Champions League: the reunion of Messi and Ronaldo in the eighth
PSG star Lionel Messi celebrates his 2nd personal goal against Bruges in the Champions League at Parc des Princes, December 7, 2021 Anne-Christine POUJOULAT AFP / Archives
Text by: Farid Achache Follow
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Paris SG will face Manchester United in the round of 16 of the Champions League.
The other French club, Lille, will face reigning European champion Chelsea.
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Paris SG will face Manchester United in the round of 16 of the Champions League, with a star-studded duel between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, according to the draw made on Monday, December 13 in Nyon, Switzerland. The Parisians, second in their qualifying group, were almost guaranteed to fall on a European cador. They will host the Mancuniens for the first leg in February, before heading to England for the second leg in March. The fans were so far used to seeing them meet in La Liga during the classico between Barça and Real. But the two players are no longer in the Spanish league. The Mancuniens had been the executioners of the Parisians in the round of 16 2019. It will also be the reunion of Edinson Cavani with the Parc des Princes, where he is adored.
The other French club, Lille, also invited to the round of 16, will have a lot to do after inheriting the title holder Chelsea.
The French champion, who finds the European top 16 fifteen years after his first participation in 2007, will go to Stamford Bridge on the first leg before receiving Thomas Tuchel's team at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium.
After the feat of having finished at the top of the group, the Losc did not avoid one of the biggest names on the continent.
Lille will have to achieve another feat to see the quarter-finals.
Champions League round of 16 schedule:
Benfica (Por) - Real Madrid (Esp)
Villarreal (Esp) - Manchester City (Ang)
Atlético Madrid (Esp) - Bayern Munich (All)
Salzburg (Aut) - Liverpool (Ang)
Inter (Ita) - Ajax (PB)
Sporting (Por) - Juventus (Ita)
Chelsea (Ang) - Lille (Fra)
PSG (Fra) - Manchester United (Eng)
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