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Ranking the Champions League draw

By Jocelyn Taub

NYON, SWITZERLAND - DECEMBER 12: UEFA Champions League trophy is seen during the draw for the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon on December 12, 2016. (Photo by Fatih Erel/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
NYON, SWITZERLAND - DECEMBER 12: UEFA Champions League trophy is seen during the draw for the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon on December 12, 2016. (Photo by Fatih Erel/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) /
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5) Sevilla vs. Leicester – First leg Feb. 22 Second leg March 14

BASEL, SWITZERLAND – MAY 18: Sevilla celebrate with the trophy following the UEFA Europa League Final match between Liverpool and Sevilla at St. Jakob-Park on May 18, 2016 in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo by Chris Brunskill Ltd/Getty Images)
BASEL, SWITZERLAND – MAY 18: Sevilla celebrate with the trophy following the UEFA Europa League Final match between Liverpool and Sevilla at St. Jakob-Park on May 18, 2016 in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo by Chris Brunskill Ltd/Getty Images) /

Last year’s EPL Champions Leicester City have been enjoying their first taste of Champions League action. They finished as winners of Group G and have now been paired with Sevilla in the round of 16.

To be fair, Leicester was given a fortunate draw for the group stages. It seems as luck is on the Foxes side as they avoided being paired against powerhouses such as Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and PSG.

Even with that, Sevilla are not a team to be taken lightly. They are the current Europa League champions and have now won the trophy three years in a row.

Sevilla are having a good season and are just one point behind Barcelona in La Liga. Samir Nasri, currently on loan from Manchester City is enjoying success in Spain. Midfielder Franco Vazquez along with former Blackburn player Steven N’Zonzi play a major part in Sevilla’s attack.

Leicester’s league form has been poor. Aside from the club’s demolition of Manchester City last weekend the Foxes have looked nothing like the side that won the league back in May.

Both Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez have not been able to match their form from last season and the absence of former midfielder N’Golo Kante has played a part in this slide.

Leicester have surprised fans a lot over the past two years. They could pull off an upset, but the best bet is that Sevilla will move on.

Here’s what the fans had to say:

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