UEFA Champions League. Return of the Champions League this Tuesday with the start of the round of 16. On the program: a shock Paris Saint-Germain – Real Madrid.
[Mis à jour le 14 février à 11h10] Paris Saint-Germain’s season takes another turn this Tuesday, February 15. Main objective of PSG since the start of the QSI era, the Champions League is back on Tuesday. By receiving Real Madrid for the round of 16, Mauricio Pochettino’s men already have a date with their destiny. The Parisians have never managed to do better than a final in the “Final 8” in 2020. Eliminated last year by Manchester City, the Parisians have often faced Real Madrid in the Champions League in recent seasons (six times since 2013). The latest is the double confrontation in the group stages where after a 2-2 draw in Madrid, the PSG players won (3-0) at the Parc des Princes and hope to achieve the same feat on Tuesday.
To achieve this, Mauricio Pochettino will be able to rely on his stars, Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi and Marquinhos and hopes to find Neymar, injured since the end of November in the left ankle, but who should be back in the group, but too fair to be incumbent. On the Madrid side, Karim Benzema, captain of the Merengue and absent for several weeks, should be present at the Parc des Princes for the round of 16 first leg since he is part of the group, just like Ferland Mendy.
The posters of the knockout stages of the Champions League
First leg matches
Tuesday February 15
- PSG – Real Madrid at 9 p.m.
- Sporting – Manchester City at 9 p.m.
Wednesday February 16
- Salzburg – Bayern Munich at 9 p.m.
- Inter-Liverpool at 9 p.m.
Tuesday February 22
- Chelsea – Lille at 9 p.m.
- Villarreal – Juventus at 9 p.m.
Wednesday February 23
- Atletico – Manchester United
- Benfica – Ajax Amsterdam
Return matches
Tuesday, March 8
- Bayern Munich – Salzburg at 9 p.m.
- Liverpool – Inter at 9 p.m.
Wednesday, March 9
- Real – PSG at 9 p.m.
- Manchester City – Sporting at 9 p.m.
Tuesday, March 15
- Manchester United – Atlético at 9 p.m.
- Ajax – Benfica
Wednesday March 16
- Juventus – Villarreal
- Lille-Chelsea
Group A standings
Group B standings
Group C standings
Group D standings
Group E classification
Group F standings
Group G standings
Group H standings
Group A results
Group B results
Group C results
Group D results
Group E results
Results group F
Group G results
Group H results
The group stage of the Football Champions League is played from Tuesday September 14, 2021 to Wednesday December 8, 2021 while the knockout stage will be played from Tuesday February 15, 2022 to Wednesday May 4, 2022. As for the final, it is scheduled for Saturday, May 28, 2021 at Saint Petersburg Stadium, Russia. The calendar was then drawn up as follows by UEFA:
- Group stage
- September 14 and 15
- September 28 and 29
- October 19 and 20
- November 2 and 3
- November 23 and 24
- December 7 and 8
- Knockout stage
- Round of 16
- February 15 and 16 (one way)
- February 22 and 23 (return)
- Quarter-finals
- April 5 and 6 (one way)
- April 12 and 13 (return)
- Semi-finals
- April 26 and 27 (one way)
- May 3 and 4 (return)
- Final
- Saturday May 28, 2022
The TV rights battle continued to rage for this new 2021/2022 season. UEFA has awarded the French TV rights for the “Big Ears Cup” to beIN Sports and Canal+, which thus ensure the broadcasting of the 2021-2022 Champions League. RMC Sport will co-broadcast with Canal the two best Champions League posters until 2024 and beIN SPORTS will offer all the remaining matches. TF1 will broadcast the final scheduled for May 28, 2022.