Reigning European champions Real Madrid will take on Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain in the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League this season. The match between the two giants seems to be the biggest fixture of the round in the tournament as it will see one of them get knocked out before the quarter-finals.
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The Champions League round of 16 draw took place on Monday in Switzerland and has got the fans already waiting for February. The first leg of the exciting face-off between PSG and Real Madrid will take place at the Santiago Bernabeu on the 13th or 14 of February 2018.
This tie will see Brazilian forward Neymar facing the Spanish champions for the first time after moving to Paris. This match will be a major factor in the former Barcelona man's quest for the Ballon d'Or and The Best FIFA Men's Player awards.
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Football fans took to Twitter to express their excitement over the mouth-watering fixture. Here is a look at how Twitter reacted to PSG drawing Real Madrid in the round of 16 of the Champions League:
Imagine spending €500m in one summer, prying away Neymar in the biggest deal of all time, getting the next Ronaldo Nazário in Mbappé, only to get eliminated by Real Madrid in the first knock-out round.
3 - Paris have failed to win any of their last 3 European games against Real Madrid (D2 L1) - failing to score in the last 2. Piece. pic.twitter.com/8ZuFlGwbjC
Dakir is a European and Indian football journalist at Sportskeeda with an overall experience of 10 years. Holding a Master’s degree in Journalism & Mass Communication, and currently pursuing Master’s in Sports Journalism from Sheffield Hallam University, he is a seasoned football journalist who has interviewed the likes of former Liverpool star John Arne Riise, covered the entire 2022-23 Indian Super League season of the Kerala Blasters, and has delivered a seminar at an international conference held by St. Albert's College, Ernakulam.
Thanks to his extensive academic background in journalism, Dakir understands the importance of accuracy and spends a significant amount of time researching the subject. In today’s data-driven world of football, where players are perceived as machines, he prides himself amplify the voices of the people that make football the beautiful game that it is.
He started following football in 2013, and more specifically, Brendan Rodgers’ Liverpool, and admires Jurgen Klopp for his untouched charisma and unmatched legacy. A perpetual underdog supporter, he is a fan of under-fire Reds forward Darwin Nunez and can’t wait for him to show the world what he truly is. Trent Alexander-Arnold’s iconic “corner taken quickly” corner assist for Divock Origi in Liverpool’s 4-0 UCL semifinal win over Barcelona left a lasting impact on him.
When not writing, Dakir enjoys indulging in his guilty pleasure - watching mass commercial movies.
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