Champs, the world's best club competition, UEFA Champions League, is back!!!

The stage is set for the knockout matchups in the 2021/22 season of the competition. It may have taken longer than expected after the Round of 16 draw had to be redone following the initial draw being incorrectly executed due to what UEFA says was a technical error.
The complete Round of 16 schedule is available on Merrybet's website with juicy odds The first-leg fixtures will take place from February 15th-23rd, 2022 while the return legs will be from March 8th-16th, 2022.

There are sixteen teams left in the competition, with eight getting into the quarter-finals of the Champions League after the Round of 16 games.

The headline fixture of the Round of 16 is definitely PSG vs. Real Madrid, although there are a number of exciting matches including Inter Milan locking horns with Liverpool, and Atletico Madrid squaring off against Manchester United. It will be a showdown of heavyweights as there will be elbow bumps in abundance when Paris and Real Madrid meet in Paris.

Real Madrid fans in particular will be rubbing their eyes if they are greeted by the sight of four-time Champions League-winner, Sergio Ramos among the opposition ranks. And then, there's Barcelona's all-time record goal scorer Lionel Messi coming up against his long-time rivals.

There is one major rule change to keep in mind ahead of these Round of 16 matches: For the first time since 1965, there is no away goals tiebreaker in the case that the aggregate-goal series are tied after 180 minutes of action. Teams will head straight into a 30-minute extra time session, followed by a penalty-kick shootout if the deadlock persists.

The opening set of UEFA Champions League Round of 16 first-leg fixtures offer up a host of prospective headline-makers, fascinating sub-plots and players to keep a close eye on.

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