After the group stage ended last week, the Round of 16 draw took place today at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The teams which qualified for the UEFA Champions League knockout stage are:
Group winners: Manchester City, Liverpool, Ajax, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Juventus, Lille.
Runners-up: Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid, Sporting Club de Portugal, Internazionale, Chelsea, Benfica, Salzburg, Villarreal
UEFA Champions League Round of 16 fixtures in full
- Benfica vs Real Madrid
- Villarreal vs Manchester City
- Atletico Madrid vs Bayern Munich
- Salzburg vs Liverpool
- Inter Milan vs Ajax
- Sporting Lisbon vs Juventus
- Chelsea vs Lille
- Paris Saint-Germain vs Manchester United
Round of 16 first legs: February 15/16/22/23
Round of 16 second legs: March 8/9/15/16
The most exciting tie of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 will be the Paris Saint Germain vs Manchester United. Two of the best ever footballers, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will again face each other in a high-intensity clash.
A major change that will be observed from the Round of 16 matches is that the away goals rule will not be implemented for the first time. If the aggregate score is tied after the 90 minutes of the second leg, the match will head into extra time, irrespective of the number of away goals scored by the teams.
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