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Man City Win Champions League Group, Prepare for Round of 16

By Mark Temnycky

Brazilian former football player Kaka shows the name of Manchester City during the draw for UEFA Champions League football tournament at The Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on August 30, 2018. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP) (Photo credit should read VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images)
Brazilian former football player Kaka shows the name of Manchester City during the draw for UEFA Champions League football tournament at The Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on August 30, 2018. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP) (Photo credit should read VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images) /
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Manchester City’s draw against Porto on Tuesday saw the Sky Blues win Group C in this season’s UEFA Champions League.

The result means that Manchester City will move onto the Round of 16. How do pairings work in the Round of 16?

Teams that finish first in their group are paired with the runners-up of these groups. Teams from the same group cannot face one another in the Round of 16, and teams that hail from the same country cannot compete against each other in the Round of 16. For example, City finished first in Group C while Porto finished second, however, these two teams cannot face each other in the Round of 16. Similarly, should Manchester United finish second in Group H, the Red Devils could not be paired with the Sky Blues as they are from the same country. The country barrier is lifted when the competition progresses to the quarter-finals.

With this in mind, who will City avoid in the first round of the knockout stages? Who could City face in the Round of 16?

Teams Man City Will Avoid:

Group A: Bayern München

Group D: Liverpool

Group E: Chelsea

Group H: Manchester United

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Teams Man City Could Face:

Group A: Atlético de Madrid or RB Salzburg

Group B: Borussia Mönchengladbach, Shakhtar Donetsk, Real Madrid, or Internazionale

Group D: Atalanta or Ajax

Group E: Sevilla

Group F: Borussia Dortmund, Lazio, or Club Brugge

Group G: Barcelona or Juventus

Group H: Paris Saint-Germain or RB Leipzig

For the first time in recent years, several teams will be fighting for a place in the UEFA Champions League’s Round of 16 on Matchday 6 in the group stages. This will make for an exciting and entertaining series of games. Who will progress to the UEFA Champions League’s knockout stages?

Man City Square will provide a follow-up to this piece next week after the completion of the UEFA Champions League group stages.

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