Liverpool were the runners-up of last year's Champions League and lost to Real Madrid in the final. (Reuters Photo) HIGHLIGHTS A mouth-watering clash between Tottenham Hotspur and Borussia Dortmund will take place in Round of 16 Cristiano Ronaldo's Juventus have a stiff test against Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid Defending champions Real Madrid have a comparatively easy clash against Ajax Amsterdam Juergen Klopp's Liverpool will take on Bayern Munich in an exciting England-Germany clash in the Champions League Round of 16, following the draw at UEFA Headquarters on Monday. Apart from Liverpool vs Bayern Munich, there are going to be two more matches between the Premier League and the Bundesliga in the Round of 16 -- Manchester City vs Schalke 04 and Tottenham Hotspur vs Borussia Dortmund. On the other hand, Manchester United have an uphill task ahead of them after being drawn against Paris Saint-Germain.
Champions League holders Real Madrid will take on four-times winners Ajax Amsterdam. This is the first time since 2005-06 that Ajax have reached the knockout stages of the Champions League.
Cristiano Ronaldo's new team, Serie A champions Juventus will be up against Europa League winners Atletico Madrid while Barcelona will take on Olympique Lyonnais. AS Roma will take on FC Porto.
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#UCLdraw (@ChampionsLeague) December 17, 2018 Liverpool coach Klopp has the chance to renew a fierce rivalry with Bayern which dates back to his days in charge of Borussia Dortmund where he won two successive Bundesliga titles.
Overall, however, Klopp's record against Bayern is not the greatest with eight wins, five draws and 16 defeats.
Liverpool, who finished second in their group behind Paris St Germain, will play the first leg at home.
Recent form would appear to favour Manchester City against Schalke as Pep Guardiola's side are unbeaten in their last seven matches against German clubs, winning six of those.
Tottenham forward Harry Kane will also be looking forward to facing Dortmund, having scored three times in two matches against them.
Real Madrid are firm favourites against Ajax, having won their last six games against the Dutch side, scoring 20 goals in those fixtures and conceding only two.
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#UCLdraw (@ChampionsLeague) December 17, 2018 They were 4-1 victors both in the Netherlands and Spain in the most recent contests, in the 2012-13 group stage.
History is also in Barcelona's favour against Lyon as the Catalans have won five and drawn one of six previous meetings.
Juventus and Atletico Madrid have met only twice before, in the Champions League group stage in 2014-15.
Those games produced one goal between them and with the same coaches still in charge -- Massimiliano Allegri at Juve and Diego Simeone at Atletico -- another cagey encounter is likely.
"We have a very strong team so we are confident," said Juventus director Pavel Nedved. "Atletico are a very balanced team, difficult to face.
"They can defend deep and always create trouble with Diego Costa and Antoine Griezmann. I see two hard-fought games, maybe with not many goals."
However, Atletico are also one of Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo's favourite opponents -- the former Real Madrid player has scored 22 goals against them, a total he has bettered only against Getafe (23) and Sevilla (27).
(With Reuters inputs)
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