UEFA Champions League Quarter Finals: African Players Battling Each Other for a Place in Semi Finals

• The UEFA Champions League quarter-final draw was held on Friday, March 15, in Nyon
• The remaining eight teams in the competition were paired to determine the semi-finalists
• Sports Brief has listed several African players set to battle it out for a place in the last four

The UEFA Champions League quarter-final draw was held on Friday, March 15, with the eight remaining clubs getting to know their next opponent in the competition.

The defending champions, Manchester City, will face a familiar foe, Real Madrid, while Arsenal will face Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich.

Paris Saint-Germain will face a rejuvenated Barcelona side, with Atletico Madrid and Dortmund completing the last eight draw.

With the draw determined, Sports Brief highlights the African players battling each other for a place in the semi-final.

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Africans facing each other in UCL quarter-finals

Thomas Partey and Mohamed Elneny vs Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Noussair Mazraoui

Partey and Elneny will welcome Choupo-Moting and Mazraoui to the Emirates Stadium when Arsenal and Bayern Munich battle each other in the first leg of the quarter-finals.

The Bayern Munich duo will do the same when the Bavarians host the Gunners at the Allianz Arena for the second leg.

Partey is back in the squad fully after the injury, which kept him out of the team, while Elneny has failed to cement his place in the starting lineup.

Mazraoui is currently injured but could return to action before the first leg, while Choupo-Moting could get the starting berth if Harry Kane fails to recover from his ankle injury before the game.

The first leg of Arsenal's quarter-final game with Bayern is scheduled for Tuesday, April 9, according to Soccerway.

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Reinildo Mandava vs Sebastien Haller, Ramy Bensebaini

Reinaldo will lock horns with fellow Africans Haller and Bensebaini when Atletico Madrid battles Borussia Dortmund for a place in the semi-finals of the prestigious European club competition.

Reinildo's Atletico Madrid are favourites for the tie after knocking out last season's finalist Inter Milan in the Round of 16.

Haller is still nursing an injury he got during the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations final and could be back before the first leg of the tie in Madrid.

Clubs with most appearances in UCL quarter-finals

Sports Brief also reported on the clubs with the most appearances in the quarter-finals of the UCL.

Bayern Munich's qualification for the last eight in this season's competition, has them leading the way among the teams with the most qualifications for the last eight.