The home stage of the Champions League will come to an end tonight (Wednesday), when 12 teams have already secured their place in the quarterfinals and another four teams will try to get the remaining tickets. The draw for the last round of 16 will take place this coming Monday at 13:00, when each team has already received, more or less, a picture regarding its possible rivals.
Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool, Atletico Madrid, Ajax, Sporting Lisbon, Real Madrid, Inter, Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Chelsea and Juventus have secured their place, when at home 7 each from Lille, Salzburg, Wolfsburg and Sevilla could find themselves in second place. Villarreal and Atalanta are also battling for the runners-up, with both Barcelona and Benfica Lisbon wanting to take second place at Bayern’s home.
Possible rivalries of Manchester City
Atletico Madrid, Sporting Lisbon, Inter, Barcelona / Benfica Lisbon, Villarreal / Atalanta, Lille / Salzburg / Sevilla / Wolfsburg, Juventus (if you finish in second place and do not qualify from the top).
PSG’s possible rivals
Liverpool, Ajax, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Salzburg / Sevilla / Wolfsburg, Chelsea / Juventus.
Liverpool’s possible rivals
Sporting Lisbon, Inter Barcelona / Benfica, Villarreal / Atalanta, Lille / Salzburg / Sevilla / Wolfsburg, Juventus (if you finish second at Chelsea).
Potential rivals of Atletico Madrid
Manchester City, Ajax, Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Lille / Salzburg / Wolfsburg, Chelsea / Juventus.
Possible rivals of Real Madrid
PSG, Sporting Lisbon, Benfica Lisbon (if you qualify), Atlanta (if you finish second at the expense of Villarreal), Lille / Salzburg / Wolfsburg, Chelsea / Juventus. In a given situation, the number of possible opponents of the whites may be reduced to only four.
Possible rivalries of Bayern Munich
PSG, Atletico Madrid, Sporting Lisbon, Inter, Villarreal / Atalanta, Lille / Salzburg / Sevilla, Chelsea / Juventus.
Possible rivalry of Barcelona (if you qualify)
Manchester City, Liverpool, Ajax, Manchester United, Lille / Salzburg / Sevilla, Chelsea / Juventus.
Possible rivalries of Manchester United
PSG, Atletico Madrid, Sporting Lisbon, Inter, Barcelona / Benfica, Lille / Salzburg / Sevilla / Wolfsburg, Juventus (if you finish second at home with Chelsea).
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