In this article we will take a look at the recent UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Europa Conference League Draw’s which took place on Monday the 18th of December 2023.
UEFA Champions League – Round of 16
With the eight groups complete, the eight winners will enter the draw as the seeded teams to face-off against the eight runner-ups.
The first legs will be played on Tuesday the 13th of February, Wednesday the 14th of February, Tuesday the 20th of February and Wednesday the 21st of February. The second legs will take place on Tuesday the 5th and Wednesday the 6th of March, and Tuesday the 12th and Wednesday the 13th of March 2024.
Porto vs Arsenal
Napoli vs Barcelona
Paris Saint-Germain vs Real Sociedad
Inter Milan vs Atletico Madrid
PSV Eindhoven vs Borussia Dortmund
Lazio vs Bayern Munich
FC Copenhagen vs Manchester City
RB Leipzig vs Real Madrid
There are some interesting games ahead in the UCL Round of 16 with the Napoli versus Barcelona looking to be the standout game, looking at the draw the big teams should be reasonably confident with PSG, Bayern Munich and Man City all getting favourable draws – on paper.
UEFA Europa League – Round of 16 Playoffs
The UEFA Europa League format sees the eight group winners going directly into the Round of 16, with the eight runner-ups facing off against the eight third placed teams from the UEFA Champions League in the Round of 16 Playoffs.
These games will take place on Thursday the 15th of February 2024, and Thursday the 22nd of February 2024.
Feyenoord vs Roma
AC Milan vs Rennes
Lens vs Freiburg
Young Boys vs Sporting
Benfica vs Toulouse
Sporting Braga vs Qarabag
Galatasaray vs Sparta Prague
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Marseille
The playoff round for the Europa League took place and for me the standout was Feyenoord v Roma. The rest of the games look fairly even with the biggest team being AC Milan, who should be confident of getting through
The draw for the Round of 16 will take place on the 23rd of February 2024.
UEFA Europa Conference League – Round of 16 Playoffs
Similar to the UEFA Europa League, the UEFA Conference League format sees the eight group winners going directly into the Round of 16, with the eight runner-ups facing off against the eight third placed teams from the UEFA Europa League in the Round of 16 Playoffs.
These games will take place on Thursday the 15th of February 2024, and Thursday the 22nd of February 2024.
Sturm Graz vs Slovan Bratislava
Servette vs Ludogorets
Union Saint-Gilloise vs Eintracht Frankfurt
Real Betis vs Dinamo Zagreb
Olympiacos vs Ferencvaros
Ajax vs Bodo/Glimt
Molde vs Legia Warsaw
Maccabi Haifa vs Gent
Hard to pick any stand out games in this competition at this stage, although Ajax are worth watching as are Real betis
The draw for the Round of 16 will take place on the 23rd of February 2024.
