Last season's Champions League finalists Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will meet for a seventh and eighth time this season after being paired together in the Champions League quarter-finals on Friday.

Atletico will host the first leg on April 14 before travelling across Madrid for the return on April 22.

Real emerged victorious in the Lisbon final last May as Sergio Ramos's stoppage time header prevented Atletico from winning the trophy for the first time before goals in extra-time from Gareth Bale, Marcelo and Cristiano Ronaldo sealed a 4-1 win.

However, the tables have turned quickly in the Spanish capital with Atletico winning four and drawing two of the six meetings between the sides this season, including a 4-0 rout in their most recent clash last month.

Real were shorn of five key first team regulars that day and the club's director of institutional relations, Emilio Butragueno, is confident it will be a different story when the European champions are at full-strength.

"I think the Champions League has a different perspective and the circumstances are different," he said.

"If we can get all our injured players back, the first game is on the 14th, so we have three weeks to go which is a long time.

"Atletico know how to compete, defensively they concede very few goals and are very strong from set-pieces. They are a team that get the most out of every situation."

Los Rojiblancos success over Real this season includes victories over two legs in the Spanish Supercup and Copa del Rey, as well as a pair of league victories for the first time since the 1950/51 season.

"I don't think reminding ourselves of past experiences is going to help," said Atletico director Clemente Villaverde.

"Football doesn't have a memory. It would be a big error to think about the recent results we have had against Real Madrid. What matters is the immediate future."

La Liga's third representative in the last eight, Barcelona, also face a familiar foe in Paris Saint-Germain, having met the French champions in this season's group stage and eliminated them at the same stage two years ago on away goals.

Barca vice-president Jordi Mestre admitted he was happy to have avoided one of their La Liga rivals and competition favourites Bayern Munich, especially with PSG set to be without Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marco Verratti for the first leg due to suspension.

"In theory it helps us because they are two very important players that make a difference and playing the second game at home.

"To have our fans supporting us in the quarter-finals doesn't necessarily make it easier, but it will help us."

Barca will travel to the Parc des Princes on April 15 before hosting the return leg at the Camp Nou six days later.