{"id":55002,"date":"2021-12-09T20:12:42","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T19:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=55002"},"modified":"2021-12-09T18:29:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T17:29:53","slug":"champions-league-15-clubs-qualify-for-round-of-16-full-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/champions-league-15-clubs-qualify-for-round-of-16-full-list","title":{"rendered":"Champions League: 15 clubs qualify for Round of 16 [Full list]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A total of 15 teams have now qualified for the UEFA Champions League round of 16 following Wednesday\u2019s matches.<\/p>\n<p>Benfica, Lille and Salzburg became the latest clubs to book their Champions League round of 16 places on Wednesday, with Barcelona eliminated after they were defeated by Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n<p>There is only one Champions League round of 16 berth left to be filled after Benfica, Lille and Salzburg all booked their places in Monday\u2019s draw.<\/p>\n<p>Teams that have qualified for round of 16:<\/p>\n<p>Ajax (NED)<\/p>\n<p>Atl\u00e9tico (ESP)<\/p>\n<p>Bayern (GER)<\/p>\n<p>Benfica (POR)<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea (ENG)<\/p>\n<p>Inter (ITA)<\/p>\n<p>Juventus (ITA)<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool (ENG)<\/p>\n<p>Lille (FRA)<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City (ENG)<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United (ENG)<\/p>\n<p>PSG (FRA)<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid (ESP)<\/p>\n<p>Salzburg (AUT)<\/p>\n<p>Sporting CP (POR)<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, teams that finished third in their Champions League group will enter the UEFA Europa League knockout round play-offs, where they will face Europa League group runner-up.<\/p>\n<p>The winners of that tie will advance to the round of 16.<\/p>\n<p>The round of 16 ties will be played February 15 &amp; 16 and February 22 &amp; 23.<\/p>\n<p>The second legs are then on March 8 &amp; 9 and March 15 &amp; 16.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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