The Champions enters a hibernation phase until mid-February, but the draw for the round of 16 this Monday in Nyon (12:00 p.m.) It will serve to speculate on individual possibilities, study the rival and measure strength. To the Barça Rest will be good for you. He needs to find himself again before facing the elimination phase of the premier competition in Europe.
The team of Xavi, despite all its disconnections and weaknesses, will be in the group of favorites, those who finished first in the group. In the hype of those who finished in second place and, therefore, possible rivals of the Barcelona fans, there are powerful clubs that it would be advisable to avoid.
The complete list is made up of PSG, Naples, Copenhagen, Inter, Lazio, Leipzig, Porto and PSV Eindhoven. The Portuguese team is automatically excluded for having been part of the same group in the previous phase.
Reach the quarters
He Luis Enrique’s PSG, Inter Milan (current leader of the Italian league) and the Leipzig (using Bayern and Leverkusen in Germany) would be the teams that each coach will think is better for others. On the other hand, whoever finds themselves paired with Copenhagen, who beat Galatasaray and Manchester United in the first phase, will be rubbing their hands, particularly if this is the case of Barça, which is budgeted to qualify at least until the quarterfinals.
There are 10.6 million extra if the goal of those who design the numbers in the Barcelona offices is achieved, that of reaching the quarterfinals. If they reached the semifinals, another 12.5 million would fall and going to the final of Wembley 15.5 million would be added. But all that is a lot of running.
In the same hype as Barça there are high-voltage entities, including three more Spanish clubs: Real Madrid, Atlético de Madrid and Real Sociedad. Heavyweights such as Manchester City, Arsenal (new leader of the Premier), Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund complete the lineup.
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The round of 16 matches will be played over four weeks; The first leg matches will be held on February 13, 14, 20 and 21, while the return matches will take place on March 5, 6, 12 and 13.
The draw can be followed on Movistar+ and UEFA.com. Also on the EL PERIÓDICO website.