Champions League: Barca host Atleti as Benfica visit Bayern

The Champions League quarter-final’s get under way this evening, with Barcelona looking to bounce back from Saturday’s El Clasico defeat. The holders take on Atletico Madrid, with the first leg at the Camp Nou. The teams met at this stage of the competition in 2014, with Atletico emerging victorious, but Barca have won the last six meetings between the sides. In tonight’s other game, five-time winners Bayern Munich host Portuguese giants Benfica.

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