{"id":538403,"date":"2019-12-16T06:53:10","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T11:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=538403"},"modified":"2019-12-16T06:58:28","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T11:58:28","slug":"real-madrid-v-manchester-city-the-standout-as-champions-league-draw-takes-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/12\/16\/real-madrid-v-manchester-city-the-standout-as-champions-league-draw-takes-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid v Manchester City the Standout as Champions League Draw Takes Place"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The draw for the last 16 of the Champions League has taken place and it didn\u2019t disappoint. Defending champions <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/liverpool\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liverpool<\/a> will face Atletico Madrid while the pick of the matches sees Pep Guardiola\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/manchester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester City<\/a> entertain <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/real-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Real Madrid<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Last 16 of the Champions League Find Out Their Opponents<\/h2>\n<h3>Manchester City Face Real Madrid: Guardiola vs Zidane<\/h3>\n<p>An enthralling 2019\/20 Champions League is only going to get better following the draw for the knockout out stages of the competition. We saw 308 goals in 96 games and expect more exciting games and action.<\/p>\n<p>The pick of the draw has to be Manchester City playing Real Madrid. Pep Guardiola hasn\u2019t won Europe\u2019s top competition since 2011 during his time with<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Barcelona<\/a>. His team will face a tricky test against the record winners, Real Madrid. City will have to be at their best to defeat the Spanish giants with Zidane plotting more success on the European stage.<\/p>\n<p>Defending champions Liverpool also entertain Spanish opposition as Jurgen Klopp\u2019s team will face Atletico Madrid. Europe\u2019s most notorious defence will face Liverpool\u2019s dangerous front three. Diego Simeone\u2019s team will pose a very difficult challenge for the defending champions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/chelsea\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chelsea<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/tottenham\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> face German opposition in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2018\/08\/22\/bayern-munich-europes-quiet-giant\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bayern Munich<\/a> and RB Leipzig. It will be a repeat of the 2012 Champions League final as Frank Lampard\u2019s Chelsea face Bayern. A tough assignment for Chelsea, who face the only club to win all six group games. Jose Mourinho\u2019s Tottenham face RB Leipzig who has made the knockout stages for the first time in their history. Julen Naglesmann\u2019s team are flying high on all fronts so it&#8217;s not a foregone conclusion for Spurs.<\/p>\n<h3>The Remaining Games<\/h3>\n<p>The rest of the matches have also thrown up some tasty games. Thomas Tuchel returns to Borussia Dortmund with his <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/paris-saint-germain\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paris Saint-Germain<\/a> team. Barcelona face Napoli with Ernesto Valverde aiming to secure Barcelona a first Champions League title since 2015. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/juventus\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Juventus<\/a> face Lyon and Champions League debutants Atalanta will face Valencia.<\/p>\n<p>The Champions League resumes in February with first legs to be played on the 18<sup>th<\/sup>, 19<sup>th<\/sup>, 25<sup>th<\/sup> and 26<sup>th<\/sup>. 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Defending champions Liverpool will face Atletico Madrid while the pick of the matches sees Pep Guardiola\u2019s Manchester City entertain Real Madrid. 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