Champions League draw live: Barcelona, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad and Atletico Madrid find out opponents
Spain has four teams in the Round of 16 for the Champions League this season, all of which finished top of their group. Only Sevilla did not make it, as they crashed out in fourth place in their group. Join us as we find out their opponents for the knockout stages.
The first legs will take place on the 13th, 14th, 20th and 21st of February, while the second legs will be hosted on the 5th, 6th, 12th and 13th of March. As has been customary, there will be around three weeks between the first and second legs.
Paris Saint-Germain, Inter, Napoli, Lazio, RB Leipzig, PSV, Porto or Copenhagen, as the teams in pot two. Real Madrid will be spared Napoli, Barcelona will not meet Porto, Atletico Madrid avoid Lazio, and Real Sociedad will not clash with Inter, as those pairings met each other in the group stage.
The French champions stand out as perhaps the most fearsome prospect on paper, with Barcelona reportedly keen to avoid PSG.
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John Terry and Joe Cole are our chosen pairing to make the draw. Cole makes Real Madrid his most impressive team so far – a real niche pick, but one hard to argue with.
First team out… Porto! They won’t face Barcelona but could get any of the other Spanish sides. They will meet… Arsenal! First English side off the board.
Second tie will see Napoli – Serie A champions won’t face Real Madrid. They will face… Barcelona! The two sides met in Lionel Messi’s penultimate Champions League campaign and will do so again in very different circumstances.
Luis Enrique’s PSG are next out. It is Real Sociedad! A glamour draw for the Txuri-Urdin, but not much of a reward for finishing first. They’ll back themselves against anyone though.
Inter, runners up last year, will be visiting Atletico Madrid! Los
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