Champions League draw: Liverpool vs PSG; Real Madrid vs Atlético
Liverpool have been drawn against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League round of 16, while holders Real Madrid face local rivals Atlético Madrid.
Elsewhere in Friday’s draw, there will be an all-German tie as Bayern Munich meet Bayer Leverkusen. Arsenal will take on PSV Eindhoven, and Barcelona will play Benfica.
Aston Villa drew Club Brugge, Borussia Dortmund will play Lille, and Feyenoord will go up against Inter Milan.
The ties will be played over two legs. The first-leg matches are scheduled for March 4-5, with the return legs taking place on March 11-12.
Liverpool may leave the draw feeling hard done by: Arne Slot’s side won seven out of eight games to progress to this stage as the No.1 seed, bypassing the playoff round along with the other top eight teams, but still drew an in-form PSG side.
PSG finished 15th in the league phase of the competition, reaching the round of 16 with a resounding 10-0 aggregate win over fellow French side Brest in the playoff round.
The tie pits the league leaders in England and France against each other, while both teams possess two of the continent’s most effective forwards this season in Mohamed Salah and Ousmane Dembélé.
The winners are due to face either Villa or Brugge in the quarterfinal.
Meanwhile, Madrid and Atlético will meet in a mouthwatering derby, with the first leg to be played at the Bernabéu and the return game at the Metropolitano.
Madrid, who are 15-time champions, reached this stage by knocking out Manchester City 6-3 on aggregate this week, with Kylian Mbappé scoring a hat trick in the second leg.
It sets up a hugely difficult month for Atlético, which also face Barcelona three times in the coming weeks: twice in the a two-legged Copa del Rey semifinal and again in LaLiga.
The winners will meet either Arsenal or PSV in the last eight, with a potential semifinal against either Liverpool or PSG.
On the other side of the draw, Bundesliga top two Bayern and Leverkusen will meet for the chance to take on either Feyenoord or Inter in the quarterfinal. The two sides drew 0-0 when they met in the league last weekend.
A semifinal would then come against either Barça, Benfica, Dortmund or Lille.
Barça beat Benfica 5-4 in the league phase in January, and the teams will meet again over two legs in the last 16, with Hansi Flick’s LaLiga leaders afforded the second leg at home after progressing as the second seed.
A potential quarterfinal would then be against either Dortmund or Lille.
Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa
Borussia Dortmund vs. Lille
Real Madrid vs. Atlético Madrid
Bayern Munich vs. Bayer Leverkusen
PSV Eindhoven vs. Arsenal
Feyenoord vs. Inter Milan
Paris Saint-Germain vs. Liverpool
Benfica vs. Barcelona
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Manchester United have been drawn to face Real Sociedad in the Europa League round of 16, while Tottenham Hotspur will take on AZ Alkmaar.
Elsewhere, Rangers will face Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce, AS Roma go up against Athletic Club and Ajax drew Eintracht Frankfurt.
United last faced the Spanish side in 2022 in a pair of Europa League group-stage games. They also met in the knockout stages the year prior, with United winning 4-0 on aggregrate.
The winner of that tie will face either Lyon or FCSB in the semifinals.
Meanwhile, Spurs will be familiar to their opponents, Dutch side AZ. The two sides have already met once this season iin the group phase — that game ended with Spurs winning 1-0.
A semifinal tie with either Ajax or Frankfurt will await the winner.
Real Sociedad v Manchester United
AZ Alkmaar vs. Tottenham Hotspur
Viktoria Plzen vs. Lazio
Bodo/Glimt vs. Olympiacos
Ajax Amsterdam vs.Eintracht Frankfurt
AS Roma vs. Athletic Club
Fenerbahce vs. Rangers
FCSB vs. Lyon
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Aston Villa v Chelsea (Sat, 17:30 GMT)
Aston Villa
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery on integrating his new signings into the team:
“Progressively, again, trying to build a team in our structure, to get stronger. Tactically, in the beginning, try to feel everybody with their capacity, qualities, skills and as well with their individual motivation and wishes to be protagonists.
“Try to get collectively, tactically, our structure as strong as possible, defensively, offensively. This is the task I have, and of course the players as well, they are involved in this commitment to get it as soon as possible.”
On what a win could mean for Villa’s season: “Tomorrow, Chelsea is really a very good test, collectively, individually, very good test.
“In the table we are more or less under our target, and tomorrow we have to try to get this opportunity again to try to compete and to try to get three points.”
Everton v Manchester United (Sat, 12:30 GMT)
Everton have lost their last five Premier League games against Manchester United, failing to score in the last four but newly returned Everton boss and also, a former Manchester United manager David Moyes has won his last two Premier League home games against Manchester United, beating them 1-0 and 2-0 with West Ham in May and December 2023.
He also won his last home league game against the Red Devils in charge of Everton, beating them 1-0 in August 2012.
Everton v Manchester United (Sat, 12:30 GMT)
Everton
Everton boss David Moyes on injury updates: “We’ve got them [Carlos Alcaraz and Abdoulaye Doucoure] both fit at the moment. That gives us a decision to make. I’ll need both of them. We’re really short of numbers here, we’ve got nine or 10 players out injured.”
On Iliman Ndiaye: “Ili [Ndiaye] has been taking injections and we’re quite positive that he’s working hard to get back quickly, so we’re hoping we can get him back maybe before than the time we thought – but they’re not fit just now.”
Tottenham v Ipswich (Sat, 15:00 GMT)
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou on facing AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League last 16: “They’re a familiar opponent, we played them here at home. We knew they were likely opponents. They did really well against Galatasaray. We played them away and they’re a tough opponent.”
Everton v Manchester United (Sat, 12:30 GMT)
Everton
Everton boss David Moyes on whether there is anything personal against former club Manchester United: “No, not at all. I played against them a lot when I was manager of West Ham so it’s another game in many ways. It’s a great football club but my job is to try and beat them at the moment.”
Aston Villa v Chelsea (Sat, 17:30 GMT)
Aston Villa
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery is next up to speak to the media.
Villa are winless in their last five Premier League games but performed well in Wednesday’s draw with leaders Liverpool and were handed a favourable draw against Club Brugge in the Champions League round of 16 in this morning’s draw.
Everton v Manchester United (Sat, 12:30 GMT)
Everton
Everton boss David Moyes on another two wins securing Premier League safety: “It sounds simple to say another two wins and you might get over the line. When you’re sitting in this seat, every win in the Premier League is really, really difficult, certainly not taking anything for granted.
“We’ve had a really good run and we’ve got to try and keep that going now. When you take over a team a little bit into the season, you have to find a way of getting the best results. Whatever we have asked the players to do, they’ve been fantastic. We are playing a lot better and doing a lot better in recent games.”
Everton v Manchester United (Sat, 12:30 GMT)
Everton
David Moyes is set to face the media next. The former Manchester United manager has been a revelation since going back to his old stomping ground in Merseyside. Ironically, Everton are a point and a place above United in the league table.
Moyes has won his last two Premier League home games against United and is well-placed to complete the hat-trick tomorrow.
Tottenham v Ipswich (Sat, 15:00 GMT)
Tottenham Hotspur
More from Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou: “I know the last two cup performances haven’t been great but we did get to the semi-final, and we lost away to Aston Villa in the FA Cup.
“But Europe has always been at the forefront of our minds. We did really well to finish in the top eight and that’s helped us having the last two games off.
“But it is important, and I’m not disrespecting the league as well. There are 13 games to go and we’re not happy with where we are in the league. Our form has been very inconsistent.”
Fulham v Crystal Palace (15:00 GMT)
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner was asked how his team would line up on the left-hand side to defend against Fulham winger Adama Traore: “I think 90 to 95 percent of the decisions we take are when we see how good shape our players are in, how they perform in the last game, and what we can expect from them.
“And then, maybe, in one or two situations we think ‘okay, because of set-plays, maybe we need a tall player’, but both Tyrick Mitchell and Ben Chilwell have the quality to defend Adama Traore.
“It’s not just him [Traore] – even with his pace and power, then he crosses, and then we have to defend the box against Raul Jimenez, Emile Smith Rowe… so it’s not just him. It’s a team effort.”
Tottenham v Ipswich (Sat, 15:00 GMT)
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou on injuries: “No new concerns from last week, everyone has got through the week OK. The other guys are ticking along well.
“We’ve got two games in quick succession in the league and this is a good opportunity to give match minutes to guys who have been out for a while. We saw Brennan Johnson, Wilson Odobert and Guglielmo Vicario come back last week. James Maddison as well, Destiny Odogie, we need to give him some match minutes.
“We’ve got a week until the next European game and that’s about the time we’re hoping guys like Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven in particular should be in and around that mark [to return]. Richarlison and Dominic Solanke are not too far behind.”
Fulham v Crystal Palace (15:00 GMT)
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner has provided an update on Eberechi Eze: “It was a good week for him [Eze] personally, and he’s getting better and better with his foot.
“I think he’s ready to start [against Fulham].”
He also gave an update on the wider squad: “The same as last week – all players are fit, everyone trained the whole week. It’s good.”
Bournemouth v Wolves ( Sat, 15:00 GMT)
Wolves
Wolves manager Vitor Pereira on the January signings settling in: “I think that we must look for the good profiles. It’s not always about tactically and technically but the personality, too. They come with this spirit, and it helps the adaptation [to the team].”
Fulham v Crystal Palace (Sat, 15:00 GMT)
Fulham
Fulham boss Marco Silva on the importance of midfielder Sasa Lukic: “He’s been great, what a season for him – not a surprise, last season he had some moments not at his best level but was really good as well. He’s a player that we really believe and trust. The first moment he joined our club we thought he’d be really important. Two seasons ago he joined in January and we wanted time with him to adapt and he’s been great.
“He’s a versatile player who can play in different positions, not just an eight but as a six as well. He gives the physicality we need in that area but can also arrive in the box and be decisive there – great season from him so far.”
Bournemouth v Wolves ( Sat, 15:00 GMT)
Wolves
Wolves manager Vitor Pereira on facing Bournemouth: “They have a good team and very good players with a very good coach.
“They are strong but to be honest, I’m looking for my team. it doesn’t matter if it’s Liverpool or another club I respect everybody but if you want to increase your level you must look at yourselves to understand where we must put our energy to improve, and at this moment I want to see my team play with confidence.”
Fulham v Crystal Palace (Sat, 15:00 GMT)
Fulham
Fulham boss Marco Silva has provided an update on the squad ahead of Saturday’s game against Crystal Palace: “No fresh injuries, still the same, Sasa [Lukic] is going to be ready to be in contention. The same three are out – Kenny Tete, Harry Wilson and Reiss Nelson.
On Reiss Nelson’s injury: “It’s a really tough moment for us, we feel really sorry for him because he worked really hard to be back after his hamstring injury.
“We know in his best level he’s capable of winning us football matches – we were all excited and when he was ready to be in contention he felt the other hamstring.
“He could be out until the end of the season unfortunately.”
Bournemouth v Wolves ( Sat, 15:00 GMT)
Wolves
Wolves manager Vitor Pereira on Marshall Munetsi: “I am not asking him to play as a striker, he’s a midfielder in my opinion, more of a box-to-box number eight.
“He’s physically strong, and runs a lot, but he’s a player who can bring us different things than other midfielders can. He’s here to help us.”
Everton v Man Utd (12:30 GMT)
Manchester United
Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim was asked if he has seen any improvements in his side during this poor run of form: “In some games that you think are more difficult, you feel that we can play and create situations and that is a good thing.
“In this moment, when you watch the games, you feel that there is more problems than solutions. We are capable, but we have to be consistent.”
Bournemouth v Wolves ( Sat, 15:00 GMT)
Wolves
Wolves manager Vitor Pereira on his side’s current form: “The game before Liverpool was against Aston Villa and we played a consistent game in my opinion. Against Liverpool, my expectations were that we would play a strong match.
“In the beginning, the first half wasn’t how I wanted to play but the second half was very strong and the team gave me the confidence and the expectation that we are in the moment in the season where we can compete with every team in the Premier League.”
Bournemouth v Wolves ( Sat, 15:00 GMT)
Wolves
Wolves manager Vitor Pereira on the latest with his squad: “Good. We did good work and we are ready for the game.”
On Emmanuel Agbadou’s injury: “No, he will be out for some games that’s the information that I got.”
On Rodrigo Gomes: “Rodrigo’s out” however goalkeeper Sam Johnstone is “in”.
On Jorgen Strand Larsen back training: “He’s started to train with the team, and he’s trying to come back to improve his condition physically, mentally and tactically.”
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