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New edition of the 2020 final: FC Bayern meets Paris Saint-Germain
Photo: Michael Weber / IMAGEPOWER / IMAGO
In 2021, FC Bayern and Paris Saint-Germain met in the quarter-finals, when the French prevailed.
The year before, FC Bayern had won the Champions League in the final against Paris, now the German champions and the French champions meet again - this season already in the round of 16.
That was the result of the draw in Nyon.
Europa League winner Eintracht Frankfurt has to deal with top Italian club SSC Napoli.
Napoli had prevailed in Group A, leaving last year's finalists Liverpool FC and Ajax Amsterdam behind.
Debutant Frankfurt qualified directly for the knockout phase, which will be played in spring 2023, when they first took part.
Frankfurt initially plays at home and in the second leg at the ex-club of legend Diego Maradona, who is currently clearly leading the Serie A table.
There are a total of eight game dates for the round of 16.
The first legs will take place on February 14, 15, 21 and 22.
The second legs will be played on March 7th, 8th, 14th and 15th.
In addition to Bayern and Frankfurt, there are also two other German teams.
Leipzig meets Manchester City and BVB meets Chelsea.
The pairings at a glance:
RB Leipzig-Manchester City
Club Brugge – Benfica Lisbon
Liverpool FC – Real Madrid
AC Milan – Tottenham Hotspur
Eintracht Frankfurt vs SSC Napoli
Borussia Dortmund – Chelsea
Inter Milan – FC Porto
Paris Saint Germain vs Bayern Munich
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