid faced Barcelona in an all-Spanish showdown.
PSG 4-0 Liverpool
Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia fired PSG into a 2-0 aggregate lead with victory at home in the first leg.
The reigning champions eventually advanced 4-0 on aggregate after Ousmane Dembele’s late brace saw them claim a 2-0 win in the away leg at Anfield.
Atletico Madrid 3-2 Barcelona
Julian Alvarez’s free-kick and Alexander Sorloth’s finish saw Atletico Madrid take control of the tie with a 2-0 first leg victory, as Barcelona found themselves reduced to ten men after Pau Cubarsi was red carded for a first-half. foul on Giuliano Simeone.
Ademola Lookman’s consolatory 31st-minute finish eventually saw Atletico prevail 3-2 on aggregate despite a 2-1 second-leg defeat at home, after early strikes from Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres levelled the tie initially but Barcelona again finished a man down after a late red card for Eric Garcia.
Arsenal 1-0 Sporting Lisbon
Kai Havertz struck in the 91st minute to hand Arsenal a 1-0 victory in their away leg against Sporting in Lisbon, as he turned in Gabriel Martinelli’s forward pass.
Mikel Arteta’s Gunners eventually prevailed on aggregate after a goalless second leg at the Emirates Stadium, London, which secured them a semi-final tie against Atletico Madrid.
Bayern Munich v Real Madrid
Goals from Luis Diaz and Harry Kane either side of half time handed Bayern Munich a 2-1 first-leg victory away at Real Madrid, despite Kylian Mbappe’s 74th-minute consolatory finish for the Galacticos.
Diaz and Kane were again on the scoresheet alongside Aleksandar Pavlovic and Michael Olise as Bayern came from behind to beat nine-men Real Madrid 4-3 at home for a 6-4 aggregate win, with Arda Guller’s brace and Mbappe’s effort having levelled the tie on aggregate at half time but Guller and Eduardo Camavinga were handed late red cards.
Bayern will now meet reigning champions, PSG in a marquee semi-final tie.
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