Spanish media have already started to worry about Takefusa Kubo's (22, Real Sociedad) fitness. If Japan reaches the final of the Asian Cup, Kubo will most likely play, but they are worried that he may not be physically fit enough to play in the 'star-studded' match against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) four days later.

UEFA drew the draw for the UEFA Champions League round of 16 for the 2023-2024 season in Nyon, Switzerland, on Monday (June 18).

After the draw, Group F runners-up PSG and Group D leaders Real Sociedad will face off in the round of 16 for a spot in the quarterfinals.

The Champions League round of 16 will be played on a home-and-away basis starting on February 13, 2019.

The group winners will face off against the group runners-up, and teams from the same national soccer association will not meet in the round of 16. Teams from the same group will also not meet in the round of 16.

The teams in the Round of 16 are Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Atlético Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City, FC Barcelona, Copenhagen, PSV Eindhoven, SSC Napoli, Inter Milan, SS Lazio, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), RB Leipzig, and Porto.

In Group F, Dortmund were the first to clinch a spot in the round of 16. Having already advanced to the round of 16 before the final match, Dortmund faced PSG in the final match. The two teams battled back and forth, but the goals were few and far between. The match ended in a 1-1 draw, with Dortmund finishing in first place with 11 points and PSG in second place with eight points.

The round of 16 draw pits PSG against Real Sociedad for a spot in the quarterfinals. Real Sociedad sits in sixth place in Spanish La Liga with 30 points (8 wins, 6 draws, and 3 losses) this season.

This is a "best friends" matchup. Lee Kang-in and Goobo will face off against each other on the pitch, as they have grown close through their time playing together in Spain.

Lee Kang-in, the "Future of Korea," and Goobo, the "Future of Japan," have been friends since childhood, when they both played in the Spanish professional soccer league La Liga. They even played together in Mallorca. Lee Kang-in played from 2021 to 2023, while Gubo was on loan in Mallorca from 2021 to 2022.

Spanish media outlet Relevo is already worried about Kubo's fitness. Kubo will be traveling with the Japanese national team for the Asian Cup in early January, and it's unlikely that he'll be at full strength for the first leg against PSG.

The Asian Cup kicks off in Qatar on January 13 and concludes with the final on February 11."The schedule for next year is not favorable for Sociedad. If Kubo plays in the Asian Cup final, it could affect his availability for the first leg against PSG (Feb. 15)."

"Sociedad topped their group but faced a tough opponent," said Japanese publication Soccer Digest, "They had a 1/2 chance of playing the Champions League round of 16 on Feb. 20 and 21, but now that they've been drawn (with PSG), Sociedad face a tough schedule."

It's a worry that's a long way off. It's a concern that will only be realized if Japan reaches the Asian Cup final.

Some clubs are intrigued by the matchup between the two players. Mallorca, who have had both Lee and Kubo in their ranks in the past.

On their official social media accounts, Mallorca posted a picture of Lee and Gubo side by side to celebrate the fact that they have grown up and are now facing each other in the Champions League round of 16.

Mallorca may have parted ways with Lee, but there's a reason why they're keeping him. He's a player who has made the club a lot of money.

According to Spain's Marca, Lee moved from Mallorca to PSG in La Liga just before the start of this season for €22 million. According to the contract, 20 percent of the transfer fee (about 6.3 billion won) went to Lee.

While the €22 million is the second-highest transfer fee in the club's history, the amount of money Mallorca actually received was the highest ever.

Samuel Eto'o's €25 million (approx. KRW 355 billion) transfer to Barcelona in 2004 is the highest transfer fee ever paid by a Mallorca club. However, Mallorca split half of Eto'o's transfer fee with his former club, Real Madrid. Therefore, the actual transfer fee was only 12.5 million euros (about 178 billion won). This makes Lee the player who actually left Mallorca with the most transfer fee. 카지노사이트가이드

Both Lee and Gubo were excited to face each other for the first time in a long time. Gubo was quick to post the PSG matchup on social media, tagging Lee in the post, which Lee also shared.

The two players will likely face off once before their Champions League round of 16 clash. That is, if South Korea and Japan reach the final of the aforementioned Asian Cup, and Lee and Goobo play in it. Lee and Kubo play for the South Korean and Japanese national teams, respectively, so their participation in the Asian Cup is assured. South Korea and Japan could potentially meet in the final depending on how the brackets are drawn.

Meanwhile, the 2023-2024 Champions League final will be held at Wembley Stadium in London, England, so it was fitting that the draw was made by Londoner John Terry. While John Terry didn't create a controversial draw, he did create a well-balanced group that should be more entertaining in the quarterfinals than the round of 16.