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Champions League: Man Utd to face PSG in last 16
<h4><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;">Manchester United has been drawn against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League&#8217;s last 16 round.</span></h4>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;">Liverpool will meet Salzburg in the Champions League knockout stages for the first time, Chelsea will face Lille in Ligue 1, and Manchester City will face Villarreal in the Europa League.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;">Other notable matches include Atletico Madrid vs. Bayern Munich, and Serie A champions Inter Milan against Ajax, who had an undefeated group stage campaign.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;">Cristiano Ronaldo will face Lionel Messi in the last-16 round of the Champions League, their first meeting since Barcelona defeated Juventus in the group stages last year.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;">Ronaldo was instrumental in United&#8217;s victory in Group F, scoring six goals, including two late winners, while PSG finished second in Group A behind City.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;">United last met PSG in the group stages of the 2020-21 season, winning 2-1 in Paris before falling 3-1 at Old Trafford.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;">Both teams met in the round of 16 in 2019, with United winning 3-3 on aggregate thanks to an injury-time Marcus Rashford penalty.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;">Meanwhile, a tie with Salzburg, who finished second behind Lille in Group G, is Liverpool&#8217;s reward for being the first English team to win all six Champions League group games.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;">In the 2019-20 group stages, Liverpool faced Salzburg, winning a 4-3 thriller at Anfield before a 2-0 success in Austria.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;">Defenders of the title Chelsea faced Lille in the group stages two years ago, winning both games 2-1.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;">United was originally drawn to play Villarreal due to a mistake, but once that was resolved due to the fact that both teams had faced each other in the groups, City&#8217;s name was chosen to face Villarreal.</span></p>