Will the draw between Juventus and Atletico Madrid be correct?

With the end of the final round of the Champions League group stage, 16 teams have been determined. Manchester City, Real Madrid, Bayern, Liverpool and Juventus advanced in the first group, while Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Lazio and Leipzig advanced in the second group. According to the news just announced by UEFA, the draw for the top 8 of the Champions League will be held next Monday 19:00 Beijing time. According to the rules of drawing lots, each group will play against the other group first, and the same national league team will avoid in the previous 16, and the same group team will avoid. According to this rule, among the top 16 teams, Barcelona is the most difficult to draw lots. Juve will be happy to face the second team, while Liverpool and Bayern have nothing to hide, but they also have fear busters.

Due to the 3-goal victory by Juventus in the final round, Barcelona had to face the competition for the first place in eight groups. Due to avoiding Real Madrid and Juventus, Barcelona will face the encirclement and suppression of six teams including Manchester City, Bayern, Chelsea, Dortmund, Liverpool and Paris in the draw. These teams Bayern, Chelsea and Liverpool all have the experience of eliminating Barcelona. If it is not a controversial penalty, Paris can eliminate Barcelona. Now it is hard for Barcelona to say that these groups are the first, but it is not easy to play against other groups. From the perspective of promotion prospects alone, Barcelona may be doomed.

As for Juventus, apart from Barcelona, Lazio and Atlanta, there are only five teams: Atletico Madrid, Seville, Porto, Mö ncheng and Leipzig. Seville and Atletico Madrid are slightly stronger. These two opponents may be hard bones for other groups to come for the first time, but for Juventus, these two teams are exactly Cristiano Ronaldo's favorite teams. The other teams, whether Porto, Mö ncheng or Leipzig, are hardly a threat, so it should be no problem for Juve to advance to the quarter-finals.

As the first two champions, Liverpool and Bayern are now in their prime, and no matter which team comes second in the group, they will not be afraid. But in style and tactics, they all have their own nemesis. Liverpool suffered a disastrous defeat in Atlanta in the group stage, which has provided reference for other teams. Secondly, Atletico Madrid will be an obstacle to their progress. Although they eliminated Atletico Madrid last season, the process was not easy, and now Liverpool is full of wounded soldiers, so it may not be so lucky to face Atletico Madrid.

For Bayern, the unbeaten record makes the fans seem to forget the shortcomings of this team. In the past three seasons, they even cut the giants in La Liga and Premier League, and became the object of everyone's fear. However, considering the historical record of Bayern and Serie A teams, Atlanta in the second group will be the opponent they need to pay attention to. Historically, Bayern's winning percentage against AC Milan was less than 10%, while its winning percentage against Inter Milan was only 40%, which was the same as that of Juventus. In international competitions, Italian football has repeatedly become a nightmare for German football. Although Atlanta's performance is unstable due to injury at present, it should be able to create some upset for Bayern at the beginning of the 1/4 final.