The UEFA ceremony in Nyon (Switzerland) is scheduled for 08:00 (Paraguayan time) for the matches that will take place on February 16-17 and 23-24 (first leg) and 9-10 and 16- March 17 (return).
Defeated at home 3-0 by Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juventus, Barça can regret having missed the first place of their key G. Seconds, the Catalans will face one of the first eight in the group, all of them serious aspirants to raise the “Orejona”.
The regulation prohibits two clubs from the same country from meeting in the second round, so Barça will not face Real Madrid or “will not have a rematch against“ Juve ”, who came out of the same group.
Bayern enter the draw with the certainty that they will play their first leg in mild latitudes. Easy winner of his key ahead of Atlético Madrid, the Bavarian giant will avoid the other two German teams classified as second: Leipzig and Borussia Mönchengladbach. In addition to Barcelona, there are therefore Sevilla, which would mean a rematch of the European Super Cup (Bayern win 2-1), Porto or two Italian clubs that have never been measured: Atalanta and Lazio.
Real Madrid, 13 times champion, is the only one that only has four possible rivals: Porto, Lazio, Atalanta or Leipzig. These last two clubs, newcomers to the European elite, have never crossed paths with the meringues in an official match.
Composition of the drums. 1: Bayern, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus and Paris Sain-Germain. 2: Atlético Madrid, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Porto, Atalanta, Seville, Lazio, Barcelona and Leipzig.
