The Round of 16 Table: Juve-Real and Inter-Fluminense. Inzaghi Challenges Guardiola, Messi Challenges PSG

Juventus against Real Madrid , Manchester City against Inzaghi's Al- Hilal with the possibility of meeting Inter in the quarterfinals. The last round of the group stage of the Club World Cup has completed the picture of the round of 16 , providing evocative and fascinating challenges. There will not be the Italian derby in the quarterfinals given that, with the defeat against Guardiola 's team , Juventus ended up on the other side of the scoreboard compared to Inter. The race towards the final at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, home of the New York Giants and New York Jets of American football, is increasing in intensity.

Manchester City on a roll, Real Madrid on authority

It was known on the eve that the challenge with Manchester City could be complicated, but the 5-2 with which the Citizens conquered first place in the group went beyond expectations . A result that was practically never in doubt, which made Juventus climb to second place in the group: in the group perhaps most unbalanced in terms of values ​​on the pitch, the direct clash took on enormous importance. The last two matches of group H also took place during the night, which determined the pairings with Juventus' group. Real Madrid overwhelmed Salzburg 3-0 with goals from Vinicius, Valverde and Gonzalo Garcia , showing off their enormous potential and taking first place in the group: in the round of 16 they will face Tudor's Juventus, on Tuesday 1 July at 9pm. A victory that, together with Inzaghi's Al-Hilal's 2-0 victory over Pachuca , eliminated the Austrians and qualified the Saudis: Manchester City awaits them (Tuesday 1 July at 3am), with Inter as a possible opponent in the next round.

Club World Cup, the eighth-final draw

It starts on Saturday with the first knockout match, scheduled for 6pm at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia between Palmeiras and Botafogo , a Brazilian derby between two teams that impressed in the first phase. The winner will face the team that wins the next match, at 10pm, between Benfica and Chelsea : the Portuguese qualified in first place by beating Bayern Munich in the last round, the Londoners after the defeat against Flamengo managed to qualify and remain one of the favorites. Completing the upper part of the draw are the match on Monday 30 June, at 9pm Italian time, between Inter and Fluminense , and the one on Tuesday between Manchester City and Al-Hilal.

The bottom of the board

The challenge between PSG and Inter Miami , Messi 's past and present, will be the tasty appetizer of Sunday 29 June: at 6pm Italian time, at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, the team that will face the winner between Flamengo and Bayern Munich in the next round will be determined. Kick-off is at 10pm at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, with the Germans apparently the favorites, even if the weather factor and the great impression made by the Brazilian teams in this World Cup suggest great caution. Completing the lower part of the draw, the challenge between Borussia Dortmund and Monterrey , also scheduled for the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta (kick-off at 3am on Wednesday 2 July) and the decidedly more evocative one between Juventus and Real Madrid, scheduled for Tuesday 1 July at 9pm Italian time. A classic of world football: the winner will face one between Borussia and Monterrey. If the first phase also featured matches with little charm, the round of 16 is where things start to get serious.

The Club World Cup Round of 16 schedule

Saturday 28th June

Palmeiras vs Botafogo - Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, 12:00 (18:00 CEST)

Benfica vs Chelsea - Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, 4pm (10pm CEST)

Sunday 29th June

PSG vs Inter Miami - Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, 12:00 (18:00 CEST)

Flamengo vs Bayern Munich - Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, 4pm (10pm CEST)

Monday 30th June

INTER vs Fluminense - Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, 3pm (9pm CEST)

Manchester City vs Al-Hilal - Camping World Stadium, Orlando, 21:00 (03:00 CEST on 1 July)

Tuesday 1st July

Real Madrid vs Juventus - Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, 3pm (9pm CEST)

Borussia Dortmund vs Monterrey - Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, 21:00 (03:00 CEST on July 2)