Liverpool paid a price for coming 2nd in their group behind Serie A leaders, Napoli, as they have been handed a tough test against Real Madrid
By Kehinde Okeowo
The UEFA Champions League (UCL) round of 16 draw took place at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on Monday, November 7 with most teams hoping for a favourable opponent.
The draw did not disappoint, as it pit the group winners against one of the group runners-up and it served up some real treats with Liverpool drawn to face cup holders, Real Madrid.
PSG who failed to top their group were also rewarded with a daunting two-legged affair against Bayern Munich and they will be hoping to avoid exiting like they did last season when they got booted out by Madrid.
German club, RB Leipzig will square up against Premier League winners, Manchester City in what appears to be a more favourable draw for the Citizens.
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Club Brugge get Portuguese opposition SL Benfica, while another English club, Tottenham will travel to Italy to take on Italian giant, AC Milan in the first leg.
German outfit, Eintracht Frankfurt, will play against Serie A leaders, Napoli, Borussia Dortmund welcome Chelsea, while Inter will jostle for a place in the quarter-finals against FC Porto.
Following the Round of 16 draw, UEFA will work on crafting the final schedule before releasing the dates assigned to each matchup.
If the first leg of a matchup was scheduled by UEFA to be played on a Tuesday, the second leg will be scheduled for a Wednesday, and vice-versa.
UEFA Champions League Round of 16 fixtures:
RB Leipzig vs. Man City
Club Brugge vs SL Benfica
Liverpool. vs Real Madrid
Milan vs Tottenham
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Napoli
Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea
Inter vs FC Porto
PSG vs Bayern
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