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Man Utd Face PSG, Liverpool Land Bayern & Juventus Tackle Atletico by davimus(m): 1:30pm On Dec 17, 2018 |
Elsewhere, reigning champions Real
Madrid will take on Ajax, Manchester City
must tackle Schalke and Tottenham will
battle with Borussia Dortmund
Manchester United will face Neymar and
Paris Saint-Germain in the last 16 of the
Champions League, while Liverpool boss
Jurgen Klopp must tackle German
opposition in the form of Bayern Munich.
Manchester City take on Schalke,
Tottenham battle Borussia Dortmund
and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juventus meet
Atletico Madrid.
Elsewhere, Lyon have been handed the
unenviable task of trying to shackle
Lionel Messi and Barcelona, Roma have
been paired with Porto and Ajax with
reigning champions Real Madrid.
The biggest tie of the round will see Jose
Mourinho’s out-of-sorts Manchester
United side lock horns with Ligue 1 title
holders PSG.
The French giants boast the likes of
Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Edinson
Cavani on their books and have made no
secret of their desire to complement
domestic dominance with European
glory.
United have endured a testing 2018-19
campaign to date, but continental
competition could offer welcome relief
as they ready themselves for the biggest
of tests.
Liverpool, who reached the final of last
season’s competition, are also going to
have to do things the hard way if they
are to prolong another challenge for the
most prestigious of prizes.
Bayern have not been at their best this
season, with a humbling tumble from
the Bundesliga summit having been
endured, but they boast enough
experience and quality within their ranks
to trouble the Reds.
Klopp’s side are flying, though, in the
Premier League and will fancy their
chances against anybody, particularly on
memorable European nights at Anfield.
Real Madrid were the side to deny
Liverpool a place on the top of the
podium in 2017-18, as they captured a
third successive crown.
Santiago Solari has been charged with
the task of replicating the success
enjoyed by Zinedine Zidane and can now
prepare his side – who are heading to
Abu Dhabi for the Club World Cup – for a
heavyweight encounter with Ajax.
The Blancos’ arch-rivals Barcelona will
hope to have too much for French
opponents Lyon, with club talisman
Messi having returned to devastating
form over recent weeks in the wake of
his Ballon d’Or snub.
The Argentine’s eternal rival, Portuguese
superstar Ronaldo, also missed out on
another Golden Ball, but is eyeing up a
fourth Champions League triumph in as
many years and a sixth of his remarkable
career.
He is now with Juventus and will find
himself back in the familiar surroundings
of the Spanish capital in 2019 when the
Bianconeri take on Atletico Madrid.
Manchester City will be looking for Pep
Guardiola to mastermind a deep run into
the competition, with the Premier
League champions still pursuing a first
Champions League success.
Schalke stand in their way at the next
stage, with that contest set to see Leroy
Sane reunited with his former club.
Tottenham are also set to face German
opponents, with Mauricio Pochettino
having seen his side sneak through a
testing group to land a second round
clash with Bundesliga leaders Borussia
Dortmund – who will have Jadon Sancho
lining up against England team-mates
such as Harry Kane and Dele Alli.
The final game of the last 16 will see
Roma, who made it to the semi-finals last
season, taking on Porto.
The first legs of the eagerly-anticipated
fixtures mentioned above will take place
on February 12/13 and 19/20, with the
return dates pencilled in for two weeks
later. |
Re: Man Utd Face PSG, Liverpool Land Bayern & Juventus Tackle Atletico by davimus(m): 1:31pm On Dec 17, 2018 |
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