The draw for the last 16 of the 2021-2022 Champions League was just held in Nyon, Switzerland, on Monday (13/12/2021) afternoon WIB. A number of big matches also occurred, one of which was the PSG vs Manchester United match which brought together Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
The draw for the round of 16 of the 2021-2022 Champions League was carried out by former Arsenal player, Andrei Arshavin. The former Russian footballer is believed to be doing the lottery.
A number of repetitions of the Champions League final were created. Call it the match Benfica vs Real Madrid which is the final of the Champions League 1963-1964. Then there is also Atletico Madrid vs Bayern Munich. This is a repeat of the 1973-1974 season finale.
Of course the most interesting is the meeting of Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) and Lionel Messi (PSG). This is the fourth edition of the two names above meeting in the Champions League knockout stages.
The first took place in the semifinals of the 2006-2007 Champions League. At that time, Cristiano Ronaldo, who strengthened Manchester United, got rid of Lionel Messi's Barcelona 1-0 on aggregate. When he played at Camp Nou, the score was as strong as 0-0. When the mentas turn at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester United won 1-0 via long-distance kick Paul Scholes. The next meeting occurred in the 2008-2009 Champions League final. Still with the same club, this time Barcelona won 2-0 over Manchester United. Lionel Messi also scored in the match via a header. Furthermore, the two players met in the semifinals of the 2010-2011 Champions League. This time, Cristiano Ronaldo defended Real Madrid, while Lionel Messi was still strengthening Barcelona.
The result, Barcelona won 3-1 on aggregate! After winning 2-0 at home to Real Madrid, Barcelona played 1-1 at home. At that time, Lionel Messi bought all the goals in Barcelona's 2-0 victory over Real Madrid.
The last meeting was in the final match of Group G of the 2020-2021 Champions League. This time, Cristiano Ronaldo was in Juventus uniform, while Lionel Messi was still defending Barcelona. In the match which was held at the Estadio Camp Nou, Juventus went crazy by winning 3-0. Cristiano Ronaldo became the star of the victory through two goals scored.
Following are the results of the 2021-2022 Champions League draw:
Benfica vs Real Madrid
Villarreal vs Manchester City
Atletico Madrid vs Bayern Munich
Salzburg vs Liverpool
Inter Milan vs Ajax Amsterdam
Sporting Lisbon vs Juventus
Chelsea vs Lille
PSG vs Manchester United
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