There were only a few dilemma’s before last night’s matches of the sixth round of the Champions League group stage, and now everything is sorted out: all participants of the knockout phase of the elite European competition for the 2022/23 season are known. The last two places in the round of 16 were won by Leipzig and Milan. The German club needed a point against Shakhtar to secure second place in Group F, but Red Bull got revenge on the Ukrainian side for their first-round debacle and sealed their place in the knockout stages of the Champions League for the third time in four years in style. Theoretically, Leipzig could reach the first position, but it was unrealistic to expect Celtic to take a point away from Real at the Santiago Bernabeu.CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: PSG finished second after Benfica’s six goals cannonade in PortugalThe other Red Bull club was not as successful as its younger brother. Salzburg needed a win by any score at the San Siro. Instead, Matthias Jaissle’s team suffered a debacle and handed Milan a place in the unseeded group without a shot. Paris Saint-Germain will eventually have to go there, despite celebrating in Turin. The Parisians didn’t get stuck against Juventus, they didn’t rush for a more convincing victory, apparently convinced that Benfica can’t make up for the four-goal deficit, but Joao Mario shocked them with a goal in the second minute of stoppage time and put them in a rather awkward position. Not only them, but also the holders who hoped that by winning the first place, they would get an easier rival at the start of the knockout phase, and now they could end the competition at the first step if they draw the Parisian club.Here are the 16 teams in Monday’s Champions League knockout draw…Who do you want your team to play? #UCL pic.twitter.com/QSQ0Z2HZUL— The Athletic | Football (@TheAthleticFC) November 2, 2022 SEEDED: Porto, Bayern, Chelsea, Manchester City, Napoli, Tottenham, Real Madrid, BenficaNOT SEEDED: Dortmund, Bruges, Inter, Liverpool, Eintracht, Leipzig, Paris Saint-Germain, MilanCHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Giroud rolls back the years and fires the Rossoneri into the knockout stageAs a reminder, teams that were in the same group or come from the same country cannot be opponents in the round of 16. This means that Napoli, for example, will avoid three of the four most difficult potential rivals from the second hat – Milan, Inter and Liverpool, with whom they played in Group A. As the only Spanish team in the knockout phase, Real will not be able to play Leipzig in the round of 16. The draw for the round of 16 of the Champions League will be held on Monday, November 7 in Nyon at 12:00 pm.##NAJAVA_MECA_6778687##
