Like two years ago, four German teams are in the round of 16 of the Champions League this season. FC Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig and Eintracht Frankfurt all qualified for the knockout stage. bundesliga.de looks back on a very strong group stage and has all the information about the draw and possible opponents for you.
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FC Bayern Munich also won the last Champions League match before the World Cup break. There was an uncontested 2-0 win over Inter Milan. This is the third time in the club’s history that the Munich side have achieved the perfect result in the group stage. No other European club has managed to do this so often. Coach Julian Nagelsmann also secured an individual title: the 35-year-old is the only manager in Champions League history to have already celebrated four wins against FC Barcelona. Particularly impressive was the offensive performance of the record champions, who scored 18 goals in six games.
In fact, it almost makes sense for the German champions to shine internationally with offensive football, because in general the Bundesliga is Europe’s goal factory. There will be an average of 3.15 goals per game in 2022/23, a clear first place in the comparison between the top five leagues. The gap to the competition becomes even greater when one compares the accuracy of talented players. There have already been 19 goals for teenagers this Bundesliga season, even that is unmatched. With ten competitive goals, Jamal Musiala is also Europe’s most prolific teenager and thus played an important role in FC Bayern’s dominant group stage.
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With nine goals in all competitions, Musiala’s first pursuer also comes from the Bundesliga. Jude Bellingham made another huge leap this season and took Borussia Dortmund to second place in Group G. Musiala may have one more goal overall, but in the Champions League Bellingham was the most successful U20 player in the league. group stage. The Englishman has already rang the bell four times, putting him on par with Lionel Messi and just one goal behind former Bundesliga stars Robert Lewandowski and Erling Haaland. A fantastic record.
RB Leipzig were initially caught off guard in the Champions League and lost their first two games. Four victories and the sovereign qualification for the round of 16 follow. The highlight was the 3-2 victory over Real Madrid, in which the Saxons became the first team ever to score two goals in the first 18 minutes against Los Blancos in the group stage.
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Eintracht Frankfurt initially missed their first Champions League match in club history, but secured a ticket to the round of 16 in the heartwarming Group D final. Ten points in the group stage: the last time a team broke that record when he first took part in 2016/17 (Leicester City). The Hessians were even in first place until injury time, but a late goal from Tottenham prevented them from winning the group. But that in no way detracts from the performance of the Glasner team.
What’s next?
The eyes of the four Bundesliga teams will be on UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon early next week, where the draw will take place on 7 November at 12.00. The round of 16 will be played on 14, 15, 21 and 22 February 2023. The return matches are scheduled for 7, 8, 14 and 15 March. Since duels with teams from the same national federation and previous group stage opponents are excluded from the round of 16, the field of possible opponents is sometimes very small.
These are the possible opponents:
FC Bayern Munich: Paris St Germain, Liverpool FC, Milan, Club Brugge
Borussia Dortmund: SSC Napoli, FC Porto, Tottenham Hotspur, FC Chelsea, Real Madrid, Benfica Lisbon
Eintracht Frankfurt: SSC Napoli, FC Porto, Manchester City, FC Chelsea, Real Madrid, Benfica Lisbon
RB Leipzig: SSC Napoli, FC Porto, Tottenham Hotspur, FC Chelsea, Manchester City, Benfica Lisbon
