Champions League draw: Osimhen’s Napoli to face Barcelona

Currently on fire Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen will come face to face with La Liga giants Barcelona after both teams were drawn to battle in Champions league round of 16.

If former Argentina legend Diego Maradona were to be alive today he will definitely be boxed into a corner as to who to support having played for both teams in the course of his long romance with the round leather game.

Holders Manchester City will play FC Copenhagen in this season’s Champions League round of 16, while 14-time winners Real Madrid face RB Leipzig.

Copenhagen, who earned a memorable win against Manchester United on their way to finishing second in Group A, are the lowest-ranked side left in the competition.

Arsenal, in their first appearance in the round of 16 since 2016-2017, face two-time winners FC Porto, while Bayern Munich were handed clashes with Lazio.

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Paris Saint-Germain, who finished runners up in Group F behind Borussia Dortmund, drew Spanish side Real Sociedad.

The round of 16 kicks off with group winners hosting the first-leg matches, which will be played on Feb. 13-14 and 20-21.

Return legs will be played on March 5-6 and 12 -13.

This is the final season of the traditional format, before it becomes a 36-team competition with one knockout bracket based primarily upon final positions. The final will take place on June 1 at Wembley Stadium in London, England.