UEFA Champions League Round of 16 draw: Bayern take on Lazio, PSG to face Barcelona

Defending champions Bayern Munich will face SS Lazio in the Champions League Round of 16 while beaten finalists Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) were paired with five-time winners FC Barcelona in Monday’s draw. 

Premier League champions Liverpool were paired against last year’s surprise semi-finalists RB Leipzig while Chelsea were handed a tricky draw against current La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid.  

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Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, who are yet to qualify for the semi-final under the Spaniard, have been drawn against Borussia Moenchengladbach. 

Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus will take on Portuguese side Porto, who won the title in 2004 under Jose Mourinho, and Real Madrid will face Serie A side Atalanta. 

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PSG have been given another chance to avenge the crushing defeat to Barcelona on 2017. 

Having beaten the Catalans 4-0 in the French capital, PSG crashed to a 6-1 defeat at the Camp Nou orchestrated by Neymar. The Brazilian joined PSG in a world record move weeks later.

With the matches due to be played in February, PSG will hope Neymar will have recovered from an ankle injury which forced him to be stretchered off the pitch in the 1-0 Ligue 1 defeat to Lyon on Sunday.

Liverpool will be wary of an attack-minded Leipzig side who ended the hopes of Manchester United in the group phase.