Twitter erupts as Paris Saint-Germain draw Real Madrid in the Champions League

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.

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.

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:

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?Round of 16 ??? Real Madrid CF?? PSG#UCLDraw pic.twitter.com/L6fOgSjzM6

— LaLiga (@LaLigaEN) December 11, 2017

Florentino Perez is not happy with Xabi Alonso...

Florentine Perez right now, Screams: Puta, I said Besiktas!!?(Credits: @Piquedente ) #FanAntics pic.twitter.com/qIjyiE4Suy

— Fan Antics (@FanAnticsFC) December 11, 2017

Madrid vs PSG what a game that is, I’m seeing record viewing numbers, could easily be a final.

— Adam (@Thibauted) December 11, 2017

Champions League Round of 16 pic.twitter.com/DC5kqej7zL

— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) December 11, 2017

PSG finish ahead of Bayern in their group and as a reward get Real Madrid. Bayern get Besiktas. Funny draw #ucl pic.twitter.com/k7DKGPpYea

— Chris Heathman (@CHeathman) December 11, 2017

Real Madrid v PSG be like... pic.twitter.com/1LF4JvXNtl

— E13 (@DavidSulivan78) December 11, 2017

Neymar attracted some attention from the Twitterati...

Neymar gonna put on his best audition for Florentino Perez.

— Alonzo (@pvkichulo) December 11, 2017

Neymar after he learnt that PSG will play Madrid in the first knock out round of Champions league pic.twitter.com/0hUJsMRf9d

— jay bhim (@Gutkha_Mukesh) December 11, 2017

While Madrid versus PSG is an exciting match, the fans of both sides would not have wanted a tough tie at this stage of the tournament...

#UCLDraw I feel sorry for psg after spending over 200m on neymar and they get Real Madrid in the last 16 draw?? pic.twitter.com/f27CWFmII1

— Hlulani Evercool (@HHluli) December 11, 2017

Real Madrid fans after drawing PSG in Champions League round 16. pic.twitter.com/SZouWAxsZK

— Adebayo A. (@za_icon) December 11, 2017

Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos sounds confident though...

nice draw

— Toni Kroos (@ToniKroos) December 11, 2017

Fans of other clubs, especially Barcelona, are also excited about the draw...

So you are telling me we either get to laugh at Neymar or laugh at Madrid? pic.twitter.com/zMaCPSZ8Ds

— Josip (@jperkovic93) December 11, 2017

The reason why I like the PSG - Madrid draw is that regardless of which of them loses I'm going to be happy.

— Diana Kristinne (@DianaKristinne) December 11, 2017

PSG were trolled on Twitter after the draw...

Do you know why I don't trust PSG to eliminate Real Madrid? Because even if they win the first leg 4-0, I know they can bottle it.

— . (@PlQUECHU) December 11, 2017

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.

— Xav Salazar (@XavsFutbol) December 11, 2017

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

— OptaJean (@OptaJean) December 11, 2017