Chelsea – Atlético and Barça – Fortuna Hjorring, in the Champions League round of 16

Atlético and Barcelona already know their rivals in the second round of the Champions League. The rojiblancas will face Chelsea and the azulgrana team will measure their strength against Fortuna Hjorring from Denmark. Hard rival to which the Madrid team is measured in this tie, in which They must be imposed on the leader of the English League. However, Atleti has managed to avoid the great 'bogeyman' of the draw: the almighty Olympique de Lyon, who will face the Danish Brondby.

For its part, the Catalan team faces an affordable round of eighth a priori. Those of Lluís Cortés want to continue with the good rhythm of the last five years, in which they have always managed to pass the round of 16 in the Champions League. The culé team reached the semifinals in the last edition of the Champions League. Then he was eliminated by the minimum by Wolfsburg. A round earlier, in the quarterfinals, the Catalans also knocked out Atlético by the minimum in San Mamés.

The first leg matches of the Champions League round of 16 They will be played on March 3 and 4 and the return will be on March 10 and 11. A day after meeting the teams that go to the quarterfinals, a new draw will take place, in which both the crosses of the next round and the semifinals will be known. Both qualifiers will take place on March 23 and 24 and March 31 and April 1, being the quarterfinals on these dates, and on April 24 and 25 and May 1 and 2 the semifinals. The grand finale will be on May 16 at Gamla Ullevi in ​​Gothenburg.

All the Champions League round of 16 matches

Wolfsburg (Germany) vs LSK Kvinner (Norway)

Barcelona (Spain) vs Fortuna Hjorring (Denmark)

Rosengard (Sweden) vs St. Pölten (Austria)

BIIK-Kazygurt (Kazakhstan) vs Bayern (Germany)

Manchester City (England) vs Fiorentina (Italy)

Sparta Prague (Czech Republic) vs Paris Saint-Germain (France)

Lyon (France) vs Brondby (Denmark)

Chelsea (England) vs Atlético de Madrid (Spain)

It should be remembered that Olympique de Lyon is the great rival to beat as the reigning champion and holding the European throne for the last five years. Last August, the French team became the first team to win seven titles and five in a row, also being the only team to have reached the eighth in the twelve seasons held in the Champions League with the current format. Of all those times she played in this round, the French were only knocked out twice.

The only other former champions competing in this round of eighths are last season's runner-up, Wolfsburg. The Germans also start as one of the favorite teams, having won the eight knockout rounds they have played to date. For their part, to Wolfsburg and Lyon Barcelona, ​​Fortuna and PSG join as finalists in this European tournament on occasion.