The Knockout Stage begins with the round of 16. Teams are matched up according to results in the group stage. The two-legged match-ups will be played on May 6 and May 13. Here are the remaining 16 teams’ seeds, the match-ups, and the bracket {click here}. All 5 Brazilian teams have advanced. There are no Colombian or Bolivian teams left in the competition.
Click on the title below for the other map…
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The two Mexican teams have a problem on their hands. {See this, “Swine Flu Hits Copa Libertadores”, from The Offside.com}.
Thanks to Switch Image Project site for some of the jerseys (Boca Juniors, Palmeiras, and Chivas Guadalajara jerseys) {click here (set at Jan. 22, 2009 Club Deportivo Guadalajara Chivas 2008-09 kits}. Thanks to the Sport Recife fans’ site called Meusport {click here (translated)}. Thanks to the Cruzeiro fans’ site http://crufotos.wordpress.com/ . Thanks to the Sao Paulo FC site Tricolormania {click here (translated)}. Thanks to MuyBoca.com, a Boca Juniors blog (translated) {click here}. Thanks to Caracas FC site [I was unable to get a translation] {click here}. Thanks to Sportfactory.Mediotempo.com, and this thread {click here (Estadios Copa Libertadores 2009)}. Thanks to GolazTropical.com.py , a Paraguayan sports site (translated) {click here}. Thanks to http://deportivocuenca.blogspot.com/ . Thanks to http://www.Cuencanos.com , for the elusive Deportivo Cuenca 2009 jersey photo {gallery at Flickr.com, here}.
Thanks to the nice French site Chasseuer De Stades [which Babel Fish translated as 'hunter of stages', but it's a site about football stadiums across the globe], {click here}.
Thanks to GaloDigital {click here}. Thanks to Flickr.com {click here . Thanks to Panoramio.com {click here}.
Thanks to World Stadiums.com {click here}. Thanks to FussballTempel.net (German site on football stadiums) {click here}. Thanks to the Onionbag.com {click here}. Thanks to Futebol & Negócio {click here}. Thanks to Minube.com (travel site) {click here}. Thanks to Skyscrapercity site, and this thread {click here (Estadios Peruanos III)}.
Finally, thanks to the contributors to the pages at Wikipedia {click here (set at Copa Libertadores 2009 page)}.