CHRIS SUTTON’S

GUIDE TO LAST EIGHT

REAL MADRID v MANCHESTER CITY

WHO needs the European Super League? We’ve got the heavyweight clashes we want right here and it hardly gets bigger than the 14-time winners of this competition facing the holders. It suits City that they will play at the Bernabeu first and then the Etihad second — just like last season, when they followed up a 1-1 draw away with a 4-0 thumping at home. Though they have Jude Bellingham, I’m not convinced Real are the force they were. They are still waiting for Kylian Mbappe to rock up as their latest Galactico to take them to the next level. City should win this.

VERDICT — Manchester City to win.

ARSENAL v BAYERN MUNICH

IN YEARS gone by, you would fear for Arsenal after being drawn with Bayern Munich — like in 2017, when they were annihilated 10-2 on aggregate in the Champions League knockout stages. Now, it is the other way around. Bayern should be the intimidated ones, cursing John Obi Mikel for reaching into that orb of doom and drawing them against the Premier League leaders. Harry Kane will try his best to score his way into the semi-finals of a competition that could save his side’s season, given Bayern don’t look like winning the Bundesliga, but I fancy the consistency of Arsenal over two legs.

VERDICT — Arsenal to win.

ATLETICO MADRID v BORUSSIA DORTMUND

IT IS never ideal facing Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid, who are the masters of s***housery, and I suspect their tricks will help them sneak this one over two legs.

VERDICT — Atletico Madrid to win.

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN v BARCELONA

HISTORICALLY these have been thrilling ties, like 2017 when PSG won the first leg 4-0 before Barcelona won the second 6-1. This time, Kylian Mbappe should see the French side through.

VERDICT — Paris Saint-Germain to win.