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Today, with postponed matches in Bergamo, the Champions League group stage will end. And in a few days, the strongest clubs from the Old Continent will find out their opponents in the knockout phase of the tournament. The solemn draw ceremony will take place in Nyon (Switzerland) on December 13 at 13.00. The first matches of the round of 16 will be played on February 5, 16, 22, and 23, while the second legs will take place on March 8, 9, 15, and 16. In the groups, teams such as "Manchester City," "Liverpool," "Ajax," "Real," "Bayern," "Manchester United," "Juventus," and "Lille" triumphed. The second places went to "Paris Saint-Germain," "Atletico," "Sporting," "Internazionale," "Chelsea," "Benfica," "Salzburg," and "Villarreal"/"Atalanta" teams. The rules of the draw are simple: in the round of 16, teams cannot face opponents from the same group or the same country.
