Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain is the pick of the round in the Champions League last 16 after the draw for the first knockout stage was made by UEFA, in a replay of the incredible 11-goal last 16 tie between the two in 2016/17.
Atletico Madrid against Chelsea is another intriguing tie between European heavyweights, as is 2019 winners Liverpool taking on 2020 semi-finalists RB Leipzig, who beat Tottenham over two legs in the last 16 last season and knocked out Manchester United in the group stage.
The draw followed all the usual rules at this stage of the competition, with the eight group winners seeded. No club could be drawn against the team that qualified from the same group, while country protection also remains in place – so no sides from the same nation could be paired.
2020/21 UEFA Champions League Last 16 Draw:
Borussia Monchengladbach vs Manchester City
Lazio vs Bayern Munich
Atletico Madrid vs Chelsea
RB Leipzig vs Liverpool
Porto vs Juventus
Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain
Sevilla vs Borussia Dortmund
Atalanta vs Real Madrid
First legs will be played on 16/17 and 23/24 February 2021, with second legs scheduled for 9/10 March and 16/17 March. The draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals will then take place two days after the round is concluded on Friday 19 March 2021.
This season’s final will be at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on Saturday 29 May 2021, which was initially supposed to be the venue for the 2020 final.
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Source : 90min