Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s side, Manchester United must face ruthless Barcelona with merciless Messi while Christiano Ronaldo and Juventus will be facing Dutch side Ajax in the quarter finals of the UEFA Champions League.
English Premier League top team, Manchester City will be taking on EPL rivals Tottenham, while Liverpool is to battle Porto.
There was a good chance, with four sides still in the competition, that an all-English affair would be put in place.
City and Spurs came out of the hat together and will need no introduction to one another as they prepare to lock horns in pursuit of European glory.
Pep Guardiola is looking to lead the Blues to a first Champions League crown, having previously claimed the trophy on two previous occasions with Barcelona.
The mercurial talents of Messi helped him to those successes and the Argentine will be looking for a fourth triumph of his remarkable career in 2019.
That quest must go…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
