A Turkish club coached by a Brazilian, Zico.
An Italian club coached by an Italian, Luciano Spalletti.
A Spanish club coached by a Dutchman, Frank Rijkaard.
A west London club coached by an Israeli, Avram Grant.
A north London club coached by a Germanic Frenchman.
A Liverpool club coached by a Spaniard, Rafa Benitez.
A Manchester club coached by a Glaswegian who became a knight of the realm because Arsenal forced his team to become strong enough to win the treble that impressed populist PM Tony Blair.
AND THE DRAW IN NYON IS……
Arsenal v Liverpool
Roma v Man Utd
Schalke 04 v Barcelona
Fenerbahce v Chelsea.
In the semi-final, Arsenal or Liverpool will play Zico’s team or Grant’s.
Schalke 04 and Fenerbahce are in the quarter-finals for the first time.
Roma suffered a 7-1 defeat at Old Trafford in last year’s quarter-final. They played Man Utd in the group stage, losing 1-0 to a Rooney goal at Old Trafford. The Rome game was a 1-1 draw.