Earlier on today, the group stage of the Champions League concluded. The first and second place of each of the six groups will go on in the competition into the knockout phase, which will start in the first days of February of next year. It starts with round of 16 first, then quarter finals, semifinals, and at last the final, which this year it will take place in England. So, how is it decided who goes against who now for the round of 16?
First of all here is the list of the classifying teams.
| Group | Classified in 1st place | Classified in 2nd place |
| A | Tottenham (England) | Inter (Italy) |
| B | Schalke 04 (Germany) | Lyonnais (France) |
| C | Man. United (England) | Valencia (Spain) |
| D | Barcelona (Spain) | Kobenhavn (Denmark) |
| E | Bayern M. (Germany) | Roma (Italy) |
| F | Chelsea (England) | Marseille (France) |
| G | Real Madrid (Spain) | Milan (Italy) |
| H | Shakhtar D. (Ukraine) | Arsenal (England) |
The round of 16 is chosen randomly, just like the group stage was. However, there are two rules. A team cannot go against the other team that was on its group, or another team that’s from the same country. For example, if we were to see who Man. United could go against, it would be; Inter, Lyon, København, Roma, Marseille, or Milan. The draw for the round of 16 will be done next Friday, the 17th of December. Let’s hope they'll all be very interesting matches and that Madrid doesn’t get a very hard team to go up against. I’ll be writing soon again.
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