The Champions League final 16 draw is taking form, with Newcastle among the many newest groups to affix.
Newcastle and Liverpool may very well be handed nightmare attracts within the Champions League (Picture: Getty)
The Champions League last-16 line-up is beginning to take form after 4 groups booked their spots within the subsequent spherical of the competitors. They included Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Bodo/Glimt and Premier League outfit Newcastle United.
It means all six of the Premier League groups who entered this 12 months’s competitors will compete within the last-16, with the prospect that two may very well be paired collectively for subsequent month’s match-ups. The revamped format – which was launched final season – means as a substitute of a random draw, groups will probably be paired based mostly on their end within the league part.
Arsenal
Bayern Munich
Liverpool
Tottenham
Barcelona
Chelsea
Sporting CP
Man Metropolis
Newcastle
Atletico Madrid
Bayer Leverkusen
Bodo/Glimt
Actual Madrid
Paris Saint-Germain
Atalanta
Galatasaray
Nonetheless to determine:
Newcastle are one of many groups in probably the most troublesome positions, given their last-16 opponents will probably be one in all Chelsea or Barcelona. The Magpies have received as soon as away at Chelsea since 2012, that means they’d seemingly should carry out nicely within the first leg to face an opportunity of going by means of. In the meantime, Eddie Howe’s facet have already misplaced to Barcelona this season after drawing them within the league part of the competitors.
All last-16 ties will probably be confirmed in the course of the Champions League draw on Friday.
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