On Monday 7th November, UEFA conducted the Champions league RO16 draw and we have some blockbusters fixtures in the knockout round.
The first leg will be taking place on 14-15 and 21-22 of February 2023. Furthermore, on 7-8 and 14-15 March, the second leg will take place.
HOW UEFA conducts the draw
The draw took in Switzerland on Monday. The teams are seeded 2 pots based on their group rankings.
In one pot all the group winners are present and in the other, the 2nd position teams are kept.
Teams are drawn from both the respective pots to decide the fixture.
However, Teams from the same league and same group cannot be drawn together.
For example – Liverpool cannot draw Manchester City or Chelsea because they are from the same league.
They also cannot draw Napoli as they are from the same group.
RO16 fixtures
Liverpool will be facing Real Madrid in the knockout round. They have a chance to get revenge on Real Madrid for the UCL final defeat earlier this year.
Chelsea will be going against Borussia Dortmund. This may also turn out to be a scouting match for Jude Bellingham.
Manchester City has a fairly easy draw against RB Leipzig.
Tottenham Hotspur will be going head-to-head against AC Milan. It’s going to be a real challenge for Conte to prove himself.
However, The main highlight will be the clash between PSG and FC Bayern Munich.
List of fixtures-
(1) Manchester City vs RB Leipzig
(2) Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea
(3) Liverpool vs Real Madrid
(4) Tottenham hotspur vs AC Milan
(5) PSG vs Bayern Munich
(6) Club Brugge vs Benfica
(7) Frankfurt vs Napoli
(8) Inter vs Porto
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