The remaining pairs are Porto – Arsenal, Paris St. Germain – San Sebastian, Inter Milan – Atlético Madrid, PSV Eindhoven – Dortmund and Lazio Roma – Bayern Munich. It was decided by a draw at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
The opening round of 16 matches will take place on February 13, 14, 20 and 21, and the return matches are scheduled for March 5, 6, 12 and 13. The group winners who were seeded during the draw have the advantage of the home environment in the return leg. The Champions League final will take place on June 1 at London’s Wembley.
Copenhagen eliminated Sparta only after a penalty shootout and also advanced from a difficult group with Bayern, Manchester United and Galatasaray at the last minute thanks to a final win over the Turkish team. Now she is waiting for the biggest favorite of the competition, with whom she also fought last year in the group stage. The Danish champions played a goalless draw at home, but suffered a 0:5 debacle from the Citizens in England. Coach Guardiola’s men went through the group this year without losing a point, scored the most goals (18) and did not lose 20 matches in a row in European cups.
Napoli will try to pass Barcelona in the play-offs for the third time in a short period of time. The Catalans dealt with their Italian opponent in the round of 16 of the LM in 2020 and last year in the knockout phase of the Europa League. Both teams scored in all four matches, but Napoli never won.
Again, the lot did not favor Leipzig too much, which was defeated by Manchester City in the round of 16 a year ago and now faces Real Madrid. The fourteen-time winners of the elite competition did not lose a single point in the group. The two clubs met last year in the basic stage, the home team winning each time.
On paper, the strongest unseeded team Paris St. Germain will face surprise Group D winner San Sebastian. Both teams are in great form and have lost only three matches so far this season. The Basques conceded only twice in the group and had the best defense of all 32 teams.
Bayern will repeat the Round of 16 with Lazio in 2021, when the Bavarian giants won both matches with a total score of 6:2. Last year’s LM finalists Inter Milan will face Atlético Madrid, with whom they lost the UEFA Super Cup in 2010. Czech defender Tomáš Ujfaluši was also on the winning side. There are currently no Czech footballers on the lists of participants in the elimination phase.
Clubs from the same country or teams that have already played in the group could not be drawn against each other in the round of 16.
2023-12-18 11:34:27
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