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After a hectic few days of play-offs, the full lineup for the Champions League round of 16 has been confirmed. This week’s eight victorious teams will now join the eight teams automatically qualified for the round of 16 via the championship stage of the competition.
Perhaps the biggest shock of the play-offs came at Milan, where Bodo/Glimt not only defended their 3-1 first-leg advantage against Inter Milan, but continued to consolidate it at San Siro. This is already being described as one of the biggest shocks in Champions League Round of 16 history, with Bodo putting together a magnificent Round of 16 run.
Bodo’s reward for beating the Italian giants could be a rematch against Manchester City, who the Norwegians beat earlier this year. They will face either City or Sporting in the next round, as they look to continue their fairytale run in the competition.
As for the rest of the Premier League clubs in the round of 16, here are the two confirmed teams they could face in the next round…
Arsenal – Bayer Leverkusen or Atalante
Newcastle – Chelsea or Barcelona
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The draw for the round of 16 will be completed on Friday, as well as the routes for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and possibly the final. Newcastle are the only team out of the six Premier League teams to qualify for the knockout stages who would play the second leg of their fixture away.
That’s not to say it would end any hopes of winning the competition, given last year’s winners were forced to go through the play-off stage. Paris Saint-Germain had endured a somewhat nightmarish league phase, and after beating fellow Ligue 1 side Brest in the play-offs, the French team beat Liverpool in the round of 16.
After matches against Aston Villa and Arsenal in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, they eventually beat Inter Milan in the final to win the competition. A positive omen for Newcastle and Eddie Howe, perhaps?
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