Four English, three Spanish, two Italian, two French, two Portuguese, German, Dutch and even Austrian in a debut. 16 teams have secured their participation in the Champions League quarter-final draw which will take place tomorrow (Monday at 13:00), the levels have already been determined and the options may arrange for us particularly fascinating meetings.
In the second tier you can find teams like Paris Saint-Germain with a host of stars, Chelsea, the reigning European champions, Inter and Atletico Madrid. There is no doubt that all first-tier teams will hope to avoid a meeting with Leo Messi and his teammates, or in front of the machine of Thomas Tuchel. In fact, with the exception of Manchester City and Lille all first tier teams can grill PSG. The Blues, for their part, can only get one of four first-tier teams including Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Ajax and Lille.
In the shadow of the two limitations (a team can not play against the team that played with it in the same house or against an opponent from the same league) among the prominent possible encounters can be found of course the one that confronted Cristiano Ronaldo’s Manchester United and Leo Messi’s PSG. In fact, the game in which the group from the City of Lights will be involved is expected to be fascinating in any situation, with Liverpool, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Ajax or Juventus waiting for it, apart from the Red Devils.
Other fascinating potential encounters that could be fateful: Liverpool – Inter, Manchester City – Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid – Chelsea, Bayern – Chelsea, Manchester United – Atletico and Juventus – Atletico. In short there is something to look forward to.
The ranks ahead of the lottery
Level 1: Manchester City, Liverpool, Ajax, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Lille and Juventus.
Level 2: Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid, Sporting Lisbon, Inter, Benfica, Villarreal, Salzburg and Chelsea.
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