Champions League 2024/25 quarter-finals promise blockbuster matches: Details here
13 Mar 2025

Arsenal and Aston Villa have both progressed to the quarter-finals of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League.

The draw for the stage has lined up some exciting potential matchups. Arsenal will take on Real Madrid, while Aston Villa face Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).

If both English teams progress further, they could meet in an all-English semi-final clash.

The other teams to reach the last 8 are Bayern Munich, Inter Milan Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund.

Here are further details.

Quarter-final matches of 2024/25 Champions League
Fact

Here are the 4 quarter-final ties: Bayern Munich vs Inter Milan; PSG vs Aston Villa; Arsenal vs Real Madrid; Borussia Dortmund vs Barcelona.

Quarter-final matchups and schedule
Fixtures

Arsenal will host the first leg of their quarter-final against Real Madrid at home on April 8, before heading to Madrid for the second leg on April 16.

Meanwhile, Aston Villa's clash with PSG kicks off in Paris on April 9, followed by a return match at Villa Park on April 15.

The semi-finals are scheduled to take place later in the month.

Key results for PSG, Bayern and Inter
Results

Paris Saint-Germain knocked Liverpool out of the Champions League, winning 4-1 on penalties. The Reds won the first leg affair 1-0 in Paris before the French side forced penalties, making it 1-1 on aggregate at Anfield.

Harry Kane's record-breaking show helped Bayern beat Bayer Levekusen 2-0 in the 2nd leg and 5-0 om aggregate.

Meanwhile, Inter defeated Dutch side Feyenoord 2-1 in the 2nd leg and overall 4-1 on aggregate.

Real qualify after penalty shootout win over Atletico
Real

Real Madrid successfully made it to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.

Los Blancos defeated Atletico 4-2 on penalties. There was controversy as Julian Alvarez's penalty was ruled out for a double hit by VAR.

Earlier, Connor Gallagher scored early on for Atletico to make it 2-2 on the aggregate. The match remained 1-0 in Atletico's favor over normal and extra-time.

What about Arsenal, Villa, Dortmund and Barca?
Other teams

Arsenal drew their 2nd leg clash against PSV 2-2 but won 9-3 on aggregate.

Aston Villa marched ahead with a 3-0 win over Club Brugge as Marco Asensio scored a brace. Unai Emery's men won the clash 6-1 on aggregate over two legs.

Barcelona, who will face Dortmund in the last eight, beat Benfica 3-1 in the 2nd leg (4-1 on aggregate).

Meanwhile, Dortmund edged past Lille 3-2 on aggregate after winning the 2nd leg clash 2-1.

Potential semi-final and final matchups
Road ahead

As mentioned, if Arsenal and Aston Villa reach the semi-finals, they could meet each other.

Arsenal's opponents in the final could be Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, or Inter Milan. Aston Villa's opponents in the final could also be these teams.

The semi-finals will be held on April 29/30 and May 6/7, while the grand finale will be held on May 31 at Bayern Munich's Allianz Arena.