The urn of Nyon he spoke, and for the Italian teams involved in the Champions League Playoffs the draw was all in all favorableIt will be a challenge between Italy and Benelux: the Milan will face the Feyenoord, the Juventus will deal with the PSV Eindhoven, while the 'Atalanta to challenge Club Brugge, De Ketelaere's former team.
The derby in the playoffs was averted, but caution: Is Milan and Juventus should advance to the next round, one of the two will surely meet Inter in the round of 16. Simone Inzaghi's team, already qualified for the next phase, is therefore awaiting with interest the outcome of the play-offs of the other Italian teams.
However, things didn't go well for the Rome that from the Europa League playoff draw he fished the Port. The Lazio, already qualified for the round of 16, follow carefully the outcome of the challenge: if the Giallorossi get through the round, the derby capitolino could become reality (everything will depend on the draw on February 21st). Otherwise, the opponent of the Giallorossi could be Athletic Bilbao.
Juve, Milan and Atalanta: never underestimate your opponents
La Juventus will have to deal with PSV Eindhoven, a historic opponent but currently not having a brilliant season. "It's nice to have avoided the derby. So as Italians we can have more teams in the next round", he declared Gianluca Pessotto, coordinator of the black and white team. In any case, the best Juve will be needed, and not the one seen so far, to best face the Dutch and gain passage to the eighth finals.
Il Milan, instead, will face Feyenoord, a solid team in Europe, but not among the favourites to advance to the next round.attention will also be on Santiago Giménez, current Dutch striker and the object of desire of the Rossoneri on the market: will he be an opponent or a future companion?
Most favorable draw, at least on paper, for Atalanta, which will find Club Brugge on its path. The Belgian team is certainly competitive, but the Dea has already shown that she can have her say in Europe with a dynamic and unpredictable game. Gasperini will be able to face the double confrontation with confidence, aiming for qualification.
The Inter, unlike other Italian ones, it's already in the eighth finals after having brilliantly overcome the group stage. Now they await the draw on February 21st to find out their opponent, but the risk of a European derby is not averted: the Nerazzurri could in fact cross the winner between Juventus-Psv o Feyenoord - Milan in an all-Italian eighth.
The other matches: it will be Real Madrid-Manchester City again
It's now a Champions League classic. Even this year, Manchester City and Real Madrid will come face to face again, this time too not in the final.
The other pairings of the playoffs are:
- Brest – Psg
- Monaco – Benfica
- Sporting – Borussia Dortmund
- Celtic – Bayern Munich
In the round of 16 together with Inter there are Arsenal, Aston Villa, Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille and Liverpool.
Playoff Champions: when the matches
Le The first leg of the playoffs will be played on February 11 and 12, while the return matches are scheduled for February 18 and 19. After the end of the playoffs, the draw for the round of 21 will take place on February XNUMX, when all the Italian teams will discover their next opponents.
Europa League Playoffs: Roma vs Porto
He wasn't lucky instead the draw for Roma in the Europa League playoffs. Ranieri's team is will see with Porto. Although the Portuguese team is no longer the fearsome team it once was, it still represents a significant opponent. Should the Giallorossi advance to the next round Capital Derby risk in the round of 16 with Lazio (already qualified). In alternative, the opponent will be theAthletic Bilbao.
Le other games:
- Ferencvaros – Viktoria Plzen
- AZ – Galatasaray
- Midtjylland – Real Sociedad
- Union Saint Gilloise – Ajax
- Paok – Steaua
- Twente – Bodo/Glimt
- Fenerbahce – Anderlecht
The first leg of the playoffs is will play on February 13th, while those of I'm coming back on February 20thAt the end of the playoffs, the eight winning teams will join those already qualified for the round of 16. Lazio, already sure of her place, will face the winner of Roma/Bilbao or Viktoria Plzen/Ferencvaros.
In addition to the white and sky blues, there are already to the round of 16 also Athletic Bilbao, Man United, Tottenham, Eintracht, Lyon, Olympiacos and Rangers.
