The 16 series of the UEFA Champions League New-Look begins on March 4.
But how is Knockout all knitted together? And why were these final league phase positions so important?
Here’s how it all works.
What clubs are in the round of 16?
The clubs that finished in the top eight went directly to 16 years.
The 16 teams which finished in new positions at 24 entered the Channel of the playoffs, eight passing to the Channel of 16.
Arsenal
Aston Villa
Atlético Madrid
Barcelona
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayern Munich (Ko-po)
Benfica (Ko-po)
Borussia Dortmund (Ko-po)
Club brugge (Ko-po)
Feyenoord Rotterdam (Ko-po)
International
Lille
Liverpool
Paris Saint-Germain (Ko-po)
PSV Eindhoven (Ko-po)
real Madrid (Ko-po)
Clubs finishing from 25th to 36 had already been eliminated.
What was the 16 draw?
The seeded teams, on the right, will be at home at the second stage.
Paris Saint-Germain against Liverpool
Brugge club against Aston Villa
Real Madrid vs.atletico Madrid
PSV Eindhoven vs. Arsenal
Benfica vs. Barcelona
Borussia Dortmund vs. Lille
Bavaria Munich against Bayer Leverkusen
Feyenoord against Inter Milan
What are the 16 dates of lighting?
First Jamms: March 4-5
Second legs: March 11-12
Each club plays once on Tuesday and once on Wednesday.
How does the support work?
From this season, there is no draw to create the lights in the quarter-final and semi-finals. Everything was set by the final positions of the league (see more below), as well as the limited prints to place the teams in the support.
This means that each team now knows their opponents of possibilities – and to whom they cannot appear – to the final.
The upper half of the round support of the direct elimination playoffs seems stronger, with Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Liverpool, PSG and Real Madrid.
Arsenal would play the winners of the Madrid derby in the quarter -finals,
The lower half, on paper, seems much lower with Barcelona the team off competition.
So there is no protection against the country?
Correct. Clubs in the same country can play each other from the turn of the playoffs. This is why we have a Madrid derby in the round of 16.
What dates are the other laps?
Quarter -finals
First Jamms: April 8-9
Second legs: April 15-16
Semi-final
First Jamms: April 29 to 30
Second legs: May 6-7
FINAL
May 31, Allianz Arena, Munich
Who obtains a home advantage in the quarterfinals and in the semi-finals?
Equality listed for the first time at home in the first leg.
Quarter -finals
Paris Saint-Germain or Liverpool vs Club Brugge or Aston Villa
PSV Eindhoven or Arsenal against Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid
Benfica or Barcelona vs Borussia Dortmund or Lille
Bayern Munich or Bayer Leverkusen against Feyenoord or Inter Milan
Semi-final
PSV Eindhoven / Arsenal / Real Madrid / Atletico Madrid vs Paris Saint-Germain / Liverpool / Club Brugge / Aston Villa
Benfica / Barcelona / Borussia Dortmund / Lille vs. Bayern Munich / Bayer Leverkusen / Feyenoord / Inter Milan
Why is it important where you finished in the table?
The investments of the league have created direct elimination support, and the new “sowing” system means that the most placed teams cannot compete before the last stages of the direct elimination Tour.
For example, if we look at the final table, Liverpool and Barcelona finished first and second and cannot play each other before the final. The third and fourth teams – Arsenal and Interazonal – cannot play Liverpool or Barcelona to the semi -finals.
However, the value of being placed in the table was complicated by European bad seasons for Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid, which became unexpected of possible adversaries earlier in direct elimination towers.
Indeed, with Man City finishing the 22nd row, he created a heavy tie in the turn of the playoffs because they had to face 11th place to read Madrid.
PSG, on the other hand, must come up against one or the other Liverpool in the round of 16.
