Champions League round of 16: Bayern pulls star ensemble from PSG - Brazzo speaks of "treat"

Created: 2022-11-08 05:18

By: Antonio Jose Riether

Four German teams are represented in the draw for the round of 16 games in the premier class.

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The four remaining German teams meet top-class opponents in the round of 16 of the Champions League.

FC Bayern in particular caught a tough chunk with PSG.

• Champions League: The draw for the round of 16 games

• Four German teams in the competition: FC Bayern meets PSG in the new edition of the 2020 final

• Dortmund and Leipzig compete with England greats, Eintracht Frankfurt meets the Serie A leaders Naples

Update, 12.30 p.m .:

Bayern got the tough draw against Paris, Oliver Kahn spoke to Sky immediately after the draw about the upcoming game.

“In games like this, it's fifty-fifty.

It's very difficult to say.

It depends on the form of the day and also on a little bit of luck, ”said the CEO of Munich to Sky.

Sports director Hasan Salihamidzic also spoke to the broadcaster, describing the pairing as a "treat for every football fan".

Thomas Müller also reacted immediately to the PSG draw.

Champions League: The Round of 16 games at a glance:

Update, 12:24 p.m .:

All four German teams will face difficult opponents in February.

RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund meet the English star ensembles of Manchester City and Chelsea, Frankfurt meets the attacking Naples.

With Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern catch what is probably the toughest opponent from the second lottery pot.

Update, 12:19 p.m .:

Borussia Dortmund is dealing with Chelsea, which is definitely a tough one.

Inter Milan meets FC Porto.

Finally, the fixed duel between FC Bayern and PSG is drawn for the sake of completeness.

Update, 12:17 p.m .:

Europa League winner Eintracht Frankfurt meets a tough opponent with SSC Naples.

Update, 12:16 p.m .:

AC Milan meets Tottenham, so Bayern plays against PSG!

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Update, 12:15 p.m .:

The repeat of last year’s final is about to happen: Liverpool meets Real Madrid!

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Update, 12:14 p.m .:

FC Brugge will be taken out of the lottery next, the Belgians will meet Benfica Lisbon!

Update, 12:13 p.m .:

The first lot is a German one: RB Leipzig meets Manchester City!

Update, 12.10 p.m .:

Hamit Altintop will draw lots at noon today.

The former FC Bayern and Real Madrid midfielder is a Champions League ambassador and is not in a draw for the first time.

According to the Gelsenkirchen native, he is particularly proud of Istanbul as the venue. Today's board of directors of the Turkish Football Association has played for the national team a total of 84 times.

Update, 12:07 p.m .:

The teams are presented, the Deputy UEFA General Secretary Giorgio Marchetti has a few words to say to those responsible and especially praises FC Bayern for their flawless group phase.

The balls will soon be drawn.

Champions League: draw in the live ticker – Kahn and Salihamidzic in Nyon

Update, 12:02 p.m .:

And here we go.

As usual, moderator Pedro Pinto welcomes the viewers from Nyon.

The Bayern bosses are also there, both Oliver Kahn and Hasan Salihamidzic are in the audience at Lake Geneva and are looking forward to the draw.

Update, 11:57 a.m .:

The draw for the round of 16 games in Nyon will begin in a few moments.

Update 11:33 a.m .:

Which European heavyweights will the four remaining German teams meet in the round of 16 of the Champions League?

The answer will be available in just under half an hour when the raffle balls are drawn in Nyon.

This is followed by the Europa League draw with Union Berlin and Bayer Leverkusen.

Champions League: Draw in the live ticker – four possible opponents for FCB

Update 10:54 a.m .:

The draw for the first knockout round of this year’s Champions League season will begin in about an hour.

FC Bayern can only meet four other teams, statistically Liverpool FC is the most likely round of 16 opponent.

But the star ensemble from Paris Saint-Germain is also among the four possible lots for Munich.

First report from November 7th:

Nyon - Five Bundesliga clubs took part in the Champions League group stage this season, four of them are in the first knockout round.

FC Bayern are the only German group winners to meet a runner-up, while BVB, RB Leipzig and Eintracht Frankfurt all have difficult tasks ahead of them.

The round of 16 games will be drawn at 12 noon in the House of European Football in Nyon on Lake Geneva.

Champions League: draw in the live ticker – no German duel possible

Nothing changes in the mode.

As always, only teams from different associations are allowed to meet in the round of 16, so a German duel is not possible.

Also in the round of the last sixteen no preliminary round opponents are allowed to face each other.

In the first and second leg, a group winner meets a second, the group winner has to play away first.

Champions League Draw: Pot 1 (Group Winners)

Champions League draw: Pot 2 (group runners-up)

Due to the rules of the draw, Bayern can only meet four of the eight teams from pot two.

Without the three other Bundesliga clubs and group opponents Inter Milan, FC Bruges, AC Milan and the two tough players PSG and FC Liverpool are left.

Champions League draw in the live ticker: Tough opponents are waiting for Bundesliga teams

Borussia Dortmund, currently fourth in the Bundesliga, could meet Real Madrid or Chelsea, while RB Leipzig will avoid a round of 16 against the defending champions thanks to the group duels.

Europa League winners Eintracht Frankfurt could also meet Real and Chelsea, but the Hessians could also be drawn to title favorites Manchester City.

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It won't be played until the new year.

The round of 16 first legs will take place on February 14th and 15th and 21st and 22nd, with the crucial second legs scheduled for March 7th and 8th and 14th and 15th.

The aim of all 16 remaining teams is the final, which will take place on June 10, 2023 in Istanbul's Ataturk Olympic Stadium.

But until then, many hurdles have to be overcome.