Champions League draw: Last-16 ties to be decided in Nyon on Friday
The path to the Champions League final will be mapped out on Friday when the draw for the last-16 takes place in Nyon, Switzerland.
Europe’s elite clubs will discover their knockout stage opponents following the conclusion of the midweek play-off round.
Five Premier League sides have already secured their places in the pot, with a sixth potentially joining them.
When is the Champions League draw?
The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 11:00 GMT (12:00 local time) on Friday, 27 February.
Viewers can watch the proceedings live via the Uefa website, YouTube channel, and the official competition app.
Which teams have qualified?
The top eight finishers from the league phase have bypassed the play-offs and are seeded for this round.
Premier League leaders Arsenal topped the initial standings, joining domestic rivals Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea, and Manchester City in the automatic qualifying spots.
German giants Bayern Munich, La Liga heavyweights Barcelona, and Portuguese champions Sporting CP complete the top eight.
The remaining eight spots will be filled by the winners of the play-off ties concluding this week.
- Arsenal
- Bayern Munich
- Liverpool
- Tottenham Hotspur
- Barcelona
- Chelsea
- Sporting CP
- Manchester City
Who enters from the play-offs?
Teams finishing between ninth and 24th in the table were drawn into two-legged ties to decide the final knockout participants.
Newcastle United are poised to make it six English clubs in the last-16 after thrashing Qarabag 6-1 in their first leg.
Elsewhere, Real Madrid hold a slender 1-0 advantage over Benfica, while Paris Saint-Germain take a 3-2 lead into their second leg against Monaco.
Current play-off aggregate scores (first leg):
- Galatasaray 5–2 Juventus
- Monaco 2–3 Paris Saint-Germain
- Benfica 0–1 Real Madrid
- Dortmund 2–0 Atalanta
- Qarabag 1–6 Newcastle United
- Olympiacos 0–2 Bayer Leverkusen
- Bodø/Glimt 3–1 Inter Milan
- Club Brugge 3–3 Atletico Madrid
How does the draw work?
The seeded teams have been paired into couplets based on their league phase finish to determine their pool of potential opponents.
As the top two seeds, Arsenal or Bayern Munich will face the winners of the Borussia Dortmund v Atalanta or Olympiakos v Bayer Leverkusen ties.
Manchester City and Sporting CP will be drawn against the victors of Bodo/Glimt v Inter Milan or Benfica v Real Madrid.
Liverpool and Tottenham await the winners of Club Brugge v Atletico Madrid or Galatasaray v Juventus.
Finally, Barcelona and Chelsea will meet whichever sides progress from Monaco v PSG or Qarabag v Newcastle.
When are the matches?
The last-16 ties are scheduled to be played across two weeks in mid-March.
First legs and second legs will take place on 10/11 March and 17/18 March respectively.