Duel with ex-coach Guardiola?
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FC Bayern threatens a crispy opponent in the playoffs of the Champions League. After the twelfth place in the table, the Munich team will deal with either ex-coach Pep Guardiola and Manchester City or Celtic Glasgow. Borussia Dortmund catches a supposedly easier lot. BVB meets Sporting Lisbon or FC Bruges.
The circle of the possible round of rounds of the round of 16 could also be reduced for Bayer Leverkusen, which is certainly qualified. In the round of the best eight, the workself is dependent on the draw and the results either against FC Bayern, Real Madrid, Man City or Celtic.
Playoffs take place in mid -February
Already on Friday at 12 p.m. the draw for the playoffs will take place in Nyon on 11/12. and 18./19. February. The eight best clubs in the group phase are free to go on to the teams in places 9 to 24 fights for progress.
The complete co-phase is carried out via the classic tournament tree analogous to a Grand Slam tournament in tennis. After the playoffs, the draw for the round of 16 takes place. It is the last draw because the further path until the final in Munich on May 31 will automatically result in the tournament tree.