Accra, Dec. 14, GNA – Last week saw the final round of group stage matches being played in the Union of European Football Association (UEFA) Champions League.
Fans of one of the biggest football competitions in the world can now decide which match they would be watching in the next stage of the competition.
All of the matches for the first leg of the Round of 16 would be played at the same time on the 16th of February in 2021 at 22:00 in the evening.
This year’s UEFA group stage round saw a few new teams making an appearance and also teams dropping out of the competition.
There were some upsets and most notably was the relegation of Manchester United to the Europa League. 16 Teams have now progressed to the last round of 16.
The draw to see which teams would be competing against each other was done at the UEFA Headquarter in Nyon, Switzerland earlier today.
Group stage winners were seeded and the runners up in the group stages were unseeded. All of the seeded teams will play away for the first leg of the round of 16.
Group stage winners Real Madrid would be playing away at the Atleti Azzurri d’Italia the home stadium of the Atalanta for their first leg of the round.
Liverpool finished off as the group leader in group D, the team would be traveling to Germany to play against the RB Leipzig in their first encounter.
Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán is the ground of Sevilla and the Spanish would be hosting the German team of Dortmund. Unseeded Athletico Madrid would be hosting the winner of Group E, Chelsea.
Mönchengladbach made a great comeback to Champions League this year and made it through to the final round of 16.
The German team would be hosting Manchester City in their first clash in the tournament. Italian team Lazio will be hosting Bayern at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
Lazio would have to prepare for this game as they take on one of the favourite teams to win the competition.
Portuguese giants Porto FC is scheduled to host the Italian giants Juventus at Estádio do Dragão. One of the most talked-about upcoming clashes in the final round of 16 is the match between Barcelona and PSG.
This is a match between the two strikers, as Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar will be facing his old teammate Lionel Messi. Betway has all of the odds on the upcoming Uefa Champions League matches as well as odds of football games from around the world.
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