The Gunners cruised into their second successive quarter-final with a 9-3 aggregate win over PSV Eindhoven at the last-16 stage, a result owing much to their 7-1 first leg win. Meanwhile, the holders beat their city rivals Atletico Madrid on penalties to set up a blockbuster tie next month.

Arsenal and Aston Villa are the last Premier League clubs standing in the Champions League and they both face European giants in the quarter-final stage. Mikel Arteta's men have a mouth-watering tie against 15-time winners and reigning champions Real Madrid in the quarter-finals.

The Premier League could yet provide as many as seven clubs to next year’s Champions League after a number of English sides continued their progress in continental competition. Previously, the maximum number of clubs that a league could provide to the top tier European tournament was five,