Aoba Tanaka 
The UEFA Champions League has reached a crucial juncture as 16 elite teams have qualified for the knockout stage of the 2023/24 season. The draw for the Round of 16, which followed the group stage, has set the stage for intense clashes, ensuring a spectacle for football fans around the globe.
The 16 teams are divided into seeded and unseeded categories based on their group-stage performance. Seeded teams, finishing at the top of their groups, face unseeded counterparts who secured the second position. The draw ensures that teams from the same country and those previously in the same group do not meet in the Round of 16. However, these restrictions are lifted in the quarterfinal stage.
Here’s a breakdown of the seeded and unseeded teams:
Seeded Teams:
– Arsenal (ENG)
– Atletico Madrid (SPA)
– Barcelona (SPA)
– Bayern Munich (GER)
– Borussia Dortmund (GER)
– Manchester City (ENG)
– Real Madrid (SPA)
– Real Sociedad (SPA)
Unseeded Teams:
– Copenhagen (DEN)
– Inter Milan (ITA)
– Lazio (ITA)
– RB Leipzig (GER)
– Napoli (ITA)
– PSG (FRA)
– Porto (POR)
– PSV (NED)
The Round of 16 fixtures and schedule:
First Leg:
– Feb. 13: Copenhagen vs. Manchester City
– Feb. 13: RB Leipzig vs. Real Madrid
– Feb. 14: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Real Sociedad
– Feb. 14: Lazio vs. Bayern Munich
– Feb. 20: PSV vs. Borussia Dortmund
– Feb. 20: Inter vs. Atletico Madrid
– Feb. 21: Porto vs. Arsenal
– Feb. 21: Napoli vs. Barcelona
Second Leg:
– March 5: PSG vs. Real Sociedad
– March 5: Lazio vs. Bayern Munich
– March 6: Copenhagen vs. Manchester City
– March 6: RB Leipzig vs. Real Madrid
– March 12: Porto vs. Arsenal
– March 12: Napoli vs. Barcelona
– March 13: Inter vs. Atletico Madrid
– March 13: PSV vs. Borussia Dortmund
The UEFA Champions League will resume in February 2024 after a two-month break. The knockout stage promises riveting encounters as teams compete for glory, with the final scheduled for June 1.
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