The crossing of a Spanish team with a German one in the round of 16 of the Champions League it is an almost accomplished fact. The odds This is what they indicate, once the UEFA criteria for the competition of not facing rivals who have already faced or from the same country have been applied. The draw will take place next Monday, December 14.
If the statistics are met, the Barça
would face Bayern Munich (22.23 percent), undoubtedly a hard clash against the rival who endorsed a 2-8 to the Barcelona team in the quarterfinals of the last Champions League. The second most likely rival for Ronald Koeman's would be Borussia Dortmund (21.55), followed by PSG (14.35), Chelsea (14.16), Liverpool (14.04) and Manchester City (13.68) Real Madrid and Juventus ruled out.
| PROBABILITIES% | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletic | Gladbach | FC Porto | Atalanta | Seville | Lazio | Barcelona | RB Leipzig | |
| Bayern Munich | 0 | 0 | 16.42 | 19.22 | 21.17 | 20.95 | 22.23 | 0 |
| Real Madrid | 0 | 0 | 20.47 | 23.70 | 0 | 25.36 | 0 | 30.47 |
| Manchester City | 13.98 | 18.04 | 0 | 12.40 | 13.08 | 13.07 | 13.68 | 15.74 |
| Liverpool | 14.23 | 18.38 | 10.63 | 0 | 13.30 | 13.43 | 14.04 | 15.99 |
| Chelsea | 14.48 | 18.62 | 10.67 | 12.65 | 0 | 13.35 | 14.16 | 16.08 |
| Dortmund | 22.80 | 0 | 16.18 | 19.06 | 20.40 | 0 | 21.55 | 0 |
| Juventus | 19.71 | 25.58 | 14.68 | 0 | 18.32 | 0 | 0 | 21.72 |
| PSG | 14.81 | 19.38 | 10.95 | 12.96 | 13.72 | 13.84 | 14.35 | 0 |
In the case of Real Madrid, Zidane's team would have RB Leipzig as the most likely rival (30.47), followed by Lazio (25.36), Atalanta (23.7) and Porto (20.47). For its part, Atlético would face Borussia Dortmund (22.8) more likely than Juventus (19.71), PSG (14.81), Chelsea (14.48), Liverpool (14.23) and Manchester City (18.04). By last, Sevilla will face Bayern (21.17), Dortmund (20.4), Juventus (18.32), PSG (13.72), Liverpool (13.3) or Manchester City (13.08) in order of probabilities.
English teams, for their part, have a better chance of facing Borussia M’Gladbach, as do Juventus and PSG.