Lucky draw 16: Real Madrid is just pussy with PSG
Dec. 11. 2017
_The draw for the last 16 of the Champions League resulted in an equally dizzying game for both Real Madrid and its opponents PSG_
This is the result of the draw for the last 16 of the Champions League, _Real Madrid faced with PSG_ The draw of the last 16 in the Champions League is over. Real Madrid got a not easy opponent: Paris Saint-Germain.
The result of the Champions League round draw 16 of the full:
Manchester United vs Sevilla
PSG vs Real Madrid
AS Roma vs Shakhtar Donetsk
Barcelona vs Chelsea
Liverpool vs Porto
Manchester City vs. Basel
Besiktas vs Bayern Munich
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Juventus
Real Madrid finished second in their Champions
League group, with Tottenham sitting top of the table.
That means Zinedine Zidane's squad faces an alarming prospect of drawing a draw against one of Europe's elite teams. And it proved they got a not easy opponent: Paris Saint-Germain with their trio of attack lines: Neymar, Edinson Cavani and Kylian Mbappe
And they need to improve on their current performance if they want to have a chance to qualify outside the top 16.
PSG will play in the first leg, with _Real Madrid's_transfer target, Neymar, preparing to show off his ball-playing skills at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Real is the defending champion in this competition, having won the title in the last two seasons. The first leg will be played on 13/14 February or 20/21 February 2018, with the second leg on 6/7 March or 13/14 March 2018.
quoteThe 2017-18 Champions League is the 63rd season of Europe's premier soccer tournament hosted by European football authorities, UEFA and the 26th since being renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.
This season's tournament finals will be played at the Stadio Olimpiyskiy NSC in Kiev, Ukraine at the end of May 2018.
codeThe 2017-18 Champions League winners will qualify as UEFA's representatives at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, and also earn the right to play against 2017-18 Europa League winners in the UEFA Super Cup.
Real Madrid are two-time defending champions after retaining the championship trophy for two straight years.
Top scorers for the Champions League this season is Cristiano Ronaldo with 9 goals, followed by a long list of players who collect 6 goals only as of December 2017. They are Edinson Cavani and Neymar from PSG, Harry Kane (Tottenham Hostpur), Roberto Firmino from Liverpool, and Wissam Ben Yedder from Sevilla.