The draws for the first knockout rounds of the European Cups took place on Monday at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. They started those of the Champions League at 12, moved on to the Europa League at 13 and the Conference League, the third Continental Cup in its second edition, at 14.
The round of 16 was drawn in the Champions League. The teams are sixteen, including three Italians: Napoli, Inter and Milan. Of these three, only Napoli finished their group in first place, dodging the other top players (Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Manchester City, Porto, Tottenham, Real Madrid and Benfica). You could not face teams from the same country or from the same group.
Champions League round of 16 draw:
Leipzig – Manchester City
Club Brugge – Benfica
Liverpool-Real Madrid
Milan – Tottenham
Eintracht Frankfurt – Naples
Borussia Dortmund Chelsea
Inter-Porto
PSG – Bayern Munich
The first leg of the Champions League knockout stages will be played from 14 to 22 February 2023; those returning between March 7th and 15th.
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There were two Italian teams in the Europa League: Roma and Juventus, the latter being “relegated” from the Champions League groups that ended in third place. Both participated in the playoff draws to qualify for the round of 16. One group consisted of those who were relegated from the Champions League, the other of those runners-up, including Roma.
The final draw of the Europa League Playoffs:
Barcelona-Manchester United
Juventus – Nantes
Sporting Lisbon – Midtjylland
Shakhtar Donetsk – Rennes
Ajax vs Union Berlin
Bayer Leverkusen – Munich
Seville – PSV Eindhoven
Salzburg – Rome
The first leg playoffs are scheduled for February 16. Those who return on the 23rd of the same month.
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The Conference League draws worked the same way, with the inclusion of teams relegated from the Europa League. The Italians were Fiorentina and Lazio. The other parties involved were: Lech Poznan, Anderlecht, Partizan Belgrade, Dnipro, Gent, Cluj and Basel in the first band, Bodø/Glimt, Ludogorets, AEK Larnaca, Braga, Sheriff Tiraspol, Lazio, Qarabag and Trabzonspor in the second.
The final draw of the Conference League Playoffs:
Qarabag – Ghent
Trabzonspor – Basel
Lazio – CFR Cluj
Bodø / Glimt – Lech Poznan
Braga – Fiorentina
AEK Larnaca – Dnipro
Sheriff Tiraspol – Partizan Belgrade
Ludogorets – Anderlecht
The Conference League first-leg playoffs are scheduled for February 16. Those who return on the 23rd of the same month.