Maurizio Sarri asks to the Barça for his Lazio of face to eighth

Maurizio Sarri, technician of the Lazio, confessed in the back press conference to the party of Champions in front of the Athletic of Madrid the rival to the that would like him confront in the eighth of final. "In all my career never played against the Barça. I want the Barça, although it hurts me that this year they play in another stadium", signalled the Italian trainer when being asked if it prefers esquivar the Spanish teams in the eighth.

After falling by 2-0 in Wanda Metropolitan, the exentrenador of Chelsea and Naples, among others, surprised when confessing publicly his wish to confront for the first time to the Barcelona. In spite of the defeat in front of the Athletic of Madrid, the Italians already were classified like seconds of his group for eighth. The Barcelona, instead, sealed his pass to the following round with the victory in Montjuïc in front of the Port wine. Both groups could see the faces in eighth.

The possible rivals of the Barça in the eighth of final

The Barça already knows to his possible rivals in the eighth of final. The Barcelona group will measure to one of these teams: PSG, Lazio, Naples, Inter of Milan, Leipzig, Copenhagen and PSV Eindhoven. The draw of eighth of final will celebrate the next 18 December from the s 12.00 hours in Nyon (Switzerland), where will know to the rival of the Barcelona.

The Inter of Milan and Paris Saint-Germain are the rivals to avoid. Whereas the Lazio, the Naples and Leipzig are a priori the most affordable rivals, but dangerous by his form to play. The teams with fewer options to happen the eliminatory are the PSV and the Copenhagen. The Dutch classified like seconds of his group, by behind the Arsenal, one of the candidates to win the Champions, and the Danish also like seconds, surprisingly by in front of the Galatasaray and the Manchester United.