Chelsea is set to face the Spanish giant, Atletico Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League 2020-21 season as per the Official Chelsea website. This was revealed today when the UCL round of 16 draw was conducted. there were a total of 16 teams and the group leaders were made to be in pots with the teams that secured the second position in their respective groups.
Lampard and co. will travel to the Spanish capital to play the first leg of the UCL before they will play the return leg with the Spanish side in Stamford Bridge.
The matches to be conducted will be on:
16/17/23/24 February- The First leg
9/10/16/17 March- The second leg
Although dates are declared for both the legs, timings haven’t been revealed till now and it is informed that it will be revealed soon.
The full UCL draw:
Borussia Monchengladbach vs Manchester City
Atalanta vs Real Madrid
Lazio vs Bayern Munich
Sevilla vs Borussia Dortmund
Atletico Madrid vs Chelsea
Porto vs Juventus
Leipzig vs Liverpool
Barcelona vs Paris St-Germain
Frank Lampard’s Chelsea progressed to the round of 16 being undefeated while Atletico Madrid was second to the defending champions, Bayern Munich.
Atletico Madrid are currently in the second position in the League table with two games in hand while Chelsea is in the fifth position after they were beaten by Everton 1-0 to end their unbeaten streak.
