UEFA Champions League Odds: Favored Arsenal Face Favorable Course To Elusive Crown

The first phase of the knockout rounds of this season's UEFA Champions League wrapped up this week, and only 16 groups stay in contention for the most distinguished prize in club soccer.


Many of the greatest names in the game are still in the mix, including Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, and ruling champions Paris-Saint Germain, each of whom effectively browsed difficult opposition to reach the Round of 16.


In the next round, which will begin on March 10, Real, Atletico, and PSG will sign up with the similarity Arsenal, Bayern Munich, and Manchester City, who completed in the leading 8 in the league phase of the competitors and protected automatic advancement to the last 16.


Two Thrilling Upsets Shock Round of 16 Bracket


But while the Premier League, La Liga, the Bundesliga, and Ligue 1 will all have several agents in the last 16, Italian representation in this season's UEFA Champions League is down to a single team.


Notably, it's the group who had the toughest matchup on paper, Atalanta, who reversed a 2-0 defeat in the very first leg with a 4-1 win over Borussia Dortmund in the 2nd leg in Bergamo.


Joining Napoli, who stopped working to make it out of the league stage, are Inter Milan and Juventus, who were on the wrong end of remarkable nights for unfancied opposition.


Among the interlopers is Galatasaray, who distressed Juventus to reach the round of 16 for the very first time given that 2014. Juve made a spirited return to require additional time in the 2nd leg in the house but were removed by objectives by Victor Osimhen and Baris Alper Yilmaz.


The other notable entrant is one of the greatest surprises in recent Champions League history.