Round of 16 first leg Champions League starting in the middle of this week. There is an exciting duel between Paris Saint-Germain vs Real Madrid and Inter Milan vs Liverpool.
All representatives of England managed to advance to the last 16 phase, namely Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool who were group winners. Then there was Chelsea who qualified as group runners-up.
Spain has three clubs still surviving, after Barcelona and Sevilla were bounced into the Europa League. Real Madrid qualified as group winners, followed by Atletico Madrid and Villarreal as group runners-up.
Italy leaves Juventus and Inter Milan. Portugal has Sporting CP and Benfica, then France sends PSG and Lille.
Germany has one representative left, namely Bayern Munich. Austria put Red Bull Salzburg and the Netherlands left Ajax Amsterdam.
After the draw for the round of 16, PSG were met with Real Madrid. This first leg duel will take place at the Parc des Princes, Wednesday (16/2/2022) early morning WIB.
According to UEFA records, PSG and Madrid have faced off 10 times in Europe. As a result, Los Blancos won head to head with a record of 4 wins, 3 draws, and 3 defeats.
PSG is a club that is very keen to be able to win the Champions League for the first time. The team made by Mauricio Pochettino also brought Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos on a free transfer.
Real Madrid has not changed much in its squad. This team can be said to have players who are very experienced, even though El Real is the king of Europe.
Another exciting match between Inter Milan vs Liverpool at the Giuseppe Meazza, Thursday (17/2/2022) early morning WIB. For the Nerazzurri, this is their furthest run in the Champions League in 10 years.
Liverpool is a tough opponent, considering that the Reds have terrible attacking lines like Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Diogo Jota, and Roberto Firmino.
Champions League Round of 16 Complete Schedule:
February 16, 2022
03:00 PSG vs Real Madrid
03:00 Sporting vs Manchester City
February 17, 2022
03:00 Inter Milan vs Liverpool
03:00 Salzburg vs Bayern Munich
February 23, 2022
03:00 Chelsea vs Lille
03:00 Villarreal v Juventus
24 February 2022
03:00 Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United
03:00 Benfica vs Ajax
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