Actual Madrid attracts Liverpool within the Champions League last-16 stage

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Actual Madrid drew Liverpool within the Champions League round-of-16 stage on Monday in a rematch of final season’s remaining.

Los Blancos beat Liverpool 1-0 in Paris in Could to win their 14th European Cup.

The 2022 remaining was overshadowed by chaos exterior the stadium and there was widespread criticism in direction of the therapy of followers by the hands of the French authorities deployed for the sport in Could.

Monday’s draw additionally pitted Paris Saint Germain and Bayern Munich in opposition to one another.

The Parisians completed second of their group behind Benfica after the ultimate matchday and should now face the staff that beat them in PSG’s solely ever remaining look in 2020.

Elsewhere Antonio Conte will return to Italy to face AC Milan along with his Tottenham Hotspur aspect whereas Chelsea will tackle Borussia Dortmund.

Pep Guardiola will proceed his pursuit of the Champions League trophy that has eluded him for 11 years as his Manchester Metropolis aspect face off in opposition to German’s RB Leipzig.

The draw is more likely to please Actual Madrid President Florentino Perez who not too long ago complained about how sometimes high groups in soccer face one another and mentioned midweek European competitors ought to provide followers matches between “the strongest groups and with the most effective gamers on the earth” all year long.

“If we take a look at the final Champions League finalists, Liverpool, a historic staff with six European Cups, it seems that we have now performed them solely 9 instances in 67 years.”

If Actual and Liverpool will play for a tenth time in 2023, the 2 groups have met twice within the remaining of the competitors within the final 5 seasons with the Spanish aspect popping out on high each instances.

Actual additionally beat Liverpool over two legs within the 2020/21 season as nicely and haven't misplaced a match to the Reds of their earlier six conferences.
That final victory got here within the spherical of 16 on a well-known evening at Anfield in in 2009 when Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres impressed the house aspect to a 4-0 win.

Actual can be favorites to succeed in the quarterfinals given’s Liverpool’s stuttering begin to the season – Jurgen Klopp’s staff is nicely off the tempo within the Premier League title race – whereas the European Cup holder has gained their Champions League group with ease and is already in management in La Liga.

The primary legs are scheduled for 14/15/21/22 February, with the second legs on 7/8/14/15 March.

Champions League last-16 draw:

Paris Saint-Germain vs Bayern Munich

Inter Milan vs FC Porto

Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Napoli!

AC Milan vs Tottenham

Liverpool vs Actual Madrid

Membership Brugge vs Benfica

RB Leipzig vs Manchester Metropolis