Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti admitted on Monday that he was not angry at having avoided Paris-SG in the draw for the knockout stages of the Champions League, even if it "
certainly won't be easy
" against Italy. Eintracht Frankfurt.
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“
At these levels, all the opponents are complicated, difficult, even if it can be nice to avoid PSG
”, he commented on the website of the Italian club which finished at the top of its pool ahead of Liverpool.
“
Frankfurt is despite everything the holder of the Europa League, the second European trophy, and a team in strong progression.
It will certainly not be easy
,” he added.
The Germans finished second in their group won by Tottenham.
PSG will find Bayern Munich in the round of 16.