These are the qualified teams for the 2023-24 Champions League quarters

The round of 16 of the Champions League 2023-24 came to an end. In them, 16 teams fought for a place in the quarter-finals of the top continental competition.

After a thrilling knockout rounds, only eight of them achieved their goal and continue in the fight to lift the coveted trophy on 1st July at the legendary Wembley Stadium (London).

These are the qualified teams for the quarter-finals:

Bayern Munich

Thomas Tuchel's side comfortably came through as group winners and lived up to expectations in the last 16 against Lazio. The Italian side stunned the Germans in the first leg with a 1-0 win, but the reigning Bundesliga champions made the Allianz Arena a fortress and earned their place in the last 16 thanks to a 3-0 win with goals from Harry Kane (twice) and Thomas Müller.

Real Madrid

The 14-time European champions reached the quarter-finals with more suffering than expected. After winning all their matches in the group stage, the draw for the last 16 paired them with a RB Leipzig side that dominated the 'Merengues' for many moments of the tie. The 0-1 scoreline in the first leg (Brahim's goal) proved decisive in a tie that ended 1-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu with Vinicius scoring for the Spanish capital side.

Paris Saint-Germain

Despite coming into the knockout phase as group runners-up, PSG were at their best in the moment of truth. Real Sociedad made life difficult for the French side for much of the first leg, but two bright sparks from Mbappe and Barcola made the tie all but over (2-0). In the return leg at Anoeta, the Parisians gave their opponents no chance and beat them again, this time 2-1 with a brace from Mbappe, sealing their qualification.

Manchester City

After a comfortable group stage, the draw paired the reigning champions with the most affordable opponent. Manchester City did not give the slightest chance of a surprise and comfortably eliminated Copenhagen. The first leg in Denmark ended 1-3 after goals from De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and Foden. In the second leg, the Mancunians won 3-1 with goals from Akanji, Julian Alvarez and Erling Haaland

Barcelona

.After four years of absence, Barca returned to the top eight teams on the continent. Top of the group stage, the 'Cules' were drawn against Napoli in the last 16. The Catalans earned a 1-1 draw at the Diego Armando Maradona with a goal from Robert Lewandowski and confirmed their qualification at Montjuic after a 3-1 win on Catalan soil, with Fermin, Joao Cancelo and Lewandowski scoring the goals.

Arsenal

The Londoners came through the group stage without any difficulty and went on to face Porto in the last 16. The favourites at first sight, the Portuguese side pushed Arsenal to the limit, losing 1-0 at Do Dragao and only managed to beat the Portuguese side 1-0 at the Emirates with a goal from Trossard. The place in the quarter-finals was decided in a penalty shoot-out that went to the Gunners, who are through to the last eight on their return to the competition after several years' absence.

Borussia Dortmund

The Germans qualified for the last 16 after coming out on top of the Champions League 'group of death' (with PSG, Newcastle and Milan as opponents). The draw for the first knockout round was more kind to Borussia Dortmund, who were drawn against PSV Eindhoven. In the Netherlands, a 1-1 draw thanks to a goal from Donyell Malen was a more than solid foundation on which to build a 2-0 home win in Germany thanks to goals from Jadon Sancho and Marco Reus.

Atletico Madrid

The 'Colchoneros' achieved the feat of eliminating Inter Milan in a penalty shoot-out. After the 1-0 first leg, the 'Nerazzurri' took the lead at the Metropolitano thanks to a goal by Di Marco. It was all uphill for the Spanish side, who came from behind with a goal by Griezmann in the 35th minute and another by Memphis in the 87th minute. The tie was 2-2 and went to extra time. In the end, the 12-yards spot-kick decided how the game would end.