At 19:00 on the evening of the 13th, the draw ceremony for this season's Champions League knockout rounds was held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, and as the draw guest Arshavin opened the balls containing 16 teams and revealed their names again and again, the 8 groups of duels were also produced, the most eye-catching competition was the match between Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain, although they were finally determined, but they were the most weighty. Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will continue to compete on the stage of the Champions League, and this is the second time they have met in the Champions League knockout stage after a gap of 10 years.
Since cristiano Ronaldo landed in La Liga in the summer of 2009, the direct dialogue between him and Messi has been the topic of discussion among fans around the world, although the Portuguese switched to Juventus in Serie A in the summer of 2018, but the two super giants still have the opportunity to meet in the Champions League, and last season's Champions League group stage, they played for Juve and Barca met twice. This season, the two who switched to the new club did not meet in the group stage, but in the first round of the knockout round, the fate of the two once again brought the two together, and this is also The second time that Mero met in the Champions League knockout round after the 2010-2011 season (barca vs Real Madrid) in the semi-finals).
In addition to the showdown between Paris and Manchester United, the other 7 groups of matches are relatively strong and weak, specifically, the Portuguese Premier League's Benfica will play against Real Madrid, Villarreal against Manchester City, Salzburg Red Bull against Liverpool, Inter Milan against Ajax, Portugal Sports opponent is Juventus, the defending champion Chelsea will face the challenge of Lille, even if the competition between Atletico Madrid and Bayern does not look as fierce as Paris and Manchester United, after all, this season's sheet army, the performance is real, They are unlikely to pose too much of a threat to Bayern.
According to the arrangement, the first leg of the eight sets of duels will be divided into four match days, namely February 16 and 17 next year, and February 23 and 24 next year, and the second round is scheduled to be held on March 9, 10 and March 16 and 17, and the kick-off time is 4:00 a.m. Beijing time. After the final eight, the draw time for the quarter-finals and semi-finals will be held on March 18, CET, and the specific schedule has not yet been announced.
It should be noted that this season's Champions League knockout rounds have abolished the away scoring rules, regardless of the number of goals scored by the team at home and away, if there is a draw after 180 minutes, it will enter extra time. If you are still unable to divide the winners and losers in extra time, you will enter a penalty shootout.
Specific match situation: (The team name is in front of the first home game)
Benfica vs Real Madrid
Huang Qian vs Manchester City
Atletico vs Bayern
Salzburg vs Liverpool
Inter vs Ajax
Portuguese vs Juve
Chelsea vs Lille
Manchester United vs Paris
Text/Beiqing Sports Zhang Kunlong