Champions League: "Lunin's Real Madrid to play Leipzig in the 1/8 finals, and Zinchenko's Arsenal to play Porto
Kyiv • UNN
In the 1/8 finals of the Champions League, Real Madrid will face Leipzig, and Arsenal will play Porto, the matches will take place on February 13-14, 2024.
The draw for the 1/8 finals of the 2023/2024 Champions League took place in Nyon, Switzerland. "Real Madrid, whose colors are defended by Ukrainian goalkeeper Andriy Lunin, will play against Leipzig, and Oleksandr Zinchenko's Arsenal will play against Porto, the Ukrainian Football Association reported, UNN writes.
Details
"Today, on December 18, the draw for the 1/8 finals of the 2023/2024 Champions League took place in Nyon, where, in particular, the rivals of the teams of Ukrainian footballers - Arsenal of Oleksandr Zinchenko and Real Madrid of Andriy Lunin - were determined," the statement reads.
Real Madrid will play against German Leipzig, and London's Arsenal will play against Portuguese Porto.
Other pairs have also been determined:
"Napoli (Italy) vs Barcelona (Spain);
"Paris Saint-Germain (France) vs Real Sociedad (Spain);
"Inter (Italy) vs Atletico (Spain);
PSV (Netherlands) vs Borussia D (Germany);
"Lazio (Italy) vs. Bayern Munich (Germany);
"Copenhagen (Denmark) vs Manchester City (England).
The first games of the 1/8 finals will take place on February 13-14 and 20-21, and the return matches on March 5-6 and 12-13, 2024.
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