Arsenal to face Bayern Munich in CL quarters, Manchester City draw Real Madrid

The Gunners banished their last-16 curse with a dramatic penalty-shootout success over Porto in the previous round, thereby advancing to the last eight of the tournament for the first time since the 2009-10 tournament.

Arsenal had suffered seven successive last-16 exits since that campaign 14 years ago, three of which came at the hands of Bayern, whom the Gunners now have another chance at revenge over after excruciating eliminations in the 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2016-17 campaigns.

Mikel Arteta's men will welcome Thomas Tuchel's side — who bested Lazio 3-1 on aggregate in the last 16 — to the Emirates for the first leg on April 9 or 10, one week before visiting the Allianz Arena for the return fixture on April 16 or 17.

The opening encounter between Arsenal and Bayern will see ex-Tottenham Hotspur forward and former Gunners academy graduate Harry Kane make his return to North London, where Serge Gnabry will also visit his old stomping ground.

Whichever team progresses to the semi-finals will have to pit their wits against either 14-time winners Real Madrid or current champions Manchester City, who lock horns in the pick of the quarter-final ties.

Pep Guardiola's men strolled to a 6-2 aggregate beating of Copenhagen in the first knockout phase to earn a date with Real, who scraped by RB Leipzig 2-1 over two legs and will host the first leg at the Bernabeu.

The Citizens and Blancos' quarter-final encounter will mark a repeat of last year's semi-final, which Guardiola's men won 5-1 on aggregate after a chaotic 6-5 loss to Carlo Ancelotti's side in the