Who against whom, who can play with whom - all the way to the finals

Who against whom, who can against whom - the final draw for this season's Champions League will be made today at noon in Nyon.

It will be very interesting, because the complete "skeleton" of the finals will be known, all the way to the final, which will be played on May 30th at the "Ferenc Puskas" arena in Budapest.

After the play-off matches, all 16 teams that will move on to the round of 16 have been announced. The draw results are awaited by six teams from England (Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham), three from Spain (Barcelona, ​​Real, Atletico Madrid), two from Germany (Bayern, Bayer Leverkusen), one each from Italy (Atalanta), France (Paris Saint-Germain), Portugal (Sporting), Turkey (Galatasaray) and Norway (Bode/Glimt).

Montenegro has only one player remaining in the Champions League, of course it's the Atalanta striker. Nikola Krstović.

The draw is semi-directed, as all teams know their two potential rivals.

Big derbies are possible in the round of 16 - Paris Saint-Germain, for example, could face Barcelona and Chelsea, Real Madrid could face Manchester City and Sporting Lisbon, Atalanta could face Arsenal and Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid could face Tottenham and Liverpool...

So, some of the possible pairings are Barcelona - PSG, Manchester City - Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid - Liverpool...

The path to the final is equally important, especially for the biggest favorites.

Ahead of the draw for the round of 16, bookmakers rank the favorites for the throne in this order: Arsenal (odds 4,5), Bayern (5,5), Liverpool (8), Manchester City (8), Paris Saint-Germain (9), Real Madrid (10)...

Arsenal and Bayern are, therefore, the two biggest favorites at the moment, and since these were teams that finished the first part of the season in the top two positions, it is clear that they cannot meet before the final.

It remains to be seen, however, whether the paths of Arsenal and Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​Bayern and PSG will separate or merge.

Lots of combinations, but everything will be clear after today's ball draw.