FC Barcelona face PSG with Chelsea to square of with Atlético Madrid in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 draws just held today.
Last year’s runners-up Paris Saint-Germain have been handed a rather tricky tie in the first knockout round. They will be up against Spanish giants and five-time UEFA Champions League winner Barcelona.
Neymar and his PSG team will visit the Camp Nou in the first leg of the tie before Lionel Messi and his troupe visit the Parc des Princes.
In other ties, Liverpool take on RB Leipzig, Manchester City face Borussia Moenchengladbach and Real Madrid lock horns with Atalanta among others.
Dortmund have reached the round of 16 in seven of their last eight UEFA Champions League campaigns. Last season they lost 3-2 on aggregate to Paris Saint-Germain (2-1 h, 0-2 a) to make their record W3 L3.
Juventus are in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 for the 12th time (W7 L8); after three successive aggregate victories they were eliminated on away goals by Lyon.
Liverpool are in the round of 16 for the fourth season in a row and the ninth overall; their record is W6 L2. Both defeats have come as holders.
Chelsea’s record in the round of 16 is W8 L6. They have lost their last four contests at this stage, most recently going down 7-1 on aggregate to Bayern (0-3 h, 1-4 a) last season.
Atlético and Chelsea were paired together in the 2017/18 group stage, the English club winning 2-1 in Spain before a 1-1 draw in London.
Manchester City will take on Group B runners-up Borussia Moenchengladbach. These two teams met in the UEFA Champions League group stage in both 2015/16 and 2016/17, and the English club won three of the four fixtures while one ended in a 1-1 draw.
See the UEFA Champions League round of 16 draws below.
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