The draw for the round of 18 of the Champions League Barcelona gift package, Inter Milan and Real Madrid meet again
Last week, the round of 16 of the European Champions Cup was decided. The UEFA Football Association will hold the quarter-finals at 7 p.m. local time in Beijing, grouping the quarter-finals. There is a high possibility of a strong dialogue, because teams like Inter Milan and Paris are in second place in a group. This time, 32 into 32, there are two rules, one is the champion of the group, one is the seeded team, one is the same team, and the other is the same road.
Seeded and unseeded teams will be ranked according to the 8-team ranking.
1. The second place is sorted:
Seeded teams: Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Real Sociedad, Atletico Madrid, Dort, Manchester City, Barcelona.
Unseeded: FC Copenhagen, PSV Eindhoven, Napoli, Inter Milan, Lazio, Paris, Leipzig, Porto.
These seeded teams include established clubs such as Inter Milan and Paris, while the seeded team is Xavi's Barcelona. Barcelona were lucky enough to draw a not-so-strong team in the group stage to secure their first chance to qualify from the group. However, their defeat to Antwerp in the final exposed their lack of sufficient strength. Therefore, unseeded teams like Inter Milan and Paris would rather encounter "pseudo-strong teams".
Inter reached the final of the Champions League last season, but they were eliminated as runners-up this season. They could face strong opponents such as Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dort, Manchester City, Barcelona. Of course, apart from Real Sociedad, seeded teams won't necessarily face stronger teams than them. It is worth noting that Paris have faced strong opponents in succession over the past season and are equally likely to be eliminated this time.
The draw adds to the odds of a strong match-up, with people looking forward to one in eight matches.