At 22:00 Beijing time on the 13th, the previous champions league knockout draw ceremony that was re-conducted for technical reasons continued to end at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, and the draw guest was still Russian football superstar Arshavin. This time, there was no problem with the results, and although Paris avoided Manchester United, it drew Real Madrid, and the luck was still not ideal. In contrast, the defending champions Chelsea are much more relaxed, their opponents are Lille from Ligue 1, as in the first draw, although this team from the north of France won the Ligue 1 title last season, but this season the team's performance is very sluggish, it is not likely to pose a threat to Chelsea.
The previous episode made the draw ceremony that should have ended 3 hours ago staged a good "return" play, and compared with the previous draw results, only chelsea and Lille's group of duels have not changed, while the previous manchester United and greater Paris matchup has become a real Madrid match against Paris. Nevertheless, the confrontation between La Liga giants and Ligue 1 upstarts is also very interesting, the most interesting of which is Kylian Mbappe, the French teenager who has frequently heard "scandals" with Real Madrid in the past transfer period, how to perform against potential new owners is expected, and Paris veterans Navas and Ramos will also have a chance to return to the Bernabeu.
Among the other groups of competition, there are also many points to watch, among which Red Bull Salzburg from Austria will face the Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich, while the Opponents of Portuguese Sports will be the Premier League giants Manchester City; Benfica and the Dutch side Ajax, who have played well this season, will decide a promotion place, while Atletico Madrid will be manchester United, Villarreal will challenge Juventus, in addition, Inter Milan and Liverpool are separated, which is not good news for the Serie A giants.
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 matches (the former plays at home first)
Red Bull Salzburg vs Bayern
Sporting Portugal vs Manchester City
Benfica vs Ajax
Chelsea vs Lille
Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United
Villarreal vs Juve
Paris Saint-Germain vs Real Madrid
Inter Milan v Liverpool
Text/Beiqing Sports Zhang Kunlong