Barcelona out for revenge in Champions League quarter-final tie against Atletico Madrid

Holders Barcelona and their feared attacking trident have drawn fellow Spaniards and 2014 finalists Atletico Madrid in the Champions League last eight.

Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar, Barcelona’s formidable attacking trio, will seek revenge for their 2-1 aggregate quarter-finals exit at the hands of Diego Simeone’s formidable charges two seasons ago.

“With Atletico Madrid everything is complicated,” said Barcelona representative Javier Bordas, who was in Nyon, Switzerland for the draw.

“Their strengths are well known. They are watertight at the back and can hurt you in attack,” he said of the side who have shipped just three goals in the competition so far.

“They are our No 1 rival in the Spanish league, I don’t believe there was a tougher side we could have drawn. We know this is going to be really tough.”

In another tantalising matchup, new money outfits Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain face off after Swedish giant Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s side toppled Chelsea in the last round. It is a first ever quarter-finals for City.

PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi seemed convinced his up-and-coming side can get to their first semi-final in twenty years.