The opening play-offs of the Champions League have come to a conclusion in the leading and much-changing club competition in Europe, with all eyes now focused on the last 16.
The New Look Champions League has already recorded its numbers, and 20 teams have now left the league in September. Some powerful names have fallen.
The last 16 promise to serve the usual drama in connection with the knockout football at an elite level, and the draw will undoubtedly cause some gigantic bonds that are worthy of the remaining giants.
Here is everything you need to know about the upcoming Champions League Last 16 draw.
Play-off winners don’t have to wait long to discover their last 16 opponents, and the draw is staged 11:00 GMT on Friday, February 21st in the house of European football in Nyon, Switzerland.
For those who want to adjust to the campaign, the draw is streamed live on the official UEFA website.
The last 16 draws will compete against the eight teams who ended the top of the entire league phase table.
Clubs that automatically qualify the knockout play-off for the last 16.
The drawing not only determines the last 16 ties, but also on which side of the bracket in which each club falls, which ultimately influences its way to the final. The first team pulled out of each couple goes to one side of the bracket, with the other team placed on the opposite side.
The ties are two-legged and the eight infants will organize the second leg.
The eight teams that automatically reach the last 16 based on their league phase performance already know their potential opponents for the next round. Everyone will face one of two teams – decided during the Play -Off – but only their exact opposition on Friday.
Top night facility team | Potential opponent |
|---|---|
Liverpool | Paris Saint-Germain or Benfica |
Barcelona | Paris Saint-Germain or Benfica |
arsenal | PSV Eindhoven or Feyenoord |
Inter | PSV Eindhoven or Feyenoord |
Atletico Madrid | Real Madrid or Bayern Munich |
Bayer Leverkusen | Real Madrid or Bayern Munich |
Lille | Club Brugge or Borussia Dortmund |
Aston Villa | Club Brugge or Borussia Dortmund |
The Champions League will only return next month, with the first 16 of the last 16 being played 4-5 March and after the second legs 11.-12. March. Each club plays once on a Tuesday and once on a Wednesday.
Champions League round | Data played |
|---|---|
Last 16 | 4-5 & 11-12 March |
Quarterfinals | 8-9 & 15-16 April |
Semifinals | 29.-30. April and May 6th to 7th |
final | May 31 |