Liverpool handed return to Spain in Champions League round of 16
Defending champions Liverpool will face Atletico Madrid in the Champions League round of 16 next year.
The holders, one of eight seeded teams having won their qualifying group, will play the away leg first and have home advantage in the return.
The draw was made in Nyon on Monday morning and Jurgen Klopp’s men start the knockout phase in the stadium where they won the title last summer. The Reds will travel to the Wanda Metropolitano before the return leg at Anfield a week later.
Jose Mourinho’s first taste of Champions League knockout football with Spurs will be against Red Bull Leipzig. Mourinho’s men will be at home first before travelling to Germany a week later.
Frank Lampard will venture into the knockout stages with two ties against German champions Bayern Munich; the first of which will be at Stamford Bridge.
And the favourites Man City have been drawn against Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid. They will face Real in the Bernabeu first before the return leg in Manchester a week later.
Full draw:
Borussia Dortmund v Paris Saint-Germain
Real Madrid v Man City
Atalanta v Valencia
Atletico Madrid v Liverpool
Chelsea v Bayern Munich
Lyon v Juventus
Tottenham v Red Bull Leipzig
Napoli v Barcelona
Key Dates:
February 18/19 & 25/26: Round of 16 – first leg
March 10/11 & 17/18: Round of 16 – second leg
April 7/8: Quarter-finals – first leg
April 14/15: Quarter-finals – second leg
April 28/29: Semi-finals – first leg
May 5/6: Semi-finals – second leg
May 30: Final, Istanbul
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