UCL Draw: Liverpool to face Madrid, PSG paired with Bayern Munich
Liverpool will face Real Madrid in this season’s UEFA Champions League round of 16 in a rematch of last season’s final, while Paris Saint-Germain’s bid for a first-ever Champions League trophy would mean they have to get past Bayern Munich.
Liverpool vs Real Madrid is fast becoming a regular fixture in the Champions League, with both teams facing each other for the fourth time in six seasons. Real Madrid have had the upper hand in all of those fixtures, including two finals in 2018 and 2022.
In other fixtures, Graham Potter’s Chelsea will travel to the Signal Iduna to face Borussia Dortmund, while Manchester City have RB Leipzig to contend with for a place in the quarterfinals.
Antonio Conte will go back to Italy to face Italian champions AC Milan, while Club Brugge plays Benfica. Inter Milan are paired with FC Porto, and high-flying Napoli will battle Eintracht Frankfurt.
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