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England has four representatives in the quarter-finals. How well do you remember their previous outings at this stage?

Who were the first English club to lose a European Cup quarter-final (they were thrashed 9-2 on aggregate)?

Manchester United

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Tottenham Hotspur

Ipswich Town

Which two English clubs were knocked out of the European Cup in the quarter-finals in the 1982-83 season?

Manchester United and Manchester City

Liverpool and Aston Villa

Everton and Watford

Wolves and Ipswich Town

This is not the first time four Premier League clubs have made it to the last eight. When did four English teams make it to the quarter-finals, with three three making it to the semi-finals, two making to the final and one becoming champions?

2005

2008

2009

2012

Which other country has provided four quarter-finalists in the same season?

Germany

Italy

Spain

No other country has done it

Manchester United thrashed Roma 7-1 in the second leg of their quarter-final back in 2007. Which of these players did not score in that game?

Michael Carrick

Alan Smith

Ryan Giggs

Cristiano Ronaldo

Wayne Rooney

Patrice Evra

Lionel Messi wreaked havoc against Arsenal in the quarter-finals in 2010, scoring all four goals for Barcelona in a 4-1 rout at the Camp Nou in the second leg. Who gave Arsenal the lead that night?

Andrey Arshavin

Samir Nasri

Theo Walcott

Nicklas Bendtner

Who were the only English club to reach the quarter-finals in the 2016-17 season?

Arsenal

Tottenham Hotspur

Leicester City

Manchester City

Which other English club were knocked out at the quarter-finals in their only appearance in the European Cup?

Derby County

Burnley

Blackburn Rovers

Newcastle United

Leeds made it past the quarter-finals in 2001 thanks to a 3-0 win over Deportivo la Coruña at Elland Road in the first leg. Ian Harte got things going with a thunderous free-kick, but which other players scored that night?

Robbie Keane and Darren Huckerby

Mark Viduka and Harry Kewell

Michael Bridges and Lee Bowyer

Alan Smith and Rio Ferdinand

Which player has scored a hat-trick in a quarter-final in England?

Andy Cole

Gareth Bale

Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo

2 and above.

Oh dear

3 and above.

Don't worry. It was a tough one

4 and above.

Don't worry. It was a tough one

5 and above.

Don't worry. It was a tough one

6 and above.

That is an impressive score. Nice work

7 and above.

That is a very impressive score. Nice work

8 and above.

That is an extremely impressive score. Nice work

9 and above.

That is an extremely impressive score. Nice work

10 and above.

Perfection. That is very impressive indeed

0 and above.

Oh dear

1 and above.

Oh dear

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