The group stage of the Champions League ended last week. In a few weeks, the best teams will begin competing in the knockout stage. Who will play in the 1/8 finals was decided by a draw held on Monday at 12:00 noon at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon.
Draw for the 1/8th round of the Champions League. A great blow with the participation of the Poles
It was expected to see some interesting combinations. The seeded teams included: defending champions Manchester City, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, and between unseeded Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan. Certainly, many Polish fans were also interested in who would play FC Barcelona (Robert Lewandowski), Napoli (Piotr Zielinski and Hubert Idasiak), Arsenal (Jakub Kuyor), and FC Copenhagen (Kamil Grabara).
In the Champions League 1/8 finals, teams from the same country and those who had already met in the group could not meet each other. One of the most interesting encounters will be between FC Barcelona and Napoli, where Lewandowski and Zielinski should be the standouts. Grabara, who will play against Manchester City, will also face a very difficult task. In all pairings, the unseeded team will host the first match and the seeded team will host the second match. The confrontation between Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan, runners-up in the previous edition of the Champions League, may also be very exciting.
Champions League 1/8 Pairs Final
- Naples – Barcelona
- Porto – Arsenal
- Lazio – Bayern Munich
- Leipzig – Real Madrid
- Paris Saint-Germain – Real Sociedad
- Inter Milan – Atletico Madrid
- PSV Eindhoven – Borussia Dortmund
- FC Copenhagen – Manchester City
The first Champions League quarter-final matches will be held on February 13 and 14 and February 20 and 21, 2024. The return matches are scheduled to be held on March 5 and 6 and March 12 and 13, 2024. The final will be held on June 1, 2024 at Wembley.
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