Liverpool FC will face Stoke City in the penultimate round of the competition, with Everton drawn
against league leaders Manchester City.
Not exact matches
This was the vital game though for Real who trail
leaders Barcelona by 16 points in La Liga after a poor campaign and it is their best chance of picking up some silverware outside of the Champions
League, in which they are evenly poised
against Manchester United after a 1 - 1 first leg draw at the Bernabeu.
The Blues have made an awful start to the defence of their Premier
League title this season as back - to - back defeats
against Crystal Palace and Everton has left them 11 points behind current
leaders Manchester City and could fall even further behind if they fail to take all three points
against the Gunners.
The Spanish playmaker scored twice in United's 3 - 1 victory
against Villa to move them above neighbours
Manchester City into third and keep the pressure on Arsenal in second and remain eight points off
league leaders Chelsea, who they face at Stamford Bridge in two weeks.
After suffering back - to - back defeats to Everton and
Manchester City which saw Arsene Wenger's team slip behind the
league's
leaders, they bounced back by edging a 1 - 0 win
against West Bromwich Albion on Boxing Day thanks to Olivier Giroud's goal.
The Red Devils have had a difficult campaign overall, as they haven't been able to keep up the pace set by
league leaders Manchester City and crashed out of the Champions League in disappointing fashion against Sevilla last
league leaders Manchester City and crashed out of the Champions
League in disappointing fashion against Sevilla last
League in disappointing fashion
against Sevilla last week.
More recently we've witnessed relegated Wigan Athletic beating mega-wealthy
Manchester City
against all the odds in the 2013 final,
League One outfit Bradford City recovering from a 2 - 0 deficit to defeat Premier
League leaders Chelsea 4 - 2 at Stamford Bridge in 2015 and just last February Lincoln City shocking Premier
League Burnley to become the first non-
league club since 1914 to reach the cup quarter - finals.
Arsenal are nine points behind current
league leaders Manchester City at the moment and Arsenal will collide
against the Citizens at th...
After inflicting on
league leaders and rivals
Manchester City - their first defeat at home in over 70 weeks,
Manchester United continue their push for second - place
against a struggling West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.
Basel coach Raphael Wicky is confident his side can spring a surprise
against runaway Premier
League leaders Manchester City.
A spirited Crystal Palace put in an impressive display
against Manchester City at Selhurst Park to earn a point
against the
league leaders.
Pep Guardiola has told his
Manchester City players to remember what happened to Barcelona
against Paris Saint - Germain last week as his
Manchester City side prepare to face French
league leaders Monaco in the Champions League on Tu
league leaders Monaco in the Champions
League on Tu
League on Tuesday.
Second - placed Spurs will look to close the gap on
league leaders Chelsea to four points with a win in the evening kickoff
against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.
Premier
League leaders Manchester City have been drawn
against rivals Liverpool in the quarter - finals of the Champions
League.
Liverpool suffered a massive defeat
against Spurs and are now 12 points behind
league leaders Manchester City.
The prospect of two games
against the
league leaders just before the trip to
Manchester was thought to be too much for them, but it has worked out exactly the opposite.
Everyone knows now what the Ligue 1
leaders are capable of, even if
Manchester City exposed their defensive frailties in a 5 - 3 win on Tuesday night, but Spurs were both too relaxed and overwhelmed
against the team they beat 4 - 1 in the Europa
League last season.
Manchester City 1 Middlesbrough 1 Marten de Roon headed a last - gasp equaliser as Middlesbrough snatched a 1 - 1 draw
against Premier
League leaders M -LRB-...)
An 82nd minute goal from Jόhann Berg Guðmundsson, his second of the season, earned Burnley a point yesterday in a 1 - 1 draw
against Premier
League leaders Manchester City in...
The Merseysiders are three points behind
league leaders Manchester United at the moment and should step up to earn all three points
against the Clarets.
Sam Allardyce says Everton are ready for their «biggest challenge»
against runaway Premier
League leaders Manchester City on Saturday, with Idrissa Gana Gueye to be given «every chance» of recovering from a hamstring injury to be fit for the clash.
Premier
League leaders Manchester City have been drawn
against English rivals Liverpool in the quarter - finals of the Champions
League.
An 82nd minute goal from Jόhann Berg Guðmundsson, his second of the season, earned Burnley a point yesterday in a 1 - 1 draw
against Premier
League leaders Manchester City in front of the Sky television cameras.
West Ham's challenge for a top four place has fallen away but they can still get some pressure on
Manchester City and
Manchester United with a win
against the
league leaders.
Sunday's draw
against Tottenham Hotspur extended the Gunners» unbeaten run in the competition to six games, and kept them level on points with
league leaders Manchester City.