Live Coverage: Europa League quarter-final draw - as it happened

Hello, and welcome to Sports Mole's coverage of the quarter-final draw for the Europa League.

There's no time for introductions - the draw is ready to get underway in Nyon. Here we go!

So, there we have it. The tie that jumps off the page is the encounter between Lyon and Juventus, but Porto and Sevilla has the potential to be a cracker too!

The ties will be played on April 3 and April 10, with the winners progressing through to the last four of the competition later in April.

Juventus are undoubtedly the favourites to win the competition and everyone will be delighted to avoid them in the last eight. Lyon have drawn the short straw, and given that they are only fifth in their domestic league, they won't be expected to cause the Serie A outfit any problems. However, surprises happen, and Lyon have enjoyed plenty of memorable European occasions over the past decade.

Benfica showed during their two fixtures with Tottenham Hotspur that they had the quality to brush past any opponent, and they will certainly fancy their chances against Dutch side AZ. Alkmaar struggled to overcome a very limited Anzhi Makhachkala side, and although they kept two clean sheets, they will face a sterner test against the Portuguese giants.

Basel's tie with Valencia and Porto's encounter with Sevilla are likely to be the two matches in which the result could go either way. After their Champions League double over Chelsea, Basel can no longer be considered as European minnows, so Valencia will need to produce a solid performance to negotiate that test. Porto are marginal favourites to beat Sevilla, but the Spanish side showed against Real Betis in the last 16 that they don't know when they are beaten after coming back from a two-goal first-leg deficit to beat Real Betis on penalties.