On the evening of December 13, Beijing time, the UEFA Champions League knockout draw was held in UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. This season's Champions League round of 16 draw still follows the principle of avoidance with the association and the same group, with the first of the 8 groups and the second of the 8 groups fighting each other. The Champions League round of 16 draw can be described as a few joys and a few sorrows, With Manchester City, Juve and Real Madrid drawing the draw, while Paris and Manchester United met in a narrow way.
The first team to draw was Benfica, whose opponent was Real Madrid, the thirteenth champions of the Champions League. Then drawn was Villarreal, whose opponents in the knockout stage were Manchester City. The third group of duels drawn from Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich, a super duel. The fourth group drawn was Red Bull Salzburg, who faced Liverpool.
The first draw in the fifth group of duels was Inter Milan, who drew on Ajax. The sixth group drew first from the Portuguese sports team, and they drew Juventus. The seventh group drew Chelsea and Lille, and the remaining Manchester United and Paris in the eighth group met in a narrow road.
The first leg of this season's Champions League Round of 16 will be played on February 16, 22 and 23 next year, and the second leg will be played on March 8, 9 and 15 and 16.
Champions League Round of 16 matches:
Benfica vs Real Madrid
Villarreal v Manchester City
Atletico Madrid vs Bayern Munich
Red Bull Salzburg vs Liverpool
Inter vs Ajax
Sport in Portugal vs Juventus
Chelsea vs Lille
Manchester United vs Paris Saint-Germain