(MENAFN- The Peninsula) AFP
Paris: Defending champions Manchester City earned a draw against FC Copenhagen in the Champions League round of 16 draw, with last season’s runners-up Inter Milan facing Atletico Madrid in the most notable clash.
Pep Guardiola’s City, who want to retain the name they won in Istanbul last June, are expected to surpass the Danish team, who qualified in their organization at the expense of Manchester United after beating the Red Devils 4-3 . At home .
The clubs met in the Champions League last season, with City winning 5-0 at home before drawing 0-0 at the Parken Stadium.
Inter, the Serie A leaders, were one of the teams to avoid after finishing second in their group and their meeting with Atletico will see Diego Simeone, the coach of the Spanish club, come up against a team with whom he spent two years as a player in the late 1990s.
The French champions, Paris Saint-Germain, eliminated in the round of 16 in each of the last two seasons and in five of the last seven campaigns, were also preparing for a difficult draw after completing a moment in their organization, Borussia Dortmund.
They will be relieved to face Real Sociedad, who improved their organisation ahead of Inter and yet are in the Champions League round of 16 for the first time since 2003/04, when they were eliminated via Lyon.
Barcelona’s meeting with Italian champions Napoli is a standout showdown, while Premier League leaders Arsenal are expected to overcome Porto and reach the quarterfinals for the first time since 2010.
“We need to check and go as far as we can, but we concentrate on betting good, performing well and playing the most productive football we can, and then we go through to see how far we can go,” Arsenal sporting director Edu said. said. said on the club’s website.
Sergio Conceicao’s Porto finished on point due to problems with Barcelona in their group, but moved into second place after wasting both games against the Catalans. Real Madrid will be highly regarded against RB Leipzig, and Bayern Munich will be heavy favourites against Lazio, who they beat 6-2 on aggregate at the same time in the festival in 2020/21.
“We have already had reports with Lazio,” said Bayern captain Manuel Neuer.
“We’ll go through as favourites in these games, but we shouldn’t underestimate them. “In the other clash, Dortmund will face PSV Eindhoven, coached by former Borussia coach Peter Bosz and qualified for the round of 16 for the first time in eight years. .
The first legs will be played in mid-February and the first legs in March.
This season’s Champions League final will take place at Wembley, London, on June 1.
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