The Lions and Eagles already know eight possible contenders in the next phase of the millionaire league.
Benfica and Sporting will take on the seedlings in the Champions League round of 16, which will be drawn on Monday in Nyon, Switzerland.
The two Portuguese teams that qualified after finishing second in their groups already know that they will face one of the eight group winners: Ajax, Bayern, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Real Madrid or Lille … …
Benfica knows that of these possible opponents, they will not play against Bayern Munich, just as Sporting will not face Ajax as no team can face an opponent from the same group.
Another fact: the Portuguese teams will play the first match of the 1/8 finals at home, and the second away, since in the first match the winners of the groups will play away.
Chelsea, the reigning European champions, Atlético, Inter Milan, Paris Saint-Germain and Salzburg will be in the same basket with Benfica and Sporting, which means they will not be able to become opponents. The vacancy has yet to be split between Atalanta and Villarreal, as the game that will determine who will be second has been postponed today due to bad weather.
The draw is scheduled for Monday 13 December at 11:00 (Lisbon time) in Nyon.
The first round of 16 matches will take place on February 15, 16, 22 and 23, with the return matches scheduled for March 8, 9, 15 and 16.
serial heads
– Manchester City (Group A)
– Liverpool (B)
– Ajax (C) – cannot meet with Sporting, because they belong to the same group
– Real Madrid (D)
– Bayern (E) – cannot meet Benfica
– Manchester United (n)
-Juventus (H)
-Lille (G)
runners-up
– PSG (group A)
– Atletico Madrid (B)
– Sporting (C)
– Inter (D)
– Chelsea (H)
– Salzurgo (G)
– Benfica (E)
* Second place in Group F has not yet been determined: Atalanta-Villarreal has been postponed and one of them will be in second place
