Champions League
Strong duels in the Champions League: These are the pairings in the round of 16
Napoli-Barcelona and Inter-Atletico stand out from the Champions League round of 16 draw.
The raffle at the House of Football in Nyon produced some great pairings Phase of 16 the Champions League.
Italian champions Napoli, who reached the quarter-finals last year, face Spanish champions Barcelona, who are looking to get back to winning ways in the top club competition.
Defending champions Manchester City should have an easy task against Copenhagen, while last year’s finalists Inter face Atlético, who have reached the well without drinking water twice in the last decade.
The pairs of the round of 16
- Porto – Arsenal
- Naples – Barcelona
- Paris – Real Sociedad
- Inter – Atletico
- Eindhoven – Dortmund
- Lazio – Bavaria
- Copenhagen – Manchester City
- Leipzig – Real
The first games will take place on February 13th, 14th, 20th and 21st and after a week without games, the second games will take place on March 5th, 6th, 12th and 13th.
The group winners were the top performers in the draw and will therefore play the second leg at home. It should be noted that pairings with teams from the same association or group were not permitted.
Capacity groups
- Group winner: Bayern, Arsenal, Real, Real Sociedad, Atlético, Dortmund, Manchester City, Barcelona
- Group runner-up: Copenhagen, Eindhoven, Inter, Napoli, Lazio, Paris, Leipzig, Porto
Source: Sport 24
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