The group stage of the top continental competition has come to an end and, as a consequence, the participating clubs have been reduced from 32 to 16. We will not know the crosses for the round of 16 until December 13.
The six days of the aforementioned round of the Champions League have taken place between Tuesday and Wednesday, allowing us to know the 16 clubs that will make up the eight knockout rounds, the eight that will go to the Europa League and the eight eliminated. The teams have been distributed as follows:
Manchester City (England)
Liverpool (England)
Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Real Madrid (Spain)
Bayern München (Germany)
To this hype can be added: Manchester United, Villarreal or Atalanta for group F; Lille, RB Salzburg, Wolfsburg or Sevilla for group G; Chelsea or Juventus for group H.
Paris Saint Germain (France)
Atlético de Madrid (Spain)
Sporting CP (Portugal)
Inter (Italy)
To this hype can be added: Barcelona or Benfica for group E; Manchester United, Villarreal or Atalanta for group F; Lille, RB Salzburg, Wolfsburg or Sevilla for group G; Chelsea or Juventus for group H.
They will go to the Europa League: RB Leipzig, FC Porto, Borussia Dortmund, Sheriff Tiraspol and Zenit. With options of Barcelona or Benfica joining in for group E; Villarreal, Atalanta or Young Boys for group F; Lille, RB Salzburg, Wolfsburg or Sevilla for group G.
The clubs eliminated so far are Club Brugge, AC Milan, Besiktas JK, Shakthar Donetsk, Dynamo Kyiv, and Malmö FF.
On December 13 we will see the group leaders paired, who will be able to celebrate the return at home unless the restrictions due to COVID-19 require neutral scenarios, with the seconds. The stakes will take place on February 15, 16, 22 and 23 in their first round, while the second and final will be on March 8, 9, 15 and 16.
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