The Real Madrid
, who managed after a tortuous phase to reach first place in group B of the Champions League
, has the theoretically most accessible path for the round of 16, whose pairings will be drawn this Monday (12.00) at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon (Switzerland).
The victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach and the draw between Inter and Shakthar Donestk
put Zinedine Zidane’s team in a hopeful situation after being close to the canvas.
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Due to the conditions – you cannot stay paired with a team from the same group or a team from the same country – Real Madrid’s possible rivals are more affordable on paper than if they had finished second in the group.
Thus, the squad of Zidane
, who in the two previous editions has not been able to overcome the round of 16 will be framed with Atalanta, Lazio, RB Leipzig or Porto.
With Port
and Lazio has historically a favorable balance and with Atalanta and Leipzig they have not yet met.
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Last season the Atalanta
eliminated Valencia in the round of 16 and was close to reaching the semifinals, a round that the German team reached after unexpectedly getting rid of the Atlético de Madrid.
Worse in theory, the rest of the Spanish representatives have it, who also, unlike Real Madrid, will have to play the second leg in the opponent’s field.
Barcelona, which gave up the leadership of its group after falling in the last game against Juventus (0-3), has as possible rivals Bayern Múnich, Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, Liverpool, Manchester City y París Saint Germain.
Atlético de Madrid, which lost their group to defending Bayern, have a very similar pool of potential opponents: Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester City and PSG.
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And Sevilla, defeated in the group stage against Chelsea, will face each other with almost the same rivals: Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester City and PSG.
The matches will be played on February 16/17/23/24 and March 9/10/16/17. Everyone will start at 9:00 p.m.
The draw for the quarterfinals, semifinals and the order of the final will take place on March 19.
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Classified as first of the group (seeded):
Bayern Múnich (GER), Chelsea (ING), Borussia Dortmund (GER), Juventus (ITA), Liverpool (ING), Manchester City (ING), PSG (FRA) y Real Madrid (ESP)
Classified as group seconds:
Atalanta (ITA), Atlético de Madrid (ESP), Barcelona (ESP), Lazio (ITA), RB Leipzig (GER), Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER), Porto (POR) and Seville (ESP)
Possible rivals:
Bayern Munich: Atalanta, Barcelona, Lazio, Porto, Seville.
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Chelsea: Atalanta, Atlético de Madrid, Barcelona, Lazio, Leipzig, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Porto
Borussia Dortmund: Atalanta, Atlético de Madrid, Barcelona, Porto, Seville
Juventus: Atlético de Madrid, Leipzig, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Porto, Sevilla
Liverpool: Atlético de Madrid, Barcelona, Lazio, Leipzig, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Porto, Seville
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Manchester City: Atalanta, Atlético de Madrid, Barcelona, Lazio, Leipzig, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Sevilla
PSG: Atalanta, Atlético de Madrid, Barcelona, Lazio, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Porto, Sevilla
Real Madrid: Atalanta, Lazio, Leipzig, Porto
Atalanta: Bayern, Chelsea, Dortmund, Manchester City, PSG, Real Madrid
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Atlético de Madrid: Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester City, PSG
Barcelona: Bayern, Chelsea, Dortmund, Liverpool, Manchester City, PSG
Lazio: Bayern, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, PSG, Real Madrid
Leipzig: Chelsea, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester City, Real Madrid
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Borussia Mönchengladbach: Chelsea, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester City, PSG
Oporto: Bayern, Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, Liverpool, PSG, Real Madrid
Sevilla: Bayern, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester City, PSG
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