{"id":23600,"date":"2025-02-21T13:32:25","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T13:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/champions-league-last-16-draw-liverpool-face-psg-arsenal-meet-psv-eindhoven-aston-villa-play-club-brugge\/"},"modified":"2025-02-21T13:32:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T13:32:25","slug":"champions-league-last-16-draw-liverpool-face-psg-arsenal-meet-psv-eindhoven-aston-villa-play-club-brugge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/champions-league-last-16-draw-liverpool-face-psg-arsenal-meet-psv-eindhoven-aston-villa-play-club-brugge\/","title":{"rendered":"Champions League last-16 draw: Liverpool face PSG, Arsenal meet PSV Eindhoven &#038; Aston Villa play Club Brugge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Premier League leaders Liverpool against defending French champions PSG promises to be an intriguing tie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">PSG looked to be heading out of the competition before a late run of form saw them finish 15th in the league phase. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">They lost to Arsenal before defeating Manchester City to set up an all-France knockout phase play-off with Brest which they won 10-0 on aggregate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">PSG have Ousmane Dembele, one of the in-form goalscorers in Europe right now, with six goals in this season&#8217;s competition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Liverpool have not won any of their past five away games against French clubs, since a Champions League victory against Marseille in 2008. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">If Liverpool get past Luis Enrique&#8217;s side, then they will face Premier League rivals Aston Villa in April as long as they see off defending Belgian champions Club Brugge, who finished 24th in the league phase before defeating Atalanta in in the knockout phase play-offs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">However, Club Brugge beat Villa in the league phase, one of only two defeats suffered by Unai Emery&#8217;s side.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Arsenal&#8217;s opponents PSV Eindhoven are defending Dutch champions, who defeated an under-strength Liverpool side 3-2 in January on their way to finishing 14th in the league phase.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Gunners have beaten PSV three times in the group stages of the Champions League, with their most victory a 4-0 home win last season. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/c981y04zlj7o\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Premier League leaders Liverpool against defending French champions PSG promises to be an intriguing tie. PSG looked to be heading out of the competition before a late run of form saw them finish 15th in the league phase. 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