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Barcelona will face Paris St Germain and former striker Neymar while title holders Bayern Munich are up against Italy’s Lazio in the last 16 of the Champions League after UEFA’s draw held on Monday.
The clash of Lionel Messi and Barca with last year’s runners-up PSG is a repeat of their remarkable meeting at the same stage in 2017 when Barca overcame a 4-0 first leg loss to beat the French club 6-1 in Spain with Neymar scoring twice for the Catalans.
“We know them (PSG) well, they’ve got some exceptional players. Paris want to fight for the Champions League, last year they came very close to winning it and they want to go one better this time round, but we’ve got something to say about that,” said Guillermo Amor, Barcelona’s Director of Institutional Relations.
Europa League last-32 draw: Man Utd to face old foe; tricky tie for Arsenal
Date published: Monday 14th December 2020 12:36 - Robert McCarthy
Manchester United will meet David Silva’s Real Sociedad when the Europa League knockout stages commence.
United, who dropped into the competition after finishing third in their Champions League group, will come up against Real Sociedad. It will see them meet a familiar foe, as former Manchester City star David Silva now plays for the Basque side.
United last faced Real Sociedad in the group stage of the 2013-14 Champions League, winning at home and drawing away without conceding in either leg.
Defending champions Bayern Munich were paired with a Lazio team returning to the knockout stage after a two-decade gap. Atalanta will host 13-time champions Real Madrid. Liverpool are away first against Leipzig in an intriguing contest of German coaches Jurgen Klopp and Julian Nagelsmann.
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PSG s Neymar, right, and Kylian Mbappe will take on Lionel Messi’s Barcelona in the pick of the Champions League ties. Cristiano Ronaldo will return to his native Portugal with Juventus for the first leg against Porto in a meeting of two-time European champions. Manchester City and coach Pep Guardiola will play away first against Borussia Monchengladbach, the lowest-ranked team left at No 53 in UEFA s standings. Teams are ranked by results in the past five years of European competitions.