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Seeding for the Champions League spherical of 16 was finalized following a topsy-turvy conclusion to the group stage on Wednesday, as Paris Saint-Germain narrowly prevented a surprising early exit to succeed in the knockout part.
PSG got here from a objective all the way down to earn a 1-1 draw with Borussia Dortmund. That end result, coupled with AC Milan’s comeback victory over Newcastle United, helped the French giants end second within the ultra-competitive Group F forward of the Italian outfit.
Elsewhere, Atletico Madrid beat Lazio to win Group E, whereas FC Porto secured second place in Group H with a chaotic 5-3 overcome Shakhtar Donetsk.
Wednesday’s outcomes solidified the sphere for the last-16 draw, which is slated for Dec. 18 at 6 a.m. ET in Nyon, Switzerland.
The eight group winners might be paired with the eight runners-up. Groups from the identical home league cannot meet within the spherical of 16. The identical is true of groups who have been in the identical group for the opening spherical of the competitors. Matchup restrictions are lifted starting within the quarterfinals.
Here is a have a look at the seeding forward of Monday’s draw:
Group winners (seeded)
- Bayern Munich (Group A)
- Arsenal (Group B)
- Actual Madrid (Group C)
- Actual Sociedad (Group D)
- Atletico Madrid (Group E)
- Borussia Dortmund (Group F)
- Manchester Metropolis (Group G)
- Barcelona (Group H)
Group runners-up (unseeded)
- FC Copenhagen (Group A)
- PSV Eindhoven (Group B)
- Napoli (Group C)
- Inter Milan (Group D)
- Lazio (Group E)
- Paris Saint-Germain (Group F)
- RB Leipzig (Group G)
- FC Porto (Group H)
The Champions League resumes on Feb. 13 with last-16 first-leg matches.
In the meantime, the third-placed groups from every group drop into the Europa League knockout playoffs, the place they’re going to be paired with the second-placed finishers from the group stage of that match.
Dropping into Europa League
- Galatasaray (Group A)
- Lens (Group B)
- Braga (Group C)
- Benfica (Group D)
- Feyenoord (Group E)
- AC Milan (Group F)
- Younger Boys (Group G)
- Shakhtar Donetsk (Group H)
Sides that completed final of their respective Champions League teams – together with Manchester United, Sevilla, Newcastle, and Celtic – have been eradicated from European competitors altogether for the season.
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