Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City and Chelsea will be hoping to avoid the French side, with Liverpool facing 50:50 odds of drawing with Real Madrid or Bayern Munich. So much can change between the draw and the game in February, especially in this unprecedented season split in half by the Qatar World Cup. Here’s a reminder of the English clubs’ potential opponents: Manchester City: Inter, Eintracht Frankfurt, Leipzig, AC Milan, Club Brugge, PSG Chelsea: Inter, Eintracht Frankfurt, Leipzig, Borussia Dortmund, Club Brugge, PSG Tottenham: Inter Milan, Leipzig, Borussia Dortmund, Club Brugge, PSG Liverpool: Porto, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Benfica Pep Guardiola will be hoping this is the season Manchester City finally win the Champions League after missing out in the final two seasons ago and crashing out in dramatic fashion to Real Madrid last year. Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool are all in a battle to finish in the Premier League’s top four, so they could see a strong run in the Champions League as a way back into the competition. Graham Potter will be hoping to have Rhys James, Ben Chilwell and Wesley Fofana back after the break, and possibly N’Golo Kante, which could make Chelsea much more competitive. Tottenham have also been without Dejan Kulusevski and Richarlison in recent weeks, and despite question marks over their performances, have the firepower to wear down any opposition in knockout football. Liverpool’s domestic form has been surprisingly poor, but they have gone ahead to save the best for Europe and remain a formidable force at Anfield. None of the English teams can draw each other in this round, but they can do so from the quarter-finals onwards.
