The Champions League and The Europa League draw

We will become spectators of wonderful matches in The Champions League and The Europa League in 2017. It’s really interesting that there were lots of the favourites, who couldn’t win their groups, and that’s why they were quite lucky to avoid the strongest opponents in the next stage of the competition.

The 11-time winners of The Champions League – Real Madrid will play against Napoli in the Round of 16. Los Blancos recorded a 2-2 draw against Borussia Dortmund, which costed them the 1st place in the group. However, Real Madrid avoided teams like Bayern Munich, PSG, and as you know they couldn’t be drawn against Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. So, we can say Los Blancos were quite lucky when finishing in the second position of their group!

To continue with, Arsenal will again face Bayern Munich! What a nightmare for The Gunners… The last time these two teams met in The Champions League was a year ago, when they were drawn in the group stage of the competition. Both teams won at home, but Bayern did it by 5-1! The German team has won 5 of 10 games. There have also been 2 draws and 3 victories for The Gunners.

The 2-2 draw against Ludogorets, costed Paris Saint-Germain the first place in their group, which eventually decided their future in the tournament. The Parisians will play Barcelona, which is maybe the toughest opponent in the competition. The Catalans eliminated Paris Saint-Germain in 2015 5-1 on aggregate. On the other hand, the French team achieved a very prestigious victory against Barcelona in 2014 – 3-2! The match will be very interesting, for sure!

In the other matches: Porto will play Juventus; Bayer Leverkusen vs. Atletico Madrid; Manchester City vs. Monaco; Benfica vs. Borussia Dortmund and Sevilla vs. Leicester City.

The Champions League:

• Manchester City vs. Monaco
• Real Madrid vs. Napoli
• Benfica vs. Borussia Dortmund
• Bayern Munich vs. Arsenal
• Porto vs. Juventus
• Bayer Leverkusen vs. Atletico Madrid
• PSG vs. Barcelona
• Sevilla vs. Leicester City

There are also interesting battles in the Europa League, where Manchester United will play against Saint-Etienne, while Tottenham have been drawn against the Belgian team Gent. Here are all the matches of the second best clubs tournament in Europe:

Athletic Bilbao vs. APOEL Nicosia; Legia Warsaw vs. Ajax; Anderlecht vs. Zenit; Astra vs. Genk; Man United vs. St. Etienne; Villarreal vs. Roma; Ludogorets vs. Copenhagen; Celta vs. Shakhtar Donetsk; Olympiakos vs. Osmalispor; Gent vs. Tottenham; Rostov vs. Sparta Prague; Krasnodar vs. Fenerbahce; Monchengladbach vs. Fiorentina; AZ vs. Lyon; Hapoel Beer Sheva vs. Besiktas; PAOK vs. Schalke 04.