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Champions League Last 16: Who are the strongest title contenders?

UEFA Champions League 2021/22 Round of 16 Draw
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The legendary John Terry picks out four clubs who have a better chance than the others of being crowned as kings of Europe.

After an enthralling set of group stage fixtures, Champions League is set to enter into its knockout phase.

16 teams now remain, eight of those will proceed to the next stage, the quarter-finals, and only one will eventually be crowned as kings of Europe.

The initial Last-16 draw, conducted in the UEFA headquarters in Switzerland, had to be voided due to a bizarre incident as Manchester United were omitted as potential opponents for Atletico Madrid. After the second successful draw, Manchester United did get Atletico Madrid as opponents for February’s first knockout round of the competition.

The first legs will be played on February 15-16 and February 22-23, with group winners set to play away from home. Second legs, meanwhile, will be played on March 8-9 and March 15-16.

“Who’s winning the ChampionsLeague this year?” Terry asked in a post on his Twitter account, which has more than 250,000 followers.

“Chelsea FC, FC Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Manchester City look to good today me.”

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