Champions League last 16 Liverpool draw Real Madrid in remat
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Champions League last 16: Liverpool draw Real Madrid in rematch of last seasons final
Holders Real Madrid will face English Premier League side Liverpool once again in the Champions League last 16 -- a repeat of last seasons final -- while Paris St Germain will take on German champions Bayern Munich.
MadridedgedLiverpoolin a tense final in May thanks to a Vinicius Junior strike.
The pair were pulled out of the hat in Mondays draw in Nyon, Switzerland, having also met in the 2017-18 final, which the Spanish side won as well.
Real have not lost any of their last six games against Liverpool in theChampions League-- five victories and one draw -- winning the two finals and progressing in their only knockout-stage tie, 3-1 and 0-0 in the quarter-finals of the 2020-21 season, in these six meetings.
One of the pre-tournament favouritesBayernandPSGwill not go all the way, as the duo meet next, in a season that could be veteran PSG forwardLionel Messislast chance to add to his four crowns won with Barcelona.
English Premier League sides Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea have been given tough assignments despite winning their groups, taking on Serie A champions AC Milan and the Bundesligas Borussia Dortmund respectively.
Premier League champions Manchester City, who were unbeaten in the group stages as they chase their first-ever European Cup crown, will take on German side RB Leipzig.
Fans will have to wait a while for the next round of this seasons competition, with the first legs taking place on Feb. 14-15 and Feb. 21-22, and the return fixtures on March 7-8 and March 14-15.
*Team mentioned first will host the first leg
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