DIRECT. Champions League: follow the draw for the round of 16 with PSG and Lille

The essential

• The draw for the knockout stages of the Champions League takes place this midday in Nyon, Switzerland, at UEFA headquarters.

• PSG and Lille,

  the two qualified French clubs, are affected by this draw.

  If the Losc finished first and is among the eight seeds, this is not the case with Paris.

• PSG can inherit a complicated double confrontation on paper, with Real Madrid, Bayern Munich or even Liverpool as potential opponents.

Follow the draw live from noon:

11:00.

Real Madrid, PSG's most likely opponent.

Julien Guyon, mathematician at Columbia and New York universities, calculated the probabilities of the various draws.

The most likely opponent for PSG is Karim Benzema's Real Madrid, with a probability of 19.36%.

Lille, for its part, has more than one chance in four (25.19%) of challenging Chelsea.

Here are the exact #draw #probabilities for the round of 16 of the #ChampionsLeague if Villarreal advances.

Chelsea-Real most likely matchup;

Benfica-Ajax, Sporting-Bayern least likely @lequipedusoir @RMCsport @FourFourTwo @ManuBojan pic.twitter.com/vbe436xIpH

- Julien Guyon (@ julienguyon1977) December 8, 2021

11:00. Lille must avoid Chelsea.

First in their group and qualified for the knockout stages of C1 15 years after a first experience at this level, Lille can fall on Chelsea, defending champion and scarecrow of this second hat with Paris. Inter Milan and Atlético de Madrid are also to be avoided.

11:00.

Paris is crossing its fingers.

Second in its group behind Manchester City, PSG is exposed to a tough opponent from the round of 16.

Kylian Mbappé and his partners can thus inherit Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Juventus Turin or Manchester United.

Paris cannot cross paths with City again at this level of the competition, after having played in a pool.

To find you there, here is the summary table of the two hats.

Champions League

11:00.

PSG and Lille will be fixed.

Hello everyone.

The Champions League draw will take place from noon in Nyon, at UEFA headquarters.

PSG and Lille are concerned, but can not compete.