Reigning Manchester City drew with FC Copenhagen on Monday in their Champions League last 16 tie, with last season’s runners-up Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid facing off in the outstanding draw. Pep Guardiola’s City, looking to retain the title they won in Istanbul last June, are expected to comfortably overcome the Danish side, who qualified from their group at the expense of Manchester United after beating the Red Devils 4-3 at home.
The clubs met in the Champions League group stage last season, with City winning 5-0 at home before being held to a 0-0 draw away at Parken Stadium. Serie A leaders Inter were one of the teams to avoid after finishing second in the group, and their meeting with Atletico will see the Spanish club’s manager Diego Simeone face the team he spent two years with.
Player in the late 1990s. French champions Paris Saint-Germain, who have been eliminated in the last 16 in the last two seasons and in five of their last seven campaigns, were also preparing for a tough tie after finishing second in their group behind Borussia Dortmund.
They will therefore be relieved by a draw against Real Sociedad, who finished their group above Inter but will reach the last 16 of the Champions League for the first time since 2003/04. the year they were removed from Lyon. Barcelona’s meeting with Italian champions Napoli is another outstanding draw, while Premier League leaders Arsenal are expected to beat Porto and reach the quarter-finals for the first time since 2010.
We want to try and get as far as possible. , but we are very focused on playing well, performing well and playing the best possible football and then we will see how far we can go,” Arsenal sporting director Edu told the club’s website. Sergio Conceicao’s Porto finished level on points with Barcelona in their group but finished second, losing both their matches against the Catalans. Real Madrid are fired up against RB Leipzig and Bayern Munich are big favorites against Lazio, a team they beat in 2020/21. 6:2 in the same stage of the competition.
“We have had positive experiences with Lazio in the past,” Bayern captain Manuel Neuer said. “We go into the games as favourites, but we won’t let ourselves be underestimated.” In the other game, Dortmund face PSV Eindhoven, coached by former Borussia manager Peter Bosz, who are in the last 16 for the first time in eight years. The first party matches will take place in mid-February and the second matches will take place in March. This season’s Champions League final will be played at Wembley in London on June 1.
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