16 groups who crossed the hurdle of the group stage of the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 season, discovered their destiny for the primary set of knockout rounds. On Monday, UEFA introduced the draw for the Round of 16 stage of the event in Nyon and defending champions Manchester City had been handed a benign draw as they had been picked to play in opposition to Copenhagen, the Danish champion who beat Manchester United of their group sport in group-stage tie at dwelling final month. The standout tie is nevertheless the assembly of final season’s runners-up Inter Milan and two-time runner-up Atletico Madrid.
Defencing champions Manchester City study their Champions League Round of 16 destiny(Action Images by way of Reuters)
Pep Guardiola’s City, who will probably be aiming to efficiently maintain on the title they claimed in Istanbul final June, are anticipated to comfortably get the higher of their Danish opponent once they meet subsequent 12 months in February. Meanwhile, for Atletico coach Diego Simeone, it will likely be a reunion with the membership the place he spent two seasons as a participant again within the late Nineties.
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Ligue 1 winner Paris Saint Germain, who’ve been knocked out in final two consecutive Champions League seasons within the knockout stage and 5 instances on final seven events, and completed second of their group-stage this time behind Borussia Dortmund, will probably be relieved to see themselves drawn in opposition to Real Sociedad, who’re making their first ever spherical of 16 look within the event after twenty years.
Barcelona’s assembly with Italian winners Napoli is one other standout tie, whereas Arsenal will probably be up in opposition to FC Porto. Bayern Munich, in the meantime, will probably be robust favourites in opposition to Lazio and Real Madrid, who will probably be on the lookout for a record-extending fifteenth title, may even be closely fancied in opposition to RB Leipzig.
The different tie sees Dortmund come up in opposition to PSV Eindhoven, who’re coached by former Borussia supervisor Peter Bosz and are via to the final 16 for the primary time in eight years.
The first legs will happen in mid-February with the return matches in March.
This season’s Champions League ultimate will probably be staged at Wembley in London on June 1.
Here is the complete draw for UEFA Champions League Round of 16…
FC Porto vs Arsenal
SSC Napoli vs FC Barcelona
Paris Saint Germain vs Real Sociedad
Inter Milan vs Atletico Madrid
PSV Eindhoven vs Borussia Dortmund
S.S Lazio vs Bayern Munich
FC Copenhagen vs Manchester City
RB Leipzig vs Real Madrid
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
