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Arsenal and Liverpool will meet in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, after the English rivals were selected to play each other during Friday's draw at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland

Spanish outfit Barcelona, tournament winners in 1992 and 2006, will face Germany's Schalke, and London club Chelsea takes on Turkish side Fenerbahce.

Steven Gerrard and, take on English rivals Arsenal in the Champions League quarter-finals.Steven Gerrard and Liverpool take on English rivals Arsenal in the Champions League quarter-finals.
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The other quarter-final pits reigning English champions Manchester United against Italian outfit AS Roma in a rematch from last season's quarter-finals. The two clubs also met twice in the first round of this year's competition.

"I think it's challenging, interesting as well. It's a good opportunity to be consistent against Liverpool because it's three very important games for us," said Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, referring to his team's match against Liverpool in the Premier League between the two Champions League contests.

"It's amazing but not surprising because I have seen that many times."

UEFA also made the provisional semifinal draw Friday. The winner of Arsenal and Liverpool meets Fenerbahce or Chelsea, and Schalke or Barcelona faces Roma or Manchester United, which means at least one English team will reach the final four.

Although Arsenal and Liverpool are big rivals in the English league, the quarter-final will be their first-ever meeting in European competition.

This year also marks the first time that four teams from the same country have reached the quarter-finals.

The first legs of the quarter-finals will take place April 1-2 with the second legs taking place April 8-9. The semifinals will take place April 22-23 and April 29-30.

The final is slated for May 21 in Moscow.


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