Atlético, the only Spanish team qualified. Real Madrid will play the return leg against City in Manchester. Barca hope to close the pass at home.
Today Friday is the draw (12:00, Movistar Champions League and DAZN) of the Champions League in Nyon and UEFA, as AS advanced last Monday, confirmed yesterday that the return matches of the round of 16 of the Champions will not be played on a neutral field , as the organization wanted , but in the corresponding stadiums before the coronavirus pandemic broke out.
The Real Madrid will have to try the comeback (1-2 at the Bernabeu) in front of Manchester City and BarcelonaThey will receive Naples at the Camp Nou after the 1-1 of San Paolo . La Juve will try to reverse the 1-0 Lyon and Bayern will defend a comfortable lead after winning 0-3 at Chelsea in London.
For their part, Atalanta, Atlético, Leipzig and PSG are already qualified for the quarterfinals. The draw will in turn contain three different draws. The former will decide the quarterfinal crossovers , the next the semifinals, matching the quarterfinal ties, and the latter will determine the ‘home’ team in the final for administrative reasons.
In addition, there are no seeds or protection by country, so teams can face teams from the same federation. Other restrictions will be confirmed before the draws, including those stemming from possible outbreaks of the virus , for which UEFA will await the latest data from the WHO.
The remaining four matches of the second round of the second leg will be played on August 7 and 8 . The quarterfinals of the Champions will be played between August 12 and 15 , a daily match, the semifinals on 18 and 19 and the final will be played at the Da Luz stadium, in Lisbon, on August 23. All Champions League games will start at 9:00 pm and will be behind closed doors.
With this calendar, Atleti, which at the moment is the only Spanish team already classified for quarters in the absence of what Madrid and Barça can do on the second leg, will have a break of between 24 and 27 days between the LaLiga final and the Champions League quarterfinals , which will be between August 12 and 15.
The Madrid and Barca will be without competing three weeks, which are between July 19 and August 8, the date of the knockout round. A great disadvantage for Spanish teams compared to England (the Premier will end on July 26, two weeks after the return of the European Cup) and especially from the Italian clubs , which will finish Series A on August 2.