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The blockbuster Champions League quarter-final ties have certainly delivered at the halfway mark, and we should get to enjoy another two nights of vintage continental action as the last eight reaches its conclusion.<\/strong><\/p>\n

First legs can often be cagey affairs with much of the drama arriving in the return fixtures, but the eight competing teams each laughed right in the face of that notion last week.<\/p>\n

18 goals have already been scored and each of the ties hang in the balance. Two are all-square heading into the second leg, while Barcelona and Atletico Madrid each hold one-goal leads over their respective opponents.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how\u00a090min<\/em>\u00a0envisages this week\u2019s quarter-final second legs panning out.<\/p>\n

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Tuesday 16 April<\/h3>\n
\"Paris<\/figure>\n

Kylian Mbappe was tamed by Barcelona in Paris \/ Christian Liewig \u2013 Corbis\/GettyImages<\/p>\n

The familiarity between Luis Enrique and Xavi certainly failed to provide the projected caginess in round one, as\u00a0PSG<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Barcelona<\/strong>\u00a0played out a barnstormer in the French capital. This was your archetypal\u00a0Champions League\u00a0encounter with fierce momentum swings facilitating distinct unpredictability.<\/p>\n

Barca overcome a Parisien storm at the start of the second half to win 3-2 away from home, so they\u2019ve got a slender lead to protect in Catalonia on Tuesday. It\u2019s hard to envisage either side shutting the other out, and you\u2019ve got to imagine that Kylian Mbappe still has a thing or two to say in this tie after being shut out last week.<\/p>\n

Barcelona\u2019s fellow Spaniards,\u00a0Atleti<\/strong>, are protecting a 2-1 advantage in Germany as they visit Signal Iduna Park. Diego Simeone would\u2019ve preferred a healthier buffer heading into the return leg, especially given the start his side made to the contest last Wednesday, but\u00a0BVB\u00a0once again proved that they\u2019re made of stern stuff.<\/p>\n

Having navigated through the \u2018Group of Death\u2019 and edged past PSV,\u00a0Dortmund<\/strong>\u00a0are aiming to progress into their first Champions League semi-final since 2013.<\/p>\n

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Kick-off Time (GMT)<\/strong><\/th>\nFixture<\/strong><\/th>\nPrediction<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
20:00<\/td>\nBarcelona vs PSG<\/td>\n2-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20:00<\/td>\nBorussia Dortmund vs Atletico Madrid<\/td>\n1-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n
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Wednesday 17 April<\/h3>\n
\"Harry<\/figure>\n

Harry Kane enjoyed his outing at the Emirates last week \/ Shaun Botterill\/GettyImages<\/p>\n

The two most enticing fixtures of an utterly intriguing set of quarter-final ties certainly didn\u2019t disappoint last Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Arsenal<\/strong>\u00a0would\u2019ve been confident of taking a lead into the second leg at the Allianz Arena against\u00a0Bayern Munich<\/strong>, but they could only muster a draw against the seasoned but vulnerable German giants at the Emirates. Mikel Arteta\u2019s side were handed a big blow in the title race on Sunday, and it\u2019ll be a huge ask for them to secure the desired result in Munich on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Bayern\u00a0officially relinquished their Bundesliga crown over the weekend as Bayer Leverkusen were crowned champions for the very first time.<\/p>\n

Real Madrid<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Manchester City<\/strong>\u00a0played out yet another thriller in the Spanish capital, as a game of ludicrous finishing\u00a0ended 3-3. City undoubtedly left the Bernabeu the happier of the two sides, but the Cityzens know all too well about Madrid\u2019s capacity to produce the unthinkable in this competition.<\/p>\n

The Champions League masters are still well in this tie, but they\u2019ve been unsuccessful on their last three visits to the Etihad. Last season\u2019s 4-0 beatdown in Manchester is still fresh in the memory.<\/p>\n

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Kick-off Time (GMT)<\/strong><\/th>\nFixture<\/strong><\/th>\nPrediction<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
20:00<\/td>\nMan City vs Real Madrid<\/td>\n3-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20:00<\/td>\nBayern Munich vs Arsenal<\/td>\n2-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

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