Bad luck for Germany's premier class teams: Europa League winner Eintracht Frankfurt will face the in-form Italian top club SSC Naples in the round of 16 of the Champions League. This resulted in the draw for the round of 16 in Nyon. Napoli had prevailed in Group A, leaving last year's finalists Liverpool FC and Ajax Amsterdam behind. Debutant Frankfurt qualified for the knockout phase when they first took part. Frankfurt will initially play at home and in the second leg at Diego Maradona's club, who are currently clearly leading the Serie A table.
In addition to Frankfurt, FC Bayern, RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund are also there as German representatives. Bayern meets Paris Saint-Germain, Leipzig meets Manchester City and BVB meets Chelsea.
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12:21 p.m .: Wow, you have to say that first. What great duels these are! From a German point of view, FC Bayern's lot is of course the biggest hit. But Liverpool against Real Madrid also promises great drama. It will be really difficult for Eintracht Frankfurt. Because opponents Naples is one of the strongest teams in Europe. Incidentally, the round of 16 first legs will be played on 14/15/21/22. February 2023 and the second leg on 7th/8th/14th/15th held in March.
12.12 p.m .: The balls with the lots are ready. Here we go!
1st duel: RB Leipzig - Manchester City2. Duel: Club Brugge - Benfica Lisbon 3. Duel: Liverpool FC - Real Madrid4. Duel: AC Milan - Tottenham Hotspur5. Duel: Eintracht Frankfurt - SSC Napoli6. Duel: Borussia Dortmund - Chelsea7. Duel: Inter Milan - FC Porto8. Duel: Paris St. Germain - FC Bayern
12.08 p.m .: Giorgio Marchetti, UEFA Deputy Secretary General, and the Wattenscheid legend Hamit Altintop are now also on the stage. He is the guest ambassador for the final at Istanbul's Atatürk Stadium and will be included in the draw. Tobias Hedtstück now explains the procedure again. Teams from the same group and country cannot play against each other.
12.04 p.m .: Let’s look at the clubs that are still there and who could be opponents of the German participants.
12:00 p.m.: Here we go. Host Pedro Pinto welcomes the guests and spectators and briefly looks back on a furious group phase. Incidentally, the two Bayern bosses Oliver Kahn and Hasan Salihamidzic can also be seen in the auditorium. Before the lots are drawn, there is a video recap of the best scenes from the 16 remaining teams.
