Football Greats Messi & Ronaldo Set to Meet as Champions League Draw Gets Done

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Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo (Left) and PSG's Lionel Mess (Right)
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The Champions League knockout stage draw is out and football fans definitely can't wait any longer to see Christiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi clash once more in European football. 

Manchester United have been drawn against Paris Saint-Germain in what will be a huge battle of monumental scale to determine who is better between the two, the French up against the English, Ronaldo up against Messi, Harry Maguire or Sergio Ramos. Indeed the draw itself is quite interesting. 

Chelsea have been drawn against French club Lille in the UEFA Champions League round of 16.

The Blues finished second in their group after being held to a 3-3 draw against Zenit Saint Petersburg last week - with Juventus' win against Malmo meaning the Italian giants secured top spot.

Lille, meanwhile, topped a group including RB Salzburg, Sevilla and Wolfsburg with three wins and two draws from their six games. The French outfit are having their struggles domestically, though, having won just six of their opening 18 Ligue 1 games - sitting 11th in the table.

The draw took place this morning at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, and it has now been completed.

 

Last-16 draw in full:

Benfica (POR) vs Real Madrid (SPA)

Villarreal (SPA) vs Manchester City (ENG)

Atletico Madrid (SPA) vs Bayern Munich (GER)

RB Salzburg (AUS) vs Liverpool (ENG)

Inter Milan (ITA) vs Ajax (NET)

Sporting Lisbon (POR) vs Juventus (ITA)

Chelsea (ENG) vs Lille (FRA)

Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) vs Manchester United (ENG)

 

Chelsea will be hopeful they can progress against Lille and retain the Champions League title for the first time in the club's history.

When asked about his team's chances of retaining the Champions League trophy towards the end of November, Thomas Tuchel was determined to take each game as it comes and focus on what is next, rather than the bigger picture.