On the evening of December 13, Beijing time, the UEFA 1/8 final draw ceremony was held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. Paris Saint-Germain meets Manchester United, which means that Messi and Ronaldo will directly PK! At the same time, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Juve 4 teams drew on the draw, Paris vs Manchester United, Atletico Madrid and Bayern PK, Inter vs Ajax, became a veritable strong dialogue.
In the 2021-22 Champions League round of 16, the four giants of the Premier League have collectively advanced, with Real Madrid, Atletico and Villarreal in La Liga, Juventus and Inter in Serie A, and bayern in the Bundesliga. According to UEFA's lottery rules, 8 seeded teams play against 8 unseeded teams, and teams in the same group as league teams and group stages are avoided.
Former Arsenal superstar Arshavin was a guest of the draw. The results of the draw are released in turn:
13 Champions League Champions League Champions League Real Madrid, met the Portuguese giants Benfica, for Real Madrid, this is definitely a good signing;
La Liga powerhouse Villarreal, drawing one of the favourites to win the title, Manchester City;
La Liga champions Atletico Met Bundesliga supremacy Bayern! There is no doubt that this is a super showdown;
Red Bull Salzburg meets Premier League giants Liverpool! For Klopp, it was definitely a win;
Serie A champions Inter Milan met the veteran Dutch giants Ajax. It's not a bad outcome for Inter – after all, it could be harder to play against Liverpool, Manchester City and Bayern.
Portugal Sport, which miraculously qualified, met Serie A powerhouse Juventus. The Bianconeri's luck is good, and it is a good signing.
Ligue 1 champion Lille meets defending champions Chelsea. Chelsea, who are the 2nd in the group, also drew a draw!
The last set of conversations, Paris Saint-Germain vs Manchester United! This is the long-awaited showdown, messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will have a direct dialogue in the Champions League! Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo met in the 2010-11 Champions League semi-finals of Real Madrid vs Barca; last season's Champions League group stage, Barca and Juve met in a narrow way, and Mero played out. In this season's Champions League quarter-finals, the Merro battle will attract the attention of fans all over the world!
Appendix: Champions League Quarter-final showdown:
Benfica vs Real Madrid; Villarreal vs Manchester City; Atletico Madrid vs Bayern; Salzburg vs Liverpool; Inter vs Ajax; Portugal Sports vs Juventus; Chelsea vs Lille; Paris Saint-Germain vs Manchester United.