New Delhi [India], Barcelona crashed out of the Champions League after a night of unexpected ups and downs 6-4 (an aggregate defeat to Paris Saint-Germain), another night of European giants looking to stake their claim in Europe. Attempts to cover the football title will unfold in Manchester and Munich on Thursday (IST). Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund were followed by a tough challenge from Spanish giants FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, Arsenal and Manchester City, who are all fighting for the EPL title this year. Get into the fight to keep their title hopes alive in Europe With the two semi-final places already decided, the battle for the final two spots offers a range of possibilities, including a potential all-English clash and a UCL clash. The most successful team is also included. Facing off against Bayern Munich, who failed to defend their Bundesliga title this year, Manchester City will host Real Madrid after playing out a 3-3 draw in a thrilling first leg of their quarter-final under the closed roof of the Santiago Bernabéu. . A fascinating tie that promises plenty of goals, drama, twists and turns.Last year, when Los Blancos visited the Etihad after playing out a 1-1 draw in the first leg, City thrashed Carlo Ancelotti's side 4-0. In the words of Ancelotti, the clash between the two sides is always 'fantastic', with both sides trying to seal the two available semi-final places, with Real Madrid already in one hand on the La Liga title, ensuring Will be keeping an eye out for a double to ensure they finish their season on a high. Pep Guardiola's side are not only fighting to defend their UCL title but also in search of an elusive treble. The Premier League champions will set themselves up to be crowned champions after going 30 home matches unbeaten in the UCL, an English record since 2018 for Phil Foden, Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Grealish, Julian Alvarez, Jeremy Doku and Erling Haaland. This had a major impact on the outcome of Manchester City's games.While for Real Madrid, in the absence of suspended Aurelien Tchoumeni, the onus will be on Rodrygo, Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham and the experienced duo of Luka Modric and Toni Kroos to deliver results in front of a sell-out crowd. As for the second tie, it will run parallel to City and Real Madrid, with Bayern Munich hosting Arsenal at the Allianz Arena just days after ending Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen's 11-year title reign. The last time the two sides faced each other in the UCL knockout stage in 2017, Arsene Wenger was still the manager of Arsenal, and Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery were still in charge for Bayern. In their last match the Gunners lost 10–2 on aggregate, with Bayern scoring five goals each over both legs. This time around, Arsenal has gone through a major transformation since Mikel Arteta replaced Wenger.In the first leg, Arsenal overcame a 2–1 deficit to finish the game on O-level terms. Ahead of the highly anticipated second leg, Arteta sent a message to his team to be themselves no matter what stadium they play in. "I want my team to be itself, no matter what stadium it is. Sometimes you want to do certain things and the opponent doesn't allow you to do it, and we're going to be very clear about how we're going to play the game." , How we want to play the game, and what will give us the best chance to win," Arteta said in the pre-match press conference, as quoted from the club's official website. While Thomas Tuchel, who is enjoying his final months as Bayern coach, feels the experience will prove to be a game-changing factor in the second leg."I think we have a bit of an experience advantage in our team. We have players who have won the [Champions League], we have players who have played decisive matches in this competition. But to take advantage, we still have to “Going out has to be our best,” Tuchel said.