Juergen Klopp’s Europa League nightmare came true yesterday when his Liverpool side were drawn to meet former club Borussia Dortmund in next month’s quarter-finals.

Sevilla, bidding to win the trophy for the third successive season, will tackle La Liga rivals Athletic Bilbao while Villarreal take on Sparta Prague and Braga face Shakhtar Donetsk.

After Liverpool knocked out bitter rivals Manchester United on Thursday, Klopp told reporters: “I hope we don’t get Dortmund”.

The charismatic German spent seven seasons at Dortmund, leading them to two Bundesliga titles, German Cup glory and the 2013 Champions League final where they lost to Bayern Munich.

“He comes back!”, said Dortmund playmaker Ilkay Guendogan on Twitter after hearing news of the draw.

There was almost an air of in-evitability about the draw in Nyon, with Klopp’s current and former club the two balls remaining in the bowl after the first three ties had already been picked.

“Given our experiences this season, it was always to be expected that Alexander Frei would not give us just a mundane draw,” said Dortmund’s general manager Hans-Joachim Watzke on his club’s website.

“Now Juergen Klopp’s coming back home with his team Liverpool, and it’s certainly going to be something quite special for our fans.”

Liverpool, without a major trophy since they lifted the League Cup in 2012, will travel to Germany for the first leg on April 7 before hosting the return match at Anfield seven days later.

It is 50 years since the two teams met in the final of the now-defunct European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1966, Borussia Dortmund winning 2-1.

The Germans reached the last eight by defeating another English club, Tottenham Hotspur, in the last 16.

Sevilla have won their last two La Liga fixtures against Bilbao 2-0 but the teams have never met before in Euro competition.

Villarreal and Sparta have also never been drawn together before while Ukrainians Shakhtar, who won the UEFA Cup in 2009, beat Braga, of Portugal, twice in the group stage of the 2010-11 UEFA Champions League.

Quarter-Final Draws

Champions League

Bayern Munich (Germany) vs Benfica (Portugal)
Barcelona (Spain) vs Atletico Madrid (Spain)
First legs: April 5. Second legs: April 13.

Wolfsburg (Germany) vs Real Madrid (Spain)
Paris St Germain (France) vs Manchester City (England)
First legs: April 6. Second legs: April 12.

Europa League

Braga (Portugal) vs Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)
Villarreal (Spain) vs Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)
Athletic Bilbao (Spain) vs Sevilla (Spain)
Borussia Dortmund (Germany) vs Liverpool (England)
First legs: April 7. Second legs: April 14.