Tomorrow UEFA will hold their draws for their Champions and Europa League knock-out stages, a procedure that has few caveats. For Champions League, all group winners will be drawn against second place teams, forming the eight Round of 16 match-ups. Oh, and you can’t be drawn against the second place team from your own group. And you can’t be drawn against a team from your own league.
Your Club’s Champions League, Europe League Draw Possibilities, Just A Click Away
That's all pretty straight forward to Barcelona supporters, Manchester United fans - you know, the people who are used to being here. But what if you're a Spurs supporter, still staring blindly into the unfamiliar Champions League spotlight? The one Gareth Bale's shining into your eyes? Or, what if you're a Copenhagen supporter, so happy to be the first Danish team to reach this stage that considering all the permutations is a buzz kill? Or what if you're not a semi-offensive caricature from my imagination?
Graham MacAree has your back. If you don't know Graham, he's very happy to meet you! He also wouldn't mind showing you around We Ain't Got No History, SB Nation's Chelsea community blog. Now it may be unclear what's in it for you, Mr. I'm Probably Not A Chelsea Support, but consider this tool Graham's created to highlight the possible match-ups for each Champions League survivor.
Go on. Drag your mouse over one of the clubs. And go ahead and click one:
Ha! Told you! But wait - there’s more.
Europa League actually has another layer of complexity, the an eight pack of this place clubs entering the tournament from Champions League. Four of those teams will be drawn against the group winners. The other four will be treated as group winners.
See, complex. Kind of. Eight more teams, one more column, but no problem for Mr. MacAree:
The draws for both UEFA tournaments happen early Friday morning. Check back with SB Nation Soccer to find out the match-ups.
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