In the last match of the FC Champions League league league Barcelona She drew at home with Atalanta Bergamo 2: 2. The players of Hansi Flick, in the face of Liverpool's defeat with PSV Eindhoven 2: 3, did not take advantage of the chance to win in this phase of Champions League, which will probably affect the club's finances slightly, but is not more important in terms of sport.
FC Barcelona knows potential rivals in the 1/8 finals and quarter -finals of the Champions League
All because FC Barcelona won a direct promotion to the 1/8 final of the Champions League and will not have to play in the play -offs for this phase of the competition, which will take place in February. What's more, Barca in the drawing of the cup phase will be placed with number 2, which means that she has exactly the same potential rivals in the next rounds as the winning in the league phase of Liverpool.
Therefore, in terms of sport it does not matter whether the club will take the first or second place in the league phase. One thing is certain – Barcelona and Liverpool will face each other only in the final, which will take place at the Allianz Arena in Munich on May 31.
On Friday there will be a draw of the Champions League play -off pairs with the participation of teams from places 9. Then the whole cup phase ladder will be drawn up to the final.
It is also known what the potential rivals of FC Barcelona (and Liverpool, which have identical ones) in the 1/8 final and the quarter -finals of the Champions League. In the best “16” Barcelona games will face someone from places 15., 16., 17 or 18. There are three French teams in this group – Paris Saint -Germain, AS Monaco and Stade Brestois, as well as Portuguese Benfica Lisbon.
In the case of promotion to the quarter -finals, the team of Wojciech Szczęsny and Robert Lewandowski may go to one of six teams: Lille, Aston Villa, Borussia Dortmund, Atalanta Bergamo, Sporting Lisbon or Club Brugge. In the case of a bit of luck in the Barca draw, it may not really have the worst way to the Champions League semi -finals, but even if this happiness is a little less, it will be a clear favorite for promotion.
Champions of the Champions League (drawing on January 31):
- PSG (15.) / Benfica Lisbon (16.) – AS Monaco (17.) / Stade Brestois (18.)
- AC Milan (13.) / PSV Eindhoven (14.) – Feyenoord Rotterdam (19.) / Juventus (20.)
- Real Madrid (11.) / Bayern Munich (12.) – Celtic Glasgow (21.) / Manchester City (22.)
- Atalanta Bergamo (9.) / Borussia Dortmund (10.) – Sporting Lisbon (23.) / Club Brugge (24.)
Pairs 1/8 of the final (draw on February 21):
- Liverpool (1.) / FC Barcelona (2.) – PSG (15.) / Benfica Lisbon (16.) / AS Monaco (17.) / Stade Brestois (18.)
- Lille (7.) / Aston Villa (8.) – Atalanta Bergamo (9.) / Borussia Dortmund (10.) / Sporting Lisbon (23.) / Club Brugge (24.)
- Arsenal (3.) / Inter Milan (4) – AC Milan (13.) / PSV Eindhoven (14.) / Feyenoord Rotterdam (19.) / Juventus (20.)
- Atletico Madrid (5.) / Bayer Leverkusen (6) – Real Madrid (11.) / Bayern Munich (12.) / Celtic Glasgow (21.) / Manchester City (22.)
Pairs 1/4 of the final:
- One of the two teams from couples No. 1 – one of two teams from couples No. 2
- One of the two teams from couples No. 3 – one of two teams from couples No. 4.