Champions League 2018-19: A look at the Quarter-Finalists

#5 Tottenham Hotspurs (England)

Tottenham were in the same group as Barcelona, Inter Milan, and PSV Eindhoven. They had the worst possible start to the competition, losing 2-1 to Inter in Milan and 4-2 at home to Barcelona and only drawing against PSV 2-2 away. With one point after three games, their destiny was not in their own hands. Tottenham beat PSV 2-1 and Inter Milan 1-0 at Wembley. Tottenham Hotspur's last group match was against Barcelona at Camp Nou. They needed an 85th-minute equalizer to progress through to the next round. Borussia Dortmund awaited Spurs in the Round of 16.

In the first leg of the Round of 16, Tottenham looked a different side and brushed aside Dortmund 3-0 at home. In the second leg at Signal Iduna Park, Tottenham won 1-0 to progress by an aggregate of 4-0

Tottenham's quarter-final opponents are Manchester City.

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#6 Manchester City (England)

The English side were grouped alongside Olympique Lyonnais, Shakhtar Donetsk, and Hoffenheim. They began the group stage on a losing note against Lyon. In fact, they were unable to beat Lyon in both the legs, drawing in the other fixture. Other than that, Manchester City had a largely untroubled run to the Round of 16. Their Round of 16 opponents were Schalke 04.

In the first leg of the round of 16, City won by a score of 3-2 away. In the second leg, they run riot to completely outclass the German side by 7-0 to progress 10-2 on aggregate.

Manchester City's quarter-final opponents are Tottenham Hotspurs.