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Champions League Last 16 and Europa League playoff draws revealed
Defending champions Real Madrid will face Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League round of 16, a repeat of last season’s final. The round of 16 draw was revealed on Monday.
Madrid are seeking to win a 15th European title, having claimed a 1-0 win over Liverpool in last year’s final in Paris.
Meanwhile, PSG have been drawn against Bayern Munich, whom they met in the 2020 final, in which they suffered a 1-0 defeat.
Elsewhere, Chelsea drew Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City were drawn against RB Leipzig while Tottenham Hotspur will face AC Milan.
FULL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE LAST 16 DRAW
RB Leipzig v Manchester City
Club Brugge v Benfica
Liverpool v Real Madrid
AC Milan v Tottenham Hotspur
Eintracht Frankfurt v Napoli
Borussia Dortmund v Chelsea
Inter Milan v Porto
Paris Saint-Germain v Bayern Munich
The round-of-16 first legs will take place on 14-15 February and 21-22 February. The second legs are due to be held on 7-8 March and 14-15 March.
The final is scheduled for 10 June at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey.
EUROPA LEAGUE PLAYOFF
Barcelona and Manchester United will meet in the Europa League playoff round in February following the Catalan side’s elimination from the Champions League.
The tie will be played over two legs on 16 February and 23 February. The first leg will take place at Camp Nou and the return game at Old Trafford a week later.
It will be the first meeting between the two clubs since they faced each other in the Champions League quarterfinal in 2018/19.
Barcelona won both games on that occasion, progressing 4-0 on aggregate.
In other notable fixtures Juventus were drawn against French side Nantes. Jose Mourinho’s Roma will take on Red Bull Salzburg.
Full Europa League playoff draw:
Barcelona v Man United
Juventus v Nantes
Sporting v Midtjylland
Donetsk v Rennes
Ajax v Union Berlin
Leverkusen v Monaco
Sevilla v PSV
Salzburg v Roma
This season’s final will be played at the Puskas Arena in Budapest on 31 May.
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