The Champions League round of 16 draw was resumed, and the defending champions Chelsea again met the weakest group 1st Lille and had to serve, this is the fate! 2 consecutive draws, the first time does not count, Chelsea drew Lille, the second time counted, Chelsea still drew Lille!
Let's compare the results of 2 consecutive draws
First time: Benfica Real Madrid, Villarreal Manchester City, Atletico Madrid, Salzburg Red Bull Liverpool, Inter Ajax, Portugal Sport Juve, Chelsea Lille, Paris Grande Manchester United
Second time: Red Bull Salzburg Bayern, Portugal Sport - Manchester City, Benfica Ajax, Chelsea Lille, Atletico Manchester United, Villarreal Juve, Paris Grande - Real Madrid, Inter - Liverpool
It can be found that the only set of unchanged duels is Chelsea against Lille, and the remaining 7 sets of duels have all changed: Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's big battle has failed, Real Madrid has changed from the big gift package Benfica to the explosive package of Paris, Atletico has changed from Bayern to Manchester United, and the Inter opponent has changed from Ajax to the stronger Liverpool!
In the analysis of the 8 groups of duels, the defending champions Chelsea were the luckiest. In the group stage, Chelsea were forced to draw in the final round and only reached the round of 16 as the second in the group, but the Blues were too lucky to win the weakest team in the first of the eight groups, Lille.
In addition, Bayern's luck is also quite good, the opponent has changed from Atletico to Red Bull Salzburg, and the Bundesliga giants have no suspense. Manchester City is also not bad, from Villarreal to Portuguese sport, the strength is obviously weaker than their own team. Real Madrid had the worst luck, originally against Benfica, and now against Messi, Mbappe and Neymar' three superstars, Paris. As the leading big brother Atletico, who led the re-entry of the Champions League round of 16 draw, also tasted the sweetness, and Manchester United are obviously easier to deal with than Bayern.