The play-offs of the Inaugural Champions League have come to a conclusion in the competition of leading clubs and very changed from Europe, with all the eyes that are now going to the last 16.
The new New Look Champions League has already diminished its numbers, with 20 teams that have now left since the start of the league phase in September. Some powerful names have fallen.
The last 16 promise to serve the usual drama associated with elite football at the elite level, and the draw will undoubtedly produce some gargal links worthy of the Behemoths that remain.
Here is everything you need to know about the next Champions league Last 16 draw.
Play-off winners do not have much time to wait to discover their last 16 opponents, with the Creation draw 11:00 GMT on Friday 21 February In the European Football House of Nyon, Switzerland.
For those who want to tune in, the draw will be transmitted live Official UEFA website.
The last draw of 16 will win the eight winners of the Champions League against the eight parts that ended at the top of the General Table of the League.
Clubs that were automatically qualified for the last 16 combine based on their league phase positions (for example, 1 and 2, 3 and 4, etc.) and will face one of the two predetermined opponents, also Depending on the classification of the final phase of the league and settled during the play-off draw.
The draw not only determines the last 16 ties, but also on which side of the strip each club falls, which finally affects its path to the final. The first team extracted from each couple will enter one side of the strip, with the other team placed on the opposite side.
The ties are two -legged and the first eight sown clubs will host the second stage.
The eight teams that reached the last 16 automatically depending on the performance of their league phase know their possible opponents for the next round. Each will face one of the two teams, determined during the Play -off draw, but will not discover their exact opposition until the draw on Friday.
|
First -year first team |
Potential opponents |
|---|---|
|
Liverpool |
Paris Saint-Germain or Benfica |
|
Barcelona |
Paris Saint-Germain or Benfica |
|
Arsenal |
Psv eindhoven or feyenoord |
|
Between |
Psv eindhoven or feyenoord |
|
Atlético de 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 not return until next month, with the first legs of the last 16 that were played March 4-5 and the second legs launched 11-12 March. Each club will play once a Tuesday and once a Wednesday.
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Round of the Champions League |
Dates played |
|---|---|
|
Last 16 |
4-5 and 11-12 March |
|
Quarterfinals |
8-9 and 15-16 April |
|
Semifinals |
April 29-30 and May 6-7 |
|
End |
May 31 |
