Champions League draw stay: Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City, Tottenham and Newcastle be taught last-16 opponents
Chelsea will play Champions League holders Paris Saint-Germain in the last-16, while Manchester City will once again play Real Madrid and Newcastle will take on Barcelona in a glamour tie.
Liverpool drew Galatasaray while Tottenham were paired with Atletico Madrid. Premier League leaders Arsenal, meanwhile, will play Bayer Leverkusen. Bodo/Glimt, this season’s surprise package, will face Sporting – after the Norwegian minnows knocked out last season’s finalists Inter.
This morning’s draw did not just create the last-16 schedule, but revealed the path of the Champions League final, as teams also discover who they could face if they progress to the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.
Should Arsenal advance, they will play the winners of Bodo/Glimt’s tie with Sporting – with the Gunners also drawn in the same half of the draw as Newcastle, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Tottenham.
Should Liverpool advance, they will play either Chelsea or PSG in the quarter-finals, while Manchester City would play either Bayern Munich or Atalanta if they progress past Real Madrid.
Follow live updates from the Champions League draw, below:
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Here’s the full results of the Champions League last-16 draw:
PSG vs Chelsea
Galatasaray vs Liverpool
Real Madrid vs Man City
Atalanta vs Bayern Munich
Newcastle vs Barcelona
Atletico Madrid vs Tottenham
Bodo/Glimt vs Sporting CP
Bayer Leverkusen vs Arsenal
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Finally, the last paired teams are Arsenal and Bayern Munich.
Bayern Munich are drawn against Atalanta on the silver side of the bracket.
Arsenal are the final team drawn out and will play Bayer Leverkusen on the blue side of the bracket.
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The next two paired teams are Liverpool and Tottenham.
Liverpool are put on the silver side of the bracket and will take on Galatasaray!
Tottenham are drawn out against Atletico Madrid on the blue side of the bracket.
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The next pairing, who finished fifth and sixth in the league table, are Barcelona and Chelsea.
Chelsea come out first and will play Paris Saint-Germain!
That means Barcelona are placed on the blue side of the bracket to take on Newcastle!
Blimey, those are three tough fixtures for the English clubs.
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Right then, let’s begin.
The first pairing is Manchester City and Sporting CP who finished first and second in the league phase.
Out of the pot first is Man City. They are placed on the silver side and will take on Real Madrid!
Sporting will play Bodo/Glimt on the blue side of the bracket.
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The eight seeded teams (those who qualified automatically for the last-16) will be drawn on either the silver or blue sides of the bracket.
The teams advancing from the play-off have already been drawn into the bracket due to the play-off round and will find out their opponents today.
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A video explaining the draw is now shown and explains the bracket system which will give each team their route to the final.
Champions League draw live
Ivan Rakitic, who won the Champions League with Barcelona, is the special guest that will help draw the teams out of the pots.
Champions League draw live
Giorgio Marchetti, Uefa’s Deputy General Secretary, and orchestrator of every Uefa draw comes onto the stage.
He will oversee the draw but first gives a brief summary of the play-off round and the journeys of the teams that made it through.
