He Seville will face the Borussia Dortmund in the round of 16 Champions League after the draw carried out this Monday by UEFA at its headquarters in the Swiss city of Nyon. The Andalusian team, second in group E, will play first in the Sánchez-Pizjuán.
The rules of the UEFA they prevent clashes between teams from the same Federation and neither will two teams from the same group face each other, which is why Sevilla was able to avoid Real Madrid and Chelsea. Likewise, he will not come across one of the rivals that Lopetegui's men wanted to avoid, Baryer Munich, with whom he faced in the Europ Super Cupa, and that Lazio will be measured. He also managed to avoid Juventus, Manchester City, Liverpool or PSG.
The Sevilla pairing has come out in the penultimate place in the draw. Julen lopetegui, Nervionense coach, has even delayed his press conference prior to the Cup match against Ciudad de Lucena to assess the result of the draw, according to the club.
The round of 16 tie will be played in its first leg matches on February 16, 17, 23 and 24, 2021 and the return matches on March 9, 10, 16 and 17, all at 9:00 p.m. The seeds, that is, those who were first in their groups, will have the field factor in the second leg.