Liverpool has received a difficult route to the final of the Champions League after being paired against the French champions Paris Saint-Germain in the 16 round.
The Premier League Sides Aston Villa, Arsenal and Los Rojos discovered their last 16 opponents during the draw for the latest stages of competition in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday.
Possessing the new European competition format of “tennis style” this season, the clubs also learned of their routes until the final in Munich.
And to begin with, Liverpool will face Luis Enrique's team, who hit the Ligue 1 Brest 10-0 team in aggregate in the play-off round.
They also seem like a real threat, since they have already defeated Manchester City in the competition this season.
The Reds, who exceeded the phase of the league with seven victories of their eight games, could face a slightly easier test in the quarterfinals if they can overcome the Parisians.
Liverpool has received a difficult route to the Champions League final this season
The Reds have faced a success of success in the last 16 against the PSG of the French champions
They can be put in a collision course with Aston Villa for a quarterfinal clash
Although a possible clash against the Villa of the Premier League team, with whom they attracted 2-2 in the middle of the week, would be less than ideal.
Unai Emery men would first need to pass the Belgian club Brugge, who surprised the series A Atalanta in the play-off round.
The semifinal of the competition has the potential to throw a variety of delicious clashes, with Real Madrid, Atlético de Madrid, Arsenal and Feyenoord between the sides that the Anfield Club could face.
A semifinal against the Gunners would be particularly intriguing, since the parties are struggling to win the Premier League and will meet at the national level on May 10. The last four European ties are scheduled for April 29/30 and May 6/7.
Meanwhile, the Mikel Arteta team received an equally difficult route to the masterpiece after being matched by the impressive Dutch champion PSV, who followed his last phase match of the League over Liverpool with an aggregate victory of 4-3 over the Juventus in the play in the play -do of the round.
Even so, gunners will wait to progress to the quarterfinals, where there will be a considerable improvement in opposition quality. Arsenal will face the real or Atlético if they overcome the Eredivisie outfit.
His most likely opponent in the last four will be the red ones, although a rematch against PSG or even villa is certainly a possibility.
This means that the potential of a quarter and semifinal of the entire English is greater than it has been in several years.
Arsenal faces an equally hard tie for the final and will face PSV on the Dutch side in the last 16
If they succeed in that game, they can face the 15 times champions to Real Madrid next to
Aston Villa Face Club Brugge, but can play PSG, Liverpool, Real Madrid and Liverpool in the remaining stages of the competition if they managed to win by the Belgian side in the last 16
The 16 parts that are still in the competition can draw their routes until the final in Munich after the draw
On the other hand, Villa's clash against Club Brugge is attractive in the role, although the Belgian team beat the Emery 1-0 team during the League phase.
As mentioned, they would face the Liverpool vs PSG winner, providing a severe challenge in the quarterfinals, whatever the result.
But if your fairy tale career in the Elite Club of Europe competition continues, you can expect to play one of the Arsenal, Real, Atlético or PSV in the semifinals.
If any of the three parts of the Premier League succeeds in his career until the final in Munich on May 31, they can expect to play one of the eight teams on the other side of the draw.
These are: Feyenoord, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Lille, Benfica or Barcelona.
The last 16 ties will take place from March 4 to 5 and from March 11 to 12.