On Monday evening, Beijing time, the draw ceremony for the round of 16 of the 2021/22 Champions League is about to begin. After a vigorous group stage, this season's Champions League round of 16 welcomed a number of new players, due to Barca, Dortmund and AC Milan, Leipzig out, the round of 16 although less giants, but also added some fresh air. This season's Round of 16 is not like being contracted by the big five leagues in previous seasons, and there are 4 teams from other leagues, like two Portuguese teams Benfica and Sporting Lisbon, and the Austrian league's Salzburg. Although this season's Champions League round of 16 continues to follow the previous lottery rules, there are also new changes, especially the rules of the promotion rounds. But regardless of how the rules change, how do people speculate about the outcome of the draw? But there are several endings that are already predestined and need attention.
The rules for the draw for the Champions League round of 16 are simple, that is, the first place in each group is against the second place in another group, and the avoidance rule for the round of 16 is the same as in previous seasons, that is, the same group avoidance and the same national league avoidance. According to this principle, Chelsea will be the worst team in the round of 16, as three of the first teams in the 8 groups are from the Premier League. In this way, Chelsea, as the second in the group, can only face the first place in the group, Real Madrid, Bayern, Ajax and Lille. That is to say, Chelsea will have a 50% chance of facing a strong opponent like Real Madrid or Bayern, and both teams have been in very brave form in recent times, which will be a very unfavorable draw result for Chelsea, which has been sluggish in the recent past.
Real Madrid are in the best position among the first team in the group, because in the second of the eight groups, they have automatically avoided Atletico, Villarreal and Inter Milan, which allows them to choose only Benfica, Salzburg, Sporting Lisbon and Paris and Chelsea. Judging by real madrid's good luck trend in the round of 16 draw over the years, they are likely to draw a big package like Sporting Lisbon or Salzburg this season.
After the release of the round of 16, there are many fans who are looking forward to manchester United meeting Paris, so that there will be another match between Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. But this idea is not very likely, after all, Manchester United as the first group, in the second group will not face Chelsea and Villarreal, they also have salzburg, Benfica, Inter Milan, Lisbon, Atletico Madrid and Paris these six opponents, so their chances of being in the same group with Paris are less than 20%, which is a very slim result. If Manchester United draws paris, it is a good news, after all, the current Paris is difficult to get a bargain on Manchester United. By two months later, Lonnick's tactical play had taken shape, and United were expected to be sharper and more terrifying.
Among the Premier League teams, Manchester City and Liverpool also have very good matchup options, because they have automatically avoided the stronger Paris, Atletico and Chelsea, and the remaining opponents are Atletico Lisbon, Inter, Benfica, Villarreal and Salzburg, which are difficult for Any of these teams to compete for Manchester City and Liverpool. Juventus, on the other hand, face a more difficult situation, according to Juve's current performance, any team in the second gear is a greater threat to them, no matter which team they face, they are not sure of winning.
In the first gear, the saddest team is Lille, who, although they are the first in the group, they have to avoid the two weakest group seconds: Paris and Salzburg. In this case, they have to face strong opponents such as Atletico, Sporting Lisbon, Inter, Benfica and Chelsea, and No matter which team they face, Lille is doomed. In addition to that, what other matches do you hope to draw? You are welcome to leave a message to express your personal opinion.