This season's Champions League 1/8 draw has undergone a dramatic scene, having to re-draw, the pre-arranged Mero showdown has not reappeared, after the second draw, Mero has no chance to face off in 1/8, and the two will lead their respective teams to the Madrid derby!
Champions League 1/8 Final Showdown:
Manchester City vs Sporting Lisbon
Bayern vs Red Bull Salzburg
Benfica vs Ajax
Lille vs Chelsea
Manchester United vs Atletico
Juve vs Villarreal
Liverpool vs Inter Milan
Real Madrid vs Paris Saint-Germain
Compared with the first draw, Bayern and Manchester City are more advantageous, Bayern changed from atletico to Salzburg, although the opponent won all 3 games at home in the group stage, but compared to the Champions League experienced Atletico, playing against Salzburg will make Bayern easier! And Manchester City's opponents from Villarreal to Sporting Lisbon can also be said to be more advantageous!
Everyone is most concerned about the showdown between Mero, in the first draw Mero can be said to live up to expectations, Paris and Manchester United in 1/8 encounter, which is also what the team is looking forward to! However, UEFA's mistakes in the draw forced the draw to be restarted, and compared to chelsea and Lille' fate, Paris and Manchester United did not continue to draw together!
Manchester United in 1/8 opponent is Atletico, for C Ronaldo is one of his favorite teams, during his time at Real Madrid, he has followed the team to defeat Atletico in the Champions League final twice to win the championship, and 3 hat-tricks in the atletico matches against Atletico, during his time with Juve, Ronaldo also scored a hat-trick against Atletico Madrid, and C Ronaldo has played for Real Madrid for many years, more familiar with Atletico and Simeone, compared to meeting The Greater Paris, playing against Atletico is also beneficial for Manchester United and Cristiano Ronaldo!
After re-drawing, Paris encountered Real Madrid, the difficulty escalated sharply, but it has quite a relationship, Messi played for Barca for many years, and also competed with Real Madrid for many years! Ramos joined Paris as a free agent this summer, and this time will face his old club; Mbappe has repeatedly expressed his hope to join Real Madrid, and this time Real Madrid will be inspected in advance! The battle between the two teams is bound to spark!
This year's Champions League 1/8 draw is full of drama, and look forward to the 1/8 showdown!