After a perfect group stage in the Champions League, the German record champions Bayern Munich are facing a difficult chunk in the round of 16. At the draw on Monday in Nyon, Switzerland (12.00 p.m. / DAZN), the two defending champions FC Chelsea with team manager Thomas Tuchel, Paris St. Germain with superstar Lionel Messi, Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan are waiting in pot two.
“All the teams that made it into the knockout round are somewhat favorites,” said Nagelsmann: “But now we’ll wait and see who will be drawn to us.” Bayern are the only Bundesliga representatives in the knockout phase of the premier class. Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig play after their third places as “relegated” in the unpopular Europa League and will be drawn from their opponents from 13.00 o’clock.
However, BVB does not want to take the small European Cup competition lightly. “We now have to work to get back 13 million euros by winning the Europa League. That is the title that Borussia Dortmund is still missing,” said managing director Hans-Joachim Watzke. Coach Marco Rose said: “We have to accept the competition.”
In the worst case, there is a risk of calibers like SSC Napoli or Lazio Rome. Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer Leverkusen, on the other hand, can sit back and relax at first. As group winners, both clubs skip a round and only intervene again in the round of 16.
Without German participation, only the premiere season in the Conference League will continue. Union Berlin missed the knockout round in third place.
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