Champions League: Lille again against Chelsea, Paris against Real Madrid in the eighth
Mbappe author of a double for Paris against FC Bruges during the last group match of C1 at the Parc des Princes, December 7, 2021 FRANCK FIFE AFP / Archives
Text by: Farid Achache Follow
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According to the second draw of the day this Monday, December 13, Lille will face Chelsea while Paris Saint-Germain will cross Real Madrid in the round of 16.
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The first draw for the knockout stages of the Champions League was biased by a “
technical problem
”, UEFA admitted on Monday. The organization canceled the drawn confrontations and decided to start the proceedings all over again in the afternoon.
As with the first draw, Lille found themselves again facing Chelsea, the reigning European champion. Nothing changes on the side of Losc, which will have to pull out all the stops to hope to see the quarter-finals. The reigning French champion, who finds the European top 16 fifteen years after his first participation in 2007, will do well at Stamford Bridge on the first leg (15-16 and 22-23 February) before receiving the team from Thomas Tuchel at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium (8-9 and 15-16 March). “
It's a wonderful poster. There will be two very big matches to play, first at Stamford Bridge and then at home, in front of our home crowd. Opposite is the defending champion. It will be a big challenge for us,
”commented during the first draw Jocelyn Gourvennec, Lille coach.
Paris SG will therefore face Real Madrid in the round of 16 of the Champions League, with a Franco-French duel between Kylian Mbappé and Karim Benzema.
The Parisians, second in their qualifying group, were almost guaranteed to fall on a European cador.
They will host the Madrilenians for the first leg in February, before heading to Spain for the second leg in March.
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The draw:
RB Salzburg-Bayen Munich
Sporting Portugal-Manchester City
Benfica-Ajax Amsterdam
Chelsea-Lille
Atlético de Madrid-Manchester United
Villarreal-Juventus Turin
Inter Milan-Liverpool
Paris Saint-Germain-Real Madrid
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