{"id":3754,"date":"2025-02-21T12:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T11:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/bomb-there-will-be-derby-between-real-madrid-and-atletico-in-the-round-of-16-of-the-champions-league_311005_102\/"},"modified":"2025-02-21T19:56:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T18:56:00","slug":"bomb-there-will-be-derby-between-real-madrid-and-atletico-in-the-round-of-16-of-the-champions-league_311005_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/bomb-there-will-be-derby-between-real-madrid-and-atletico-in-the-round-of-16-of-the-champions-league_311005_102.html","title":{"rendered":"‘BOMB’! There will be a derby between Real Madrid and Atl\u00e9tico in the round of 16 of the Champions"},"content":{"rendered":"
What a ‘spicy’ match awaits us in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League 2024-25<\/strong>. <\/strong>Lady Luck has decided that Real Madrid and Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid<\/strong>, <\/strong>two teams that have recently gone through a very tense institutional and sporting relationship<\/a>, will clash early in the battle for the coveted ‘Orejona’.<\/p> As defined by the matchup between the merengues and ‘colchoneros’, the first leg will take place at the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u<\/strong>, <\/strong>home of Real Madrid<\/strong> (March 4 or 5), while the second leg will be played at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano<\/strong>, <\/b>home of Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid<\/strong> (March 11 or 12).<\/p> ‘Vikings’ and ‘Indians’ will face each other in this competition for the seventh and eighth time respectively, in the context of a series that favors Real Madrid<\/strong>, as they won four and drew one of the previous six encounters. Furthermore, it should not be overlooked that the whites have frustrated the ‘rojiblancos’ in their attempts to become champions for the first time in this tournament on two occasions, snatching the finals of the 2013-14 and 2015-16 seasons<\/strong>.<\/p> Diego ‘Cholo’ Simeone’s team will approach the series with the clear mission of improving their record against the Chamart\u00edn side. The ‘Atleti’ arrives at this round of 16 as the team that qualified among the top eight, positioning themselves in fifth place in the standings<\/strong>, <\/strong>after accumulating six wins, one draw, and one loss, totaling 18 points.<\/p> On the other hand, Real Madrid<\/strong> had to take a much longer road. Carlo Ancelotti’s team, after a group stage where they did not perform too well, with three losses, five wins, and a total of 15 points, had to play playoffs in which they demonstrated their champion’s grit by defeating Manchester City with an aggregate score of 6-3<\/a>.<\/p> It is also worth noting that the route these clubs must take to the final has been officially confirmed. The draw has determined that the winner of this exciting matchup would have to face, if they advance, the winner of the series between Arsenal and PSV Eindhoven<\/strong> in the quarter-finals.<\/p> In the ‘semis’ of the tournament, they would encounter a rival emerging from Paris Saint-Germain<\/strong>, Liverpool<\/strong>, Club Brugge<\/strong> or Aston Villa<\/strong>. <\/strong>This means that only in the final could a hypothetical Cl\u00e1sico between Real Madrid<\/strong> and FC Barcelona<\/strong> or a clash against Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid<\/strong> in the UEFA Champions League 2024-25<\/strong> be seen.<\/p> Real Madrid – Atl\u00e9tico: a matchup with a ‘spicy’ history behind it<\/h2>
The path that Real Madrid or Atl\u00e9tico must follow towards the final of the UEFA Champions League 2024-25:<\/h2>
Matchups for the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League 24-25:<\/h3>