The reigning champions will take on Arsenal in the last eight, while Paris Saint-Germain’s reward for knocking out Premier League champions-elect Liverpool is a reunion with their ex-manager Unai Emery and his Aston Villa side who have been the competition’s surprise package.

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has opted not to pick Real Madrid as his favorite to win the Champions League this season. Instead, Ferdinand has chosen Paris Saint-Germain, who eliminated Liverpool in the Round of 16.

The Champions League quarterfinals bracket was set Wednesday, and it sends Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain toward more English teams standing in their path of the title. Madrid's beat city rival Atletico Madrid in a penalty shootout in the round of 16 on Wednesday — after Atletico's 1-0 win tied the aggregate score at 2-2 — having already eliminated Manchester City in the new knockout playoffs round last month.