British clubs await European fate
An unprecedented four English clubs await the quarter-final draw for the Champions League on Friday at 1200 GMT.
Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United join Barcelona, Roma, Schalke 04 and Fenerbahce in the hat.
There are no seedings and no country protection, meaning the English clubs could be drawn against each other.
The semi-final pairings will also be decided, while Rangers will learn their last-eight opponents in the Uefa Cup when the draw is made at 1300 GMT.
Rangers will hope to avoid tournament favourites Bayern Munich, while Sporting, Fiorentina, Getafe, Bayer Leverkusen, PSV and Zenit St Petersburg are the other teams lying in wait.
Walter Smith's side are the last remaining British representative in the Uefa Cup after Tottenham and Everton suffered agonising defeats on penalties on Wednesday, while a 1-0 defeat for Bolton confirmed their exit to Sporting Lisbon on Thursday.
English teams have proved unstoppable so far in the Champions League and this year is the first in which four clubs from the same country have reached the last eight.
United manager Sir Alex Ferguson insists he is not worried about coming up against a domestic rival.
"We will relish the chance to face another English team in the quarter-finals if that happens," said Ferguson.
But Chelsea captain John Terry, whose side have lost to Liverpool in the semi-finals in two of the last three seasons, would prefer to avoid English opposition - at least for now.
"Hopefully we can avoid other English teams but if we are drawn together we have to beat them," he said.
"We've missed out in this competition on a few occasions and we want to make the final step and get our hands on the trophy."
The success of the Premier League's 'Big Four' has raised hopes of an all-English final for the first time in history.
But Spanish giants Barcelona are among the other four teams hoping to prevent such an event.
The former champions, who have slipped back in the race for La Liga, eased past Celtic in the last round and have won all their matches except two in this year's competition.
Roma ensured Italy have one representative in the last eight with a surprise win over Real Madrid.
They will be hoping to avoid Manchester United after suffering a 7-1 drubbing at Old Trafford in last year's quarter-finals.
Fenerbahce and Schalke are through to the last eight for the first time in their history.
The Turkish champions came through a thrilling last-16 tie against Sevilla on penalties, while Schalke also needed penalties to upset twice former champions Porto.