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Champions League quarter-final - Leicester draw Atletico Madrid, plus dates, odds and reaction

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ByEurosport

Updated 17/03/2017 at 14:22 GMT

Leicester City will face Atletico Madrid in their first ever Champions League quarter-final.

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Craig Shakespeare's side overcame the odds to knock Sevilla out of the last 16, and will now face Diego Simeone's side for a place in the semi-final.
Elsewhere, reigning champions Real Madrid take on German giants Bayern Munich, while Juventus are set to do battle against Barcelona in a repeat of the 2015 final.
Borussia Dortmind will play Monaco, who dumped Manchester City out of the competition on Wednesday night.

LAST-EIGHT DRAW - WHO WILL QUALIFY?

Atletico Madrid v Leicester City
Borussia Dortmund v AS Monaco
Bayern Munich v Real Madrid
Juventus v Barcelona

SOCIAL MEDIA REACTION

WHEN IS THE QUARTER-FINAL?

The first-leg ties will take place April 11-12, with the return leg one week later on April 18-19.

WHAT DO THE BOOKMAKERS MAKE OF IT?

  • Barcelona - 5/2
  • Bayern Munich - 3/1
  • Real Madrid - 5/1
  • Atletico Madrid - 7/1
  • Juventus - 9/1
  • Borussia Dortmund - 10/1
  • AS Monaco - 18/1
  • Leicester City - 40/1

CAN LEICESTER CITY PRODUCE ANOTHER SHOCK?

Put simply: yes. They have been confounding expectations for a full two years. In recent weeks, they look back to their best after the appointment of Craig Shakespeare as manager and both Gianluigi Buffon and Zinedine Zidane announced their reluctance to face Leicester before the draw. But it will be Simeone's men who take on Europe's unknown - and the Foxes will have nothing to fear.
However, a word of caution for overly-optimistic Leicester fans: they are currently basking in the phenomenon known as the ‘new manager bounce’ brought by Shakespeare's recent appointment. Will that still be in play when they face Atletico in April? There is no way of telling for sure but if they revert to their early-season type then they could get trounced.
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