Manchester United will square off against Portuguese side Porto in the Champions League quarter-final. The draw was held earlier today and should United reach the semi-finals they would face the winner of the Arsenal v Villarreal. While Liverpool drew Chelsea and Bayern Munich drew Barcelona.

It’s a great draw for United as they are positioned on the weaker side of the play-off bracket. Not to say Porto is rubbish but I believe they are the weakest of the 8 teams remaining in the competition, followed by Villarreal and Arsenal.

Liverpool and Chelsea are both very strong at the moment, while Bayern and Barcelona are the best outside of England. United got the perfect draw and thankfully United will only play one of those four in the final at the Stadio Olimpico.

On paper, there is no reason why United should not reach the final. Porto failed to win against Athletico Madrid and only got by on away-goals. We all know Arsenal’s story and Villarreal is a team that plays good collective-team football but aren’t real contenders for Europe’s top prize.

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