Paris to face Bayern in the Round of 16

The current Ligue 1 leaders, with 38 points from 14 matches, qualified for the Round of 16 by finishing runners-up in Group H behind SL Benfica (14 points, more away goals scored) and ahead of Juventus and Maccabi Haïfa FC (3 points).

Bayern, currently at the top of the Bundesliga table with 28 points from 13 games, finished top of Group C with six wins from six ahead of FC Internazionale Milan (10 points), FC Barcelona (7 points) and FC Viktoria Plzen (0 points).

The teams have already met eleven times in the UEFA Champions League: Paris have won six times to Bayern's five: group stage 1994-1995 (Parisian victories 2-0 at the Parc and 1-0 in Germany), 1997-1998 (5-1 loss in Munich and a 3-1 win in Paris), 2000-2001 (1-0 win in Paris, defeat 2-0 in Munich) and 2016-2017 (3-0 win at home, 3-1 defeat away), in the 2020/21 quarter-final (3-2 win in Munich, 1-0 defeat at the Paric), and the 2020 final (1-0 win for Bayern).

REACTION

Luis Campos, Paris Saint-Germain Football Advisor, speaking to beIN Sports: "I remember talking to the players in the dressing room after the win in Turin, and said it would be Bayern. It's a great opportunity for us to continue the great season we're having. Playing against a big club is very motivating. Playing at the Parc and in Munich with the quality that we have, you have to see that very positively. It's a good time to play Bayern, because we feel very good and very confident about the rest of the season. We have time to prepare these two games. It's a chance to show the world what a great coach we have , what a great team we have and the positive football we're playing right now."

THE DRAW

RB Leipzig (GER) - Manchester City FC (ENG)
Club Brugge (BEL) - SL Benfica (POR)
Liverpool FC (ENG) - Real Madrid CF (ESP)
AC Milan (ITA) - Tottenham Hotspur FC (ENG)
Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) - SSC Napoli (ITA)
Borussia Dortmund (GER) - Chelsea FC (ENG)
FC Internazionale Milan (ITA) - FC Porto (POR)
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) - FC Bayern Munich (GER)