The letters of the Champions League round of 16: PSG will have to overcome the "Man Utd" barrier. © „Reuters“

On Monday in Nyon (Switzerland) the draws for the UEFA Champions League knockout stage were conducted - sixteen of the strongest clubs from the Old Continent learned their opponents in the quarterfinals. The pairs for the UEFA quarterfinal stage are:

- Lisbon's "Benfica" - Madrid's "Real" - "Villarreal" - "Man City" - Madrid's "Atletico" - Munich's "Bayern" - "Salzburg" - "Liverpool" - Milan's "Inter" - Amsterdam's "Ajax" - Lisbon's "Sporting" - Turin's "Juventus" - London's "Chelsea" - "Lille" - Paris "Saint Germain" - "Man Utd"

The first matches of the quarterfinal stage will be played on February 5, 16, 22, and 23, with the second legs taking place on March 8, 9, 15, and 16. The teams that triumphed in the groups are "Manchester City", "Liverpool", "Ajax", "Real", "Bayern", "Manchester United", "Juventus", "Lille". The second places went to "Paris Saint-Germain", "Atletico", "Sporting", "Internazionale", "Chelsea", "Benfica", "Salzburg", "Villarreal" teams.