On the evening of December 13, Beijing time, the results of the 21/22 Champions League quarter-final draw were released. Manchester United meet the greater Paris, and Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi will meet in the round of 16. And bayern, the big favourite to win the title, met the difficult powerhouse Atletico Madrid. The first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals takes place on 15/16 February, 22/23 and the second leg on 8, 9, 15 and 16 March.
In this Champions League round of 16, the Premier League team became the biggest winner, and all 4 teams participated in the competition, of which 3 teams qualified for the first place. In La Liga, their results are second only to those in the Premier League, with 3 teams qualifying. As for Serie A and Ligue 1, two teams reached the Champions League knockout stages. The Bundesliga team's group stage results this season have been very dismal, with 4 teams participating in only Bayern avoiding the exit.
According to the rules, the eight teams that finished first in the group are the seeded teams in this draw, they are Manchester City, Liverpool, Ajax, Real Madrid, Bayern, Manchester United, Lille and Juve, and they will all have the advantage of going first and then taking the lead in the round of 16.
The second-placed unseeded teams in this group stage include Champions League champions Chelsea, La Liga champions Atletico Madrid and Serie A champions Inter, while the remaining five teams include Paris, Sporting Portugal, Benfica, Villarreal and Red Bull Salzburg.
In this group stage, the most dramatic is the defending Champions League champions Chelsea, who won the first place and became the second place in the group in the final round of the draw, and Juve benefited from the situation to become the top of the group. But judging from the final draw results, both teams have a good fate.
As in previous draws, this champions league quarter-final adopts the principle of same group and same country avoidance. And in the upcoming Champions League knockout rounds, there will be a new rule to implement, that is, the elimination of away goals, which will greatly increase the unknown number of matches.
During the draw, Real Madrid first met Benfica, which was obviously a good result. In the back draw, Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea are three Premier League teams, and their luck is better. The first group of the round of 16 draw is the more exciting matchup between Bayern and Atletico. As the draw progressed, it was found that Manchester United and Paris Grande had not yet been drawn. Until Chelsea drew Lille, at this time everyone also understood that the last two teams that were not drawn were Manchester United and Paris.
1/8 final specific matches
Benfica vs Real Madrid
Villarreal v Manchester City
Atletico vs Bayern
Red Bull Salzburg v Liverpool
Inter vs Ajax
Sport in Portugal vs Juventus
Chelsea vs Lille
Manchester United vs Grand Paris