Spanish teams try to stay away from PSG and Inter in the Champions League draw

next to you Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Atletico and Barcelona1. There will be seeds in the pot Bayern, Arsenal, Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund. The second pot will include the teams that finished the group stage in second place. PSV, Leipzig, Copenhagen, Napoli, PSG, Lazio and Porto

Three factors determining the draw for the round of 16

There are three situations that prevent pure draw. Firstly, they will not be able to face each other in the last 16 rounds of the Champions League. Teams that have met before in the group stage. The winner will always face one of the teams that qualified for second place.

Clubs from the same country cannot compete against each other, and this comes into play in the case of Germany. Where Bayern and Dortmund cannot face Leipzig. This reduces the possible scenarios of the team owned by Red Bull, which will not be able to face Manchester City, which it met in the group stage. Each Spanish set 20% chance of meeting the current third-placed team in the Bundesliga.

Due to their seeding status, the Spanish teams classified as seeded will play the return match at home. The schedule will be determined taking into account television rights to ensure that teams from the same country do not coincide on the same day. The first matches will be played 13, 14, 20 or 21 February and 5.6 returners 12 and 13 March.

Luis Enrique: “No one wants to face PSG”

For all Spanish teams PSG is the team to avoid, due to its own random nature. The team led by Luis Enrique drew with Dortmund with the result they got in the other match in their group. Milan bounce back from Newcastle and eliminate them from all European competitionsJust like what happened to Manchester United. Spain lost Sevilla as representative after finishing last.

“Many would be thrilled to see us dead, but we are still alive and fighting. None of our possible rivals will want PSG to take part in the draw. Ask them,” said Luis Enrique after a painful elimination. “Suffering, that’s my last name. This was the ‘band of death’ and was quite controversial. “I’m happy because we showed that we are competitive in every match,” the Spanish coach added.

PSG is the leader in Ligue 1 in the 2023/2024 season and is assumed to win the championship. But nothing means anything without a good performance in the Champions League for the Qatar-owned club. The current squad lacks that shine In previous courses, they gave stars such as Neymar and Messi. In their place came transfers such as Kolo Muani or Ousmane Dembélé. Everything revolves around Mbappé now.

Even if not as much as he wanted. Or at least not in the sense that he understands the game of Luis Enrique, whom he faced after the draw with Dortmund. Mbappé playing in the center is a “waste” of his virtues for the French media. They demand that I turn left.

Inter is a threat to everyone except Real Sociedad

The other big bogeyman in the second pot is Inter Milan. what could happen to you real Madrid, barcelona anyone Athleticbut not to him royal societyD. Big improvement in the Champions group stage, managing to draw in both matches against the Champions League runner-up.

The team, led by Simone Inzaghi, is the leader of Serie A and has signed important names such as Nicoló Barella and Lautaro Martínez for the project. The favorites for the seeds were Copenhagen, who finished second in the group led by Bayern. and where Manchester United came in last. It is advancing to the second round for the third time in its history. They last lost to Chelsea in this round in the 2010/11 season.

Among the remaining candidates are some troubling rivals: Port, Despite his uneven season in Portugal. They came up against Barcelona in both matches in the group stage and have an attractive playing proposition. The same thing happens in this case: PSV is the absolute leader of the Eredivisiehe counts all his matches as victories and returns to the round of 16 after eight years.