UEFA Champions League Round of 16 draw and match schedules, as best 16 European teams got to know their opponents for next round.
With the end of UEFA Champions League group stage, the remaining 16 teams enter into the knockout phase of the competitions, and eight fixtures of the next round have been decided.
In this round, only teams from the top-5 leagues of Europe are left, with 50% teams belonging to La Liga and Premier League. Thus, teams from the same leagues cannot face each other.
So it leaves limited options for the teams from the two coefficients mentioned above. On the other hand, teams who faced each other in the last group stage can also not face each other in the next round.
Except for Ajax, the semi-finalists of the last season have reached into this round. But there won’t be a repeat of those fixtures, as Barcelona and Liverpool topped their respective groups.
Meanwhile, Tottenham under Jose Mourinho has bolstered their chances to do well in this edition of the Champions League. On the other hand, RB Leipzig enters into this round of the apex European competition for the first time.
The Red Bull owned club is having a sensational run in Bundesliga and can be a tough opponent to Tottenham Hotspur. Similarly, Atalanta, who dramatically entered into the competition will face Spanish giants Valencia, which is deemed to be an interesting encounter.
With this let’s look at the fixtures for the next round.
Round of 16 fixtures
- Borussia Dortmund Vs PSG
- 1st leg: 18th February 2020
- 2nd leg: 11th March 2020
- Real Madrid Vs Manchester City
- 1st leg: 26th February 2020
- 2nd leg: 17th March 2020
- Atalanta Vs Valencia
- 1st leg: 19th February 2020
- 2nd leg: 10th March 2020
- Atletico Madrid Vs Liverpool
- 1st leg: 18th February 2020
- 2nd leg: 11th March 2020
- Chelsea Vs Bayern Munich
- 1st leg: 25th February 2020
- 2nd leg: 18th March 2020
- Lyon Vs Juventus
- 1st leg: 26th February 2020
- 2nd leg: 17th March 2020
- Tottenham Hotspur Vs Leipzig
- 1st leg: 19th February 2020
- 2nd leg: 10th March 2020
- Napoli Vs Barcelona
- 1st leg: 25th February 2020
- 2nd leg: 18th March 2020
Winner = ❓
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