Our opponents in the next Champions League Round

Here's a good one to start out with: Club is the only team from bowl 4 to have made it to the Round of 16. In fact, no other bowl 4 team has even qualified for the Europa League.

FCB is only the third Belgian squad to have made it after the group stages, after Anderlecht in 2000 and AA Gent in 2015. Club ended last season in 44th place on the UEFA Club Ranking, and has now moved to 30th after a great run so far. A ranking this high takes us back to 25 years ago.

The draw for the Round of 16 will be taking place in Nyon, Switzerland, on Monday 7 November at 12h.

Club Brugge came in second, which means:

• a group winner will be placed against Club.
• it can not compete with FC Porto, as they come from the same group.
• it will play the first leg on home turf.

The first leg will be in Bruges on one of the following dates: 14, 15, 21 or 22 February 2023, while the second leg will be on 7, 8, 14 or 15 March 2023.

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ALL THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT OUR POSSIBLE OPPONENTS

Manchester City (England - 13.88% drawing chance)

• Market value selection: €1.06 billion
• Coach: Pep Guardiola
• Most expensive players: Erling Haaland - 150 million / Phil Foden - 90 million / Kevin De Bruyne - 85 million / Bernardo Silva - 80 million / Rodri - 80 million.
• Best CL result: 1 Final (2021)
• Earlier encounters: Group stages UCL 2021-22: Club-Manchester City 0-4, Manchester City-Club: 4-1.
• This season home league: 2nd with 29 points after 12 match days
• This season in the UCL: group winners in Group G with 14 out of 18, in a group with Borussia Dortmund (2nd), Sevilla FC (3rd) and FC København (4th)

Bayern Munich (Germany - 19,46% drawing chance)

• Market value selection: €879 million
• Coach: Julian Nagelsmann
• Most expensive players: Joshua Kimmich - 80 million / Jamal Musiala - 80 million / Matthijs de Ligt - 70 million / Alphonso Davies - 70 million / Serge Gnabry 65 million.
• Best CL-result: 6x winners (1974, 1975, 1976, 2001, 2013, 2020)
• Earlier encounters: Group stages UCL 2005-06: Bayern München-Club 1-0, Club- Bayern München 1-1
• This season home league: German Supercup winners, 2nd with 25 points after 12 match days
• This season in the UCL: Group winners in group C with 18 out of 18 in a group with Internazionale (2nd), FC Barcelona (3rd) and Viktoria Plzen (4th)

Benfica (Portugal - 10,79% drawing chance)

• Market value selection: €289 million
• Coach: Roger Schmidt
• Most expensive players: Enzo Fernandez - 35 million / Gonçalo Ramos - 24 million / Rafa Silva - 23 million / David Neres - 22 million / Alejandro Grimaldo - 20 million.
• Best CL-result: 2x winners (1961, 1962)
• Earlier encounters: none.
• This season home league: 1st with 31 points after 11 match days, made it to group stages after beating FC Midtjylland (Den) and FC Dynamo Kyiv (Ukr).
• This season in the UCL: Group winners in group H with 14 out of 18 in a group with PSG (2nd), Juventus (3rd) and Maccabi Haifa (4th).

Napoli (Italy - 17,11% drawing chance)

• Market value selection: €481 million
• Coach: Luciano Spalletti
• Most expensive players: Victor Osimhen - 65 million / Piotr Zielinski - 40 million / Khvicha Kvaratskhelia - 35 million / Hirving Lozano - 30 million / Giacomo Raspadori - 30 million.
• Best CL-result: Round of 16 (2012, 2017, 2020)
• Earlier encounters: Group stages UEFA Europa League 2015-16: Napoli - Club 5-0, Club-Napoli 0-1
• This season home league: 1st with 32 points after 12 match days
• This season in the UCL: Group winners in group A with 15 out of 18 in a group with Liverpool (2nd), Ajax (3rd), and Rangers (4th).

Real Madrid (Spain - 10,98% drawing chance)

• Market value selection: €838 million
• Coach: Carlo Ancelotti
• Most expensive players: Vinicius Junior - 120 million / Federico Valverde - 80 million / Aurélien Tchouaméni - 80 million / Rodrygo - 70 million / Thibaut Courtois - 60 million.
• Best CL result: 14x winners (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022)
• Earlier encounters: 0-0 and 2-0-defeat in 1976 (Europacup I), 2-2 and 1-3-defeat in 2019 (CL).
• This season in home league: UEFA Super Cup winners, 1st with 32 points after 12 match days
• This season in the UCL: Group winners in group F with 13 out of 18 in a group with RB Leipzig (2nd), FC Shakhtar Donetsk (3rd) and Celtic FC (4th).

Tottenham ( England - 13,88% drawing chance)

• Market value selection: €685 million
• Trainer: Antonio Conte
• Most expensive players: Harry Kane - 90 million / Heung-min Son - 75 million / Cristian Romero - 55 million / Richarlison - 50 million / Dejan Kulusevski 50 million.
• Best CL-result: 1 Final (2019)
• Earlier encounters: 2-1-win and 3-0-d efeat in 1984 (UEFA Cup), 3-1-defeat in 2006 (UEFA Cup)
• This season home league: 3rd with 26 points after 13 match days
• This season in the UCL: Group winners in Group D with 11 out of 18 in a group with Eintracht Frankfurt (2nd), Sporting Lissabon (3rd) and Olympique de Marseille (4th).

Chelsea (England - 13,90% drawing chance)

• Market value selection: €862 million
• Coach: Graham Potter
• Most expensive players: Mason Mount - 75 million / Raheem Sterling - 70 million / Kai Havertz - 70 million / Wesley Fofana - 65 million / Reece James - 60 million.
• Best CL-result: 2x winners (2012, 2021)
• Earlier encounters: 2-0-win and 4-0 defeat in 1971 (Europacup II), 1-0 win and 2-0 defeat in 1995 (Europacup II)
• This season: 5th with 21 points after 13 match days
• This season in the UCL: Group winners in Group E with 13 out of 18 in a group with AC Milan (2nd), FC Salzburg (3rd) and Dinamo Zagreb (4th)

Counting the minutes until Monday!