Where To Watch Champions League: Last-16 draw set for Feb. 27 at 6 a.m. ET
If you’re searching for where to watch champions league, the last-16 draw is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 27 at 6 a. m. ET, the moment when the full knockout bracket will be finalized and 16 teams learn their paths toward the later rounds.
Where To Watch Champions League: draw starts 6 a. m. ET Feb. 27
The draw will take place at 6 a. m. ET (11 a. m. GMT) on Friday, Feb. 27, and will finalize the round-of-16 bracket that sends teams into March’s knockout matches. The round-of-16 games are set for March 10-11 and March 17-18, giving clubs a clear calendar once the draw concludes.
Seeded teams, playoff winners and the bracket map
Eight teams finished the league phase as seeded sides: Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Tottenham, Barcelona, Chelsea, Sporting CP and Manchester City. The eight unseeded sides — Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Newcastle United, Atletico Madrid, Atalanta, Bayer Leverkusen, Galatasaray and Bodø/Glimt — advanced from the knockout playoff round and await seeded opponents in the draw.
The bracket already shows pre-determined placement from January for the playoff winners, so only the seeded teams will be drawn into specific positions. For example, the bracket pairs Arsenal or Bayern Munich with either Atalanta or Bayer Leverkusen; Liverpool or Tottenham will face Atlético Madrid or Galatasaray; Barcelona or Chelsea will play Paris Saint-Germain or Newcastle United; and Sporting CP or Manchester City will be matched with Real Madrid or Bodø/Glimt.
Playoff stories and what’s on the line
Some unseeded teams reached this stage through dramatic playoff ties: Galatasaray progressed with a 7-5 aggregate win over Juventus, and Bodø/Glimt’s victory over a historic Serie A club drew attention to the small northern side’s run. Atletico Madrid and Galatasaray both relied on the play-offs to make the last 16 and now face seeded opponents determined by Friday’s draw.
How the draw shapes the path to March matches
By the end of the draw the full bracket will be set, meaning each club will know its precise route through the knockout rounds and potential opponents in later ties. Clubs from the same country can be drawn against each other; Chelsea and Newcastle United could face off in the round of 16, for example.
Fans wanting to know where to watch champions league should tune in at 6 a. m. ET on Feb. 27 for the draw; the next confirmed competitive fixtures are the round-of-16 matches on March 10-11 and March 17-18, when the knockout phase begins in earnest.
