Leipzig-Real Madrid, Napoli-Barça, Inter-Atlético and PSG-Real Sociedad. These will be the matches in the last 16 rounds of the Champions League, following the draw held this Monday at the UEFA headquarters in Nyón (Switzerland). Qualification ended with clashes Lazio-Bayern, Porto-Arsenal, PSV-Dortmund and Copenhagen-Manchester City.
Generally, There was no lucky draw For Spanish teams. The two ‘coconuts’ in the 2nd bag were assigned to the teams of our league. The biggest of these, Paris Saint-Germain, will play against Real Sociedad, who failed to finish first in their group, to avoid an extremely tough match.
Something similar is happening to Atlético, who will face Serie A leaders Inter; The other team that the seeded teams (all Spanish) are trying to avoid in this draw. The party will serve Simeone meeting The day he closes his time at the Metropolitano is with one of his former teams, which always seemed to be his future goal as a coach.
Real Madrid and Barça are luckier
The two great players of Spanish football a priori had more fortune, even if fate was not kind to them. PSV and Copenhagen matchesThe most affordable competitors in the second pot were a priori.
HE real Madrid Will have to move to Germany They will play against Leipzig, the rival they met in the group stage last year, and each will win. team Dani Olmo, Xavi Simons and Timo Werner They are currently third in the Bundesliga, behind Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen and Bayern.
Barça will face Napoli again two years later. But then there was the Barça victory in the Europa League. Real Madrid’s opponent in the groupThe Italians are in fifth place in Serie A and their main references are Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia.
Manchester City’s big chance
Stands out among Spanish teams Manchester City’s chancesThe team that should have no problems eliminating Copenhagen, the biggest surprise of the teams in the last 16 rounds and the executioner of its neighbor Manchester United. Bayern’s visit to Lazio, Arsenal’s visit to Porto and the match between PSV and Dortmund complete the first knockout phase of the Champions League.
The meetings will be divided into four different weeks. The first four matches will be played at the home of the teams ranked second in the league. 13, 14, 20 and 21 February. The second match will be played at the stadium of the teams that won the group stage. 5, 6, 12 and 13 March. The winners will advance to the quarter-final round, where a pure draw will be held on the same days, where you will see the competitions between clubs from the same country. April 9, 10 (one way), April 16 and 17.