At 19:00 Beijing time on December 13, the 2021-22 Champions League quarter-final draw ceremony was held at the headquarters of UEFA in Nyonnes, Switzerland. Manchester United will play against Paris, which means that Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will meet again.
After the group stage, the eight top-place teams in the group, Manchester City, Liverpool, Ajax, Real Madrid, Bayern, Manchester United, Lille and Juve, as well as the eight second-placed teams Paris, Atletico, Sporting Portugal, Inter, Benfica, Villarreal, Red Bull Salzburg and Chelsea, advanced to the knockout stages.
According to UEFA regulations, teams from the same league and teams in the same group in the group stage will adopt the principle of avoidance in the quarter-final draw. Meanwhile, in the first leg of the quarter-finals, the team at the top of the group will play away.
Since the second-placed teams include defending champions Chelsea, Messi, Mbappe, Neymar-led Paris, as well as Inter, Atletico Madrid and other giants, this has caused a huge attention in the quarter-final draw, the media and fans are looking forward to Manchester United against Paris, which means that Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will face each other again.
The first to be drawn was Benfica, followed by Alshavin, who was the guest of the draw, who drew Real Madrid. In the second draw, there was a mistake, drawing Manchester United and Villarreal together, and then drawing Manchester City.
After that, Arshavin drew the first strong dialogue, bayern will play against Atletico. Subsequently, Liverpool, Salzburg, Inter, Ajax, Juve and Portugal sports were drawn together.
This means that Chelsea will play against Lille, while Manchester United will play paris Saint-Germain and Cristiano Ronaldo will play against Messi. It was the second time the two had met since last season's group stage.
The first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals will be played on February 15, 16, 22 and 23, and the second leg will be played on March 8, 9, 15 and 16, with a kick-off time of 4:00 a.m. Beijing time.
It is worth mentioning that UEFA has adjusted the rules this season, and the rules for away goals have been removed. If the two teams score the same score after two rounds, a 30-minute overtime match will be played. If it is not possible to distinguish between the winners and losers, the two teams will play a penalty shoot-out.
Champions League quarter-final matches:
Ajax - Inter Milan
Bayern Munich - Atletico Madrid
Juventus - Sport of Portugal
Liverpool- Red Bull Salzburg
Lille Chelsea
Manchester City - Villarreal
Manchester United - Paris Saint-Germain
Real Madrid - Benfica