Champions League 2013-14: Breaking Down Who Each Team Can Draw in Last 16
The opening knockout round of the Champions League now knows its 16 competitors, and the list of teams advancing as group winners might just be the strongest in the competition’s history. Manchester United, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Chelsea,Borussia Dortmund, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona all progressed as seeds. Six of them have lifted the famous trophy in the past.
More so than in any other year, the importance of topping the group has been highlighted. Those who qualified in second place face a guaranteed difficult draw en route to the quarterfinals. Below we list the selection of teams each club can draw in the round of 16. No side can draw a team from their own group or country, which explains why certain clubs have more options than others:
Champions League Group Winners
Groups A-D | Man Utd | Real Madrid | PSG | Bayern Munich |
| Galatasaray | Leverkusen | Leverkusen | Galatasaray |
| Olympiacos | Olympiacos | Galatasaray | Olympiacos |
| Schalke | Man City | Man City | Arsenal |
| Zenit | Schalke | Schalke | Zenit |
| Milan | Arsenal | Arsenal | Milan |
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| Zenit | Zenit |
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| Milan | Milan |
| Groups E-H | Chelsea | Dortmund | Atletico | Barcelona |
| Leverkusen | Galatasaray | Leverkusen | Leverkusen |
| Galatasaray | Olympiacos | Galatasaray | Galatasaray |
| Olympiacos | Man City | Olympiacos | Olympiacos |
| Zenit | Zenit | Man City | Man City |
| Milan | Milan | Schalke | Schalke |
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| Arsenal | Arsenal |
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| Milan | Zenit |
Champions League Group Runners-up
Groups A-D | Leverkusen | Galatasaray | Olympiacos | Man City |
| Real Madrid | Man Utd | Man Utd | Real Madrid |
| PSG | PSG | Real Madrid | PSG |
| Chelsea | Bayern Munich | Bayern Munich | Dortmund |
| Atletico | Chelsea | Chelsea | Atletico |
| Barcelona | Dortmund | Dortmund | Barcelona |
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| Atletico | Atletico |
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| Barcelona | Barcelona |
| Groups E-H | Schalke | Arsenal | Zenit | Milan |
| Man Utd | Real Madrid | Man Utd | Man Utd |
| Real Madrid | PSG | Real Madrid | Real Madrid |
| PSG | Bayern Munich | PSG | PSG |
| Atletico | Atletico | Bayern Munich | Bayern Munich |
| Barcelona | Barcelona | Chelsea | Chelsea |
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| Dortmund | Dortmund |
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| Barcelona | Atletico |
The draw for the last 16 takes place on Monday, with first-leg matches to be played on Feb. 18 and 19. Second-leg encounters are scheduled for Feb. 25 and 26.
Last edited by ashburn on 13-12-2013 09:25 AM
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