UEFA Champions League Round of 16 draw: Who could PSG, Chelsea, Real Madrid & Bayern face?

knockout stage of ongoing UEFA Champions League is poised to begin, with group stage having concluded with some thrilling matches between top European teams. preliminary stage of 2021-22 edition of coveted top club football tournament saw some big names make it to last-16 round this month, including teams like Manchester United, Real Mrid, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Liverpool and Manchester City.

Let's take a look at how teams could be drawn in knockout stage of Champions League before original schedule is released by UEFA on December 13. 

UEFA Champions League: Qualified teams

Group A: Manchester City (winner), PSG (runner-up)
Group B: Liverpool (winner), Atletico Mrid (runner-up)
Group C: Ajax (winner), Sporting CP (runner-up)
Group D: Real Mrid (winner), Inter Milan (runner-up)
Group E: Bayern Munich (winner), Benfica (runner-up)
Group F: Manchester United (winner), Villarreal (runner-up)
Group G: Lille (winner), Red Bull Salzburg (runner-up)
Group H: Juventus (winner), Chelsea (runner-up)

As per rules of UEFA Champions League, winners and runners-up of same group cannot be placed toger in knockout stage. Teams from same domestic league also cannot be drawn toger. 

Who could Chelsea, Real Mrid & or top teams face in last-16? 

Chelsea, runner-up of Group H, could face eir Bayern Munich, Real Mrid, Ajax, or Lille in last-16 round of UEFA Champions League. Bayern, winner of Group E, could be drawn against Chelsea, Inter Milan, Atletico Mrid, or Villarreal in last-16.

Spanish giants Real Mrid, winner of Group D, could face Chelsea, Red Bull Salzburg, Sporting CP in last-16. Meanwhile, Paris Saint-Germain, runner-up of Group A, could be drawn against Liverpool, Manchester United, Juventus, or Bayern Munich.

English club Manchester City, winner of Group A, could face eir Atletico Mrid, Sporting CP, Benfica, Villarreal, Inter Milan, or Red Bull Salzburg in quarter-finals. Liverpool, winner of Group B, could come up eir against PSG, Sporting CP, Inter Milan, Villarreal, or Red Bull Salzburg. 

Manchester United, winner of Group F, could be drawn eir against PSG, Sporting CP, Inter Milan, Benfica, Atletico Mrid, or Red Bull Salzburg. French club Lille could face eir Sporting CP, Inter Milan, Benfica, Atletico Mrid, Villarreal, or Red Bull Salzburg, while Italian giants Juventus could be drawn eir against Sporting CP, Benfica, Chelsea, PSG, red Bull Salzburg, or Atletico Mrid.

Top goal-scorers in Champions League

Meanwhile, top-scorers chart of UEFA Champions League 2021-22 is led by Ajax footballer Sebastien Haller, who has scored 10 goals so far in season. Ballon d’Or 2021 runners-up Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich follows Haller with nine goals, ahe of Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah with seven goals.

RB Leipzig's Christopher Nkunku also has seven goals to his name, while legendary footballer Cristiano Ronaldo sits fourth in list with six goals to his credit so far since returning back to Manchester United earlier this season. At same time, Ballon d’Or 2021 winner Lionel Messi, Real Mrid’s Karim Benzema, Bayern’s Leroy Sane, and City’s Riy Mahrez have scored five Champions League goals each so far in season.

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