Published 18:41 IST, December 18th 2019
Champions League draw: Real Madrid face Manchester City; Chelsea take on Bayern Munich
Champions League draw: The group toppers will host the second-leg which will be conducted in March 2020. Read on for more information about the fixtures.
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Road to Istanbul has reached its elimination phase and draws for round of 16 are out. draws took place at UEFA's HQ in Nyon, Switzerland on December 16, 2019. Many interesting matches have been lined-up as teams are set to face each or on February 19/20 & 25/26 (for Round of 16 - first leg) and March 11/12 & 18/19 (for Round of 16 - second leg). group toppers will host second-leg which will be conducted in March 2020.
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UEFA Champions League draw
Champions League Draw: Games to watch out for
Real Madrid vs Manchester City
13-time Champions League winners will face Premier League giants Manchester City. It will be first meeting between Zinedine Zidane and Pep Guardiola as manrs. Guardiola, who has dominated English top-tier league in last two years, has somewhere struggled in his quest for Champions League glory. As for Zidane, Frenchman has won all Champions League finals in which he has mand Real Madrid (15-16, 16-17, 17-18). Real Madrid vs Manchester City will be biggest game of Round of 16.
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Atletico Madrid vs Liverpool
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Defending champions Liverpool will try ir best to defend ir crown as European leaders this season. Jurgen Klopp's side will face Atletico Madrid in ir round of 16 clash. Diego Simeone was traumatized by Cristia Ronaldo last season when former Real Madrid superstar single-handedly eliminated Atletico out of competition.
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Borussia Dortmund vs PSG
This match will be ar interesting clash in elimination round. PSG have a star-studded line-up including players like Neymar, Cavani, Icardi and Kylian Mbappé. y faced an upset in ir previous two seasons with Real Madrid and Manchester United eliminating m out of competition. As for Dortmund, y have an element of surprise with players like Jadon Sancho and Achraf Hakimi having calibre to change a game by mselves.
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17:17 IST, December 16th 2019