Champions League Draw: champions league draw to decide last-16 and beyond
The champions league draw will take place on Friday, February 27, with the ceremony scheduled for 11am; the timing is given as 11am UK time and 11am GMT. Premier League clubs Newcastle, Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham are confirmed in the last 16 and will learn their opponents and potential paths through the quarter-finals and semi-finals.
Champions League Draw schedule and location
The draw for the Round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals will be made on Friday 27 February at 11am. The event is set to take place at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland, and will be streamed live and broadcast in the UK. On Wednesday the names in the hat for the last-16 will be confirmed. The bracket was affected by the earlier knockout-phase play-off draw: ties and the order of matches have been determined by the positions of teams from the previous draws, and the team listed in the bottom row of each pairing will play the second leg at home. The winners of the semi-final on the silver side of the bracket will be designated as the nominal home team for the final.
English sides already through
Newcastle progressed to join Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham in the Champions League last 16. Newcastle beat Qarabag across their play-off tie, winning 9-3 on aggregate after a 6-1 first leg in Azerbaijan and a 3-2 second leg in the North-East on Tuesday sealed the aggregate victory. Chelsea reached the stage courtesy of a 3-2 success in Naples last month, a result that secured a top-eight finish in the league phase and meant Chelsea avoided a play-off round to meet one of the play-off winners. Newcastle will find out on Friday if Tottenham or Liverpool are potential quarter-final opponents and whether they are on course for a potential semi-final with Manchester City or Arsenal.
Liverpool's confirmed potential opponents
Atletico Madrid have been confirmed as one of Liverpool's two possible opponents in the last 16 after completing a 7-4 aggregate victory over Club Brugge on Tuesday evening to advance from the knockout play-off round. Liverpool's other potential rival will come from the Juventus versus Galatasaray tie, with Galatasaray holding a 5-2 advantage over Juventus after the first leg in Istanbul last week. The draw from 11am GMT on Friday (February 27) will confirm Liverpool's opposition.
Other play-off outcomes and ties
Bodo/Glimt eliminated Inter Milan and will face either Manchester City or Sporting. Bayer Leverkusen will play either Bayern Munich or Arsenal. Atletico Madrid set up a last-16 tie with either Tottenham or Liverpool. Paris Saint-Germain hold a 3-2 lead before hosting Monaco, with the winner set to face Chelsea or Barcelona. Galatasaray have a 5-2 advantage over Juventus for the chance to play Liverpool or Tottenham. Real Madrid lead Benfica 1-0 and can set up a tie with Sporting or Manchester City. Borussia Dortmund hold a 2-0 lead over Atalanta and can earn the right to play Arsenal or Bayern Munich.
Bracket mapping and potential meetings
The post-play-off bracket positions outline possible matchups. Arsenal could face Bayer Leverkusen or the winner of Borussia Dortmund/Atalanta. Chelsea will face Newcastle or the Monaco/Paris Saint-Germain winner. Liverpool could draw Atletico Madrid or the Galatasaray/Juventus winner. Manchester City will play either Bodo/Glimt or the Benfica/Real Madrid winner. Newcastle's last-16 opponents are Chelsea or Barcelona. Tottenham could meet Atletico Madrid or the Galatasaray/Juventus winner. The earliest opportunity for two English sides to meet is in the last 16, when Newcastle could come up against Chelsea. The earliest opportunity for other all-English meetings is in the quarter-finals, when Manchester City could meet Arsenal and Chelsea or Newcastle could meet Tottenham or Liverpool.
The champions league draw on Friday will complete the picture for the Round of 16 and set the quarter-final and semi-final routes for all remaining clubs.
