A movie-like definition of insane complicates the star again Leone Messi looking for Champions Leaguethe main objective you have with yours paris st germain. Is that the French team was second in his groupbehind the Benfica from Portugaland just like last season many chances to meet a giant of the continent in round of 16when the competition resumes after the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

The draw, scheduled for next Monday at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, will be the protagonist four teams from the English Premier League and as many from the German Bundesligawho monopolize the instance of the start of direct elimination, scheduled for mid-February.

A year ago, in fact, that cross with the real Madrid it was the beginning of the end for PSG who were in the lead Maurizio Pochettino and caused boos from fans for Messi, Neymar and even Kylian Mbappé, the three stars of the squad.

Now, that pairing could be repeated, as the ‘Merengue’ – 14-time Champions League winner – will be one of eight who will be in the first cup of the draw. The other giants who could rival PSG? The Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Chelseawho despite facing an irregular season managed to win his group.

Italy’s Napoli, who have scored five Group A wins, also appear as a rival to watch, while Portugal’s Porto and England’s Tottenham would perhaps be the most accessible. To the benficaby regulation, you will no longer be able to cross it.

Other criteria to be considered for the draw: teams from the same country cannot play with each other.

In the ciborium of the seconds, in addition to the PSG, there will be Liverpool and Inter of Italy – two other ‘cuckoos’ -; Bruges from Belgium, Eintracht Frankfurt, Borussia Dortmund, Leipzig (all from Germany) and Milan.

The round of 16 will be settled in the draw next Monday, in Nyon. The qualifiers will be played in a double round but there is no longer the double value of away goals.

The first legs will be played on 14/15 and 21/22 February and the second legs on 7/8 and 14/15 March.