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Final 16 set for UEFA Champions League

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After the dust settled from Wednesday's shocking UEFA Champions League group results, the final 16 teams have emerged to make it to the knockout stage.

The draw is set for Dec. 16, and teams from the same group or same league cannot meet in the first knockout round. The teams in each pot are:

GROUP WINNERS – Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Benfica, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Arsenal, APOEL Nicosia, Barcelona

RUNNERS-UP - Napoli, CSKA Moscow, FC Basel, Lyon, Bayer Leverkusen, Marseille, Zenit-St. Petersburg, AC Milan

The eight teams that finished third in their groups and will drop down to the Europa League are: Manchester United, Manchester City, Ajax, Porto, Valencia, Olympiakos, Trabzonspor and Viktoria Plzen. 

What Round of 16 matchups are you hoping for? Will you pay more attention to the Europa League considering who is involved in it now?

Share your thoughts below.

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