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The last – and only – time five Premier League teams made it through to the knockouts was in 2017, when Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham all progressed.<\/p>\n
However just two of those sides – Liverpool and Manchester City – got beyond the last 16, while the Reds went all the way to the final after knocking City out in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n
With five Premier League sides finishing in the top eight of this season’s league phase, and therefore avoiding the prospect of facing one another in the last-16, there is the chance of a record number of English teams making the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n
Having numerous English clubs in latter stages of the Champions League is nothing new with four sides progressing to the quarters in both 2007-08 and 2008-09, as well as 2018-19 – leading to an all-English final in 07-08 and 2018-19.<\/p>\n
No other country have ever had four teams in the quarter-finals – this year England could have as many as six.<\/p>\n
But the demands of playing in the Premier League alongside the Champions League takes its toll, which is why many managers were relieved to avoid the two extra play-off games.<\/p>\n
“I still think it will be very difficult for one of them to go on and win it, just because of how difficult the Premier League is every week – whether you are fighting for the title or for a place in the top four,” Warnock added.<\/p>\n
“Clearly the English clubs are in a good position going into the knockout stages, though. Some of the other big clubs that we thought would peak or start to show better form – like Paris St-Germain for example – have not really got going yet.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n