Luque, Paraguay – E don happen! The phase of group stage for the 2025 Copa Libertadores don finish and di gists dey hot. This year, six Brazilian teams dey among di remaining 16 clubs wey don make am to di knockout stage, including di ever-fearsome Flamengo.
As e be, Flamengo land for second place inside Group C, so dem enter di next phase with plenty ginger but no trophy yet. E no be small matter o, as dem go now face teams from di top pot during di draw wey go happen on di 2nd of June at 12pm in Luque. Wetin dey sup inside di group make us pensive, but we go manage the suspense.
For di last round, Vélez Sarsfield don claim first position for Group H after dem chop 0-0 draw with Peñarol. Peñarol too manage to stay alive by clinching second place. Meanwhile for Group E, Racing don fly into di next round alongside di Internacional.
Di tournament don wax stronger and di stakes don rise higher as we dey enter di knockout stage. Di 16 clubs dey divided into two pots: di first ones wey finish for group stage go battle di second ones, and guess wetin? No restrictions on teams from di same country. So, potential matchups fit give us mouth-watering clashes!
Di group stage finish with di following teams arriving for di next level: Estudiantes, Internacional, LDU, Palmeiras, Racing, River Plate, São Paulo, Vélez Sarsfield, Flamengo, Atlético Nacional, Botafogo, Cerro Porteño, Fortaleza, Libertad, Peñarol, and Universitario.
Na wa o! Di draw for di knockout round dey come and everybody dey eagerly dey wait to see who dem go face. Dis one fit spark some heated derbies if dem match Brazilian teams with their fellow countrymen. Di whole excitement dey build up as Flamengo go eagerly wait to know who dem go dey tango with.
As dem dey plan to make di draw happen, Conmebol go also set di path to di final wey go take place on di 29th of November for Lima, Peru. Dem never still announce di exact stadium wey go host di final, but we sabi sey e go burst brain.
So, padi, make you no miss di draw on Monday. Di football wey dey come fit be di action wey everybody don dey wait for. Will Flamengo rise to di occasion or dem go fall flat like pounded yam? Stay tuned!
