The draw for the round of 16 was not kind to PSG.
The Parisian club directly inherits a big chunk, Bayern Munich, in the Champions League For its part, Liverpool will face Real Madrid in early 2023, a remake of the last final of the event won by the people of Madrid (1-0)
The Parisian team, led by its attacking trio Messi-Neymar-Mbappé, will have a hard time facing the Bavarian armada led by Sadio Mané, who largely dominated the toughest pool of the first round while Paris finished second in its group, preceded in extremis by Benfica.
It is nevertheless the occasion for the champion of France to take a new revenge on Bayern, his executioner in the final of the 2020 edition in Lisbon: in 2021, the Parisians had eliminated the Munich residents with mastery in the quarter-finals (3 -2, 0-1).
Small disadvantage, Paris will receive in the first leg in February before having to go to Germany on the return in March.
Dortmund against Chelsa, AC Milan against Tottenham
In other encounters, Germans RB Leipzig will challenge Manchester City and their wonderkid Erling Haaland, while Borussia Dortmund take on Chelsea and AC Milan take on Tottenham.
Less flashy but more open posters between the amazing Club Brugge and the Portuguese Benfica, or even between Eintracht Frankfurt, holders of the Europa League, and Naples, one of the most in-form teams on the continent.
Finally, Inter Milan will challenge FC Porto.
The round of 16 of C1 are scheduled from February 14 to 22 for the first legs, and from March 7 to 15 for the return legs.
The full draw:
RB Leipzig - Manchester City
Club Brugge - Benfica
Liverpool-Real Madrid
AC Milan - Tottenham
Eintracht Frankfurt - Napoli
Borussia Dortmund - Chelsea
Inter Milano - FC Porto
Paris-SG - Bayern Munich
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