Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter
And then there were 12. Real Madrid may be the two biggest club in the world by most measures but they are out of the Champions League .
Worse than that, they're out of our Champions League power rankings, where we rate each of the remaining sides on their perceived chance of winning the big-eared trophy at Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano stadium in June.
So who goes where now? Tottenham are in the last eight after a convincing win over Borussia Dortmund while Ajax, memorably, qualified at the Bernabeu on Tuesday night.
Manchester United have flown up the rankings after that incredible comeback in Paris on Wednesday night.
So where are they in our final 12?
Show all 9 1 /9Champions League power rankings Champions League power rankings Ranking the last eight teams in the Champions League Who is most likely to win the tournament as we reach the knockout stages?
AFP/Getty Images
Champions League power rankings 8. Porto The outsiders, who every other team will most want to draw, but showed vs Roma that the Dragao
EPA
Champions League power rankings 7. Ajax Fearless youth and exceptional talent stunned Real Madrid, though it will be tough to repeat
AFP/Getty Images
Champions League power rankings 6. Tottenham Efficiently dispatched Dortmund in both legs, showing they are now calm when under pressure at this level
AFP/Getty Images
Champions League power rankings 5. Manchester United The comeback vs PSG has galvanised them but despite Solskjaer performing miracles, they have glaring holes
Man Utd via Getty Images
Champions League power rankings 4. Barcelona With Messi, anything is possible, but incredibly despite thrashing Lyon at the Nou Camp, they looked vulnerable when the visitors halved the deficit and were one goal away from advancing
AFP/Getty Images
Champions League power rankings 3. Juventus Ronaldo once again showing he is Mr Champions League in the remarkable comeback vs Atletico and now a serious threat to finally clinch that elusive title
AFP/Getty
Champions League power rankings 2. Liverpool Outclassed Bayern in Munich and appear to be finally heating up in attack. Van Dijk has arguably emerged as the best defender in the world, with Alisson proving a clear upgrade for last year's finalists
AFP/Getty Images
Champions League power rankings 1. Manchester City Demolished Schalke and look to be irresistible going forward with great depth to their squad and no particular reliance on one player
Getty Images
For more of our award-winning Champions League coverage, head to IndyFootball and follow us on Twitter and Instagram .
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies