At 19:00 beijing time on December 13, the draw ceremony of the Champions League round of 16 will be held, because there are giants in seeded and non-seeded teams, so we can look forward to the emergence of strong dialogue!
Lottery rules
As is customary, the first (seeded team) of the group is played against the second place of the group (the non-seeded team). The seeded team came first, but the away scoring rules have been abolished.
There are two principles for the round of 16 draw: First, there has been evasion between teams in the same group this season's group stage. Second, avoidance between teams from the same league.
Lottery situation
In the order of group stage A to H, the 8 seeded teams are: Manchester City, Liverpool, Ajax, Real Madrid, Bayern, Manchester United, Lille, Juve.
The 8 unseeded teams are: Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico, Sporting Portugal, Inter, Benfica, Villarreal, Red Bull Salzburg and Chelsea.
Lottery analysis
In the seeded team, in addition to Lille, they are all giants of European football, and among the non-seeded teams are defending champions Chelsea, Paris, Inter and Atletico, so the quarter-finals must have multiple giants.
The most anticipated showdown is probably Manchester United vs Paris. That will be another meeting between Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, the last time the two met was in last season's Champions League group stage, Juve 3-0 Barca, C Ronaldo scored twice at Camp Nou.
In addition, if Bayern draws in Paris, then the Ballon d'Or showdown between Levan and Messi will also attract much attention.
Knockout fixtures
The Champions League knockout stage will start in mid-February 2022, after two rounds of rounds of 16, quarterfinals, semi-finals, and finals on May 28, local time, to compete for the final champion.
The specific fixtures are as follows:
Round of 16: The first leg is on February 15/16/22/23, and the second leg is on March 8/9/15/16
Quarter-finals: First leg April 5/6, second leg April 12/13
Semi-finals: First leg 5/6 April, second leg 3/4 May
Final: 28 May (St. Petersburg, Russia)