OFFICIAL: Champions League last 16 second leg venues decided

Aidan Shearer 4 years ago 10.3k |

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Man City will face Real Madrid at the Etihad. AFP

UEFA have announced that the Champions League last 16 second leg matches will be played at the home team's respective stadiums. This means that Manchester City will face Real Madrid in Manchester, and Barcelona will play Napoli in Catalonia.

UEFA have announced that the outstanding Champions League last 16 second leg matches will be played at the home team's respective stadiums.

This means that Real Madrid will face Manchester City at the Etihad. Bayern will thus play Chelsea in Munich, Barcelona at home to Napoli in the Camp Nou, and Juventus will entertain Lyon in Turin.

The governing body had already decided that the matches would take place at the start of August, but they announced on Thursday the venues for the matches. The matches from the quarter-finals onwards are scheduled to take place in Lisbon.

Four teams have already qualified for the last 8: Atalanta, Atlético, PSG, and Atlético.

Manchester City, Bayern Munich, and Lyon all hold leads of their opponents, with Barcelona drawing 1-1 away to Napoli in the first leg.

The draw for the next rounds will take place on Friday 10th July.

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