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TThe itel defender FC Bayern will face Lazio in the knockout stages of the Champions League. Borussia Dortmund have to face Europa League champion FC Sevilla with new coach Edin Terzic, as demonstrated by Monday’s draw at the headquarters of the European Football Union (Uefa) in Nyon. In the first knockout round, RB Leipzig will face English champions FC Liverpool and coach Jürgen Klopp. Borussia Mönchengladbach also caught a Premier League rival at Manchester City and manager Pep Guardiola.
As in 2014, the four German starters are in the last 16 of the highest flight category in Europe. “You can say that we have improved tremendously in quality in Germany and the Bundesliga,” Bayern manager Hansi Flick said of the strong track record. The first leg matches will take place on 15/16. and 23./24. February, return match on 9./10. and 16./17. March. Like BVB, Munich has the home rights in the deciding game. The Gladbachers and Leipziger play first at home and then away. The other games are FC Barcelona against Paris Saint-Germain, Atlético de Madrid against FC Chelsea, FC Porto against Juventus in Turin and Atalanta Bergamo against Real Madrid.
Bayern, who triumphed in the final against PSG in the Lisbon final in the summer, are once again one of the closest favorites in the new year. With 16 points and 18: 5 goals, Munich, which has gone 17 games without being defeated in the European elite, secured a place in the round of 16 as the best team in the preliminary round.
For the Dortmunders, however, after the recent sports downtrend and the split from coach Lucien Favre, a turnaround in the Bundesliga is initially in the foreground. There is currently little room to wait for the knockout round of the Champions League. While Leipziger successfully dominated the group stage again this time after reaching the semi-finals in preseason, the Gladbachers are among the top 16 teams in the biggest European Cup competition for the first time in 43 years.
All round of 16 matches at a glance
Borussia Mönchengladbach – City of Manchester
Lazio Rome – Bayern Munich
Atlético de Madrid – FC Chelsea
RB Leipzig – Liverpool FC
FC Porto – Juventus Turin
FC Barcelona – Paris Saint-Germain
FC Sevilla – Borussia Dortmund
Atalanta Bergamo – Real Madrid
