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PSG edge epic Champions League tussle with Bayern despite second-leg defeat
Mauricio Pochettino's team, who had already eliminated Barcelona in the last 16, can now look forward to a semifinal against Manchester City or Borussia...
Bayern had their 19-match unbeaten run in the Champions League ended in a repeat of last year's final, as the German giants suffered their first European defeat since March 2019.
News of Robert Lewandowski's absence for the quarterfinal first leg at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday has understandably been met with some delight in Paris, especially with Neymar recovering fitness following his latest lay-off.
Friday's draw also pitted Premier League leaders Manchester City against Borussia Dortmund, with Chelsea set to play Porto in the other last-eight tie.
With Liverpool also still alive, England have three representatives in the draw, yet Bayern - with 18 wins and one draw in 19 Champions League games since the start of last season - remain the team to beat.
"Some teams are unplayable. Bayern are one of them."
Bayern are now unbeaten in their last 18 Champions League games, with only a 1-1 group stage draw at Atletico Madrid last December denying them a perfect record of wins.
The European champions face Tigres in the final on Thursday after the Mexican club saw off Brazilian giants Palmeiras in Sunday's other semifinal.
Success came as a huge relief for an Egyptian outfit coached by South African Pitso Mosimane as they achieved only one top-three finish in five previous Club World Cup appearances.
Bayern extended their lead over second-placed RB Leipzig, who host Bayer Leverkusen later on Saturday.
The Poland striker, Lionel Messi, and Cristiano Ronaldo are shortlisted in the men's category for Fifa's 'The Best' awards.
Bayern Munich, who beat PSG in the 2020 final, play Lazio in the knockout phase while 2012 winners Chelsea have a tough task against Atletico Madrid.
The Manchester City boss, who turns 50 next month, would have reached the milestone more quickly had he not taken a sabbatical in 2012 following the end of his spell at Barcelona.
On a night when clubs marked news of the death of Diego Maradona by holding a minute's silence in memory of the Argentine before all Champions League games, Bayern eased to a record-extending 15th straight win in the competition.
On a prolific night across Europe which also saw a rampant Borussia Moenchengladbach hit six in Ukraine, the star individual performances came from Jota and Alassane Plea.
Madrid, the record 13-time European champions, went down to a 3-2 home loss against Shakhtar Donetsk, showing how far Zinedine Zidane's side are just now from the standards being set by Bayern.
The 25-year-old is 'doing well' and is in quarantine at home, the German giants said in a brief statement.
Just 59 days after beating Paris Saint-Germain in the Lisbon final, Bayern host Atletico behind closed doors.
Bayern host Atletico Madrid on October 21 in their opening Champions League group match, but the terraces at the Allianz Arena must remain empty.