Liverpool will face Atalanta in the quarter-finals of the Europa League – and will have to wait until the final to meet Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen.
It is the fairytale that Reds fans have dreamed of as they could see off Jurgen Klopp in Dublin against the man they hope will succeed him.
In the semi-finals, Klopp’s men will face the winner of Benfica and Marseille if they can navigate their tie against Atalanta. Liverpool beat Sparta Prague 11-2 on aggregate in the last 16.
Meanwhile, West Ham face a stern test in the last eight against Leverkusen, who are unbeaten all season.
Leverkusen pulled off mission impossible on Thursday night when Patrick Schick scored two goals in stoppage time to help them beat Qarabag 3-2 (5-4 on aggregate).
West Ham needed to overcome a 1-0 deficit from a miserable night in Freiburg – and did so in style in front of their home fans with a 5-0 pummelling of the Germans.
David Moyes has already done brilliantly to lead the Hammers to the last eight of European competitions in the last three years and will hope to build on last season’s Europa Conference League triumph.
AC Milan and Roma will contest an all-Italian quarter-final, pitting the latter’s boss Daniele De Rossi against one of the bitter rivals from his playing career.
Roma are a team to watch out for thanks to their renaissance under De Rossi, who has won seven of his 12 games in the hot seat since taking the reins from Jose Mourinho. Milan sit second in Serie A.
Benfica and Marseille will contest the fourth quarter-final. Benfica were quarter-finalists in the Champions League in the previous two seasons, while Marseille have picked up form after a horrible start to the season.
If they progress, West Ham will meet either AC Milan or Roma in the final four.
Europa League Tickets: Quarter-Final
- AC Milan v Roma – Buy Europa League Tickets
- Liverpool v Atalanta – Buy Europa League Tickets
- Bayer Leverkusen v West Ham – Buy Europa League Tickets
- Benfica v Marseille – Buy Europa League Tickets
Europa League Tickets: Semi-finals
- Benfica or Marseille v Liverpool or Atalanta
- AC Milan or Roma v Bayer Leverkusen or West Ham