The inaugural Champions League knockout play-offs are over and the last-16 draw awaits.
When is the Champions League last-16 draw?
The Champions League last-16 draw takes place on Friday February 21 at 11am – follow the draw live on the Sky Sports digital platforms.
The teams who finished in the top eight of the competition’s new league phase table automatically qualified for the last 16. They are Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille and Aston Villa.
They will be joined by the eight winners of the knockout play-offs. They are: Bayern Munich, Benfica, Club Brugge, Feyenoord, PSG, PSV, Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund.
From the knockout play-offs onwards the tournament is a bracket with potential opponents in the last 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals pre-defined by pairings which are determined by teams’ final league positions.
There will also be a draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals to decide which team will host the first leg and which team will host the return leg.
The 16 teams through to the knockout stage
- Liverpool
- Barcelona
- Arsenal
- Inter Milan
- Atletico Madrid
- Bayer Leverkusen
- Lille
- Aston Villa
- Bayern Munich
- Benfica
- Club Brugge
- Feyenoord
- Borussia Dortmund
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Real Madrid
- PSV Eindhoven
Who could British teams face in the last 16?
Liverpool (1st seed)
Round of 16:Â vs PSG (15th) or Benfica (16th).
Arsenal (3rd seed)
Round of 16:Â vs PSV (14th) or Feyenoord (19th).
Aston Villa (8th seed)
Round of 16:Â vs Borussia Dortmund (10th) or Club Brugge (24th).
Champions League knockout play-off results
First legs
Feb 11: Brest 0-3 PSG
Feb 11: Juventus 2-1 PSV Eindhoven
Feb 11:Â Man City 2-3 Real Madrid
Feb 11: Sporting Lisbon 0-3 Borussia Dortmund
Feb 12: Club Brugge 2-1 Atalanta
Feb 12:Â Celtic 1-2 Bayern Munich
Feb 12: Feyenoord 1-0 AC Milan
Feb 12: Monaco 0-1 Benfica
Second legs
Feb 18: AC Milan 1-1 Feyenoord (agg 1-2)
Feb 18: Atalanta 1-3 Club Brugge (agg 2-5)
Feb 18:Â Bayern Munich 1-1 Celtic (agg 3-2)
Feb 18: Benfica 3-3 Monaco (agg 4-3)
Feb 19: Borussia Dortmund 0-0 Sporting Lisbon (agg 3-0)
Feb 19: PSG 7-0 Brest (agg 10-0)
Feb 19: PSV Eindhoven 3-1 Juventus (agg 4-3)
Feb 19: Real Madrid 3-1 Man City (agg 6-3)
How does the Champions League last-16 draw work?
The top eight clubs are paired based on their positions at the end of the league phase to form four seeded pairs: 1st and 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 5th and 6th, 7th and 8th.
The clubs in each seeded pair are drawn into one of two positions in the round of 16 against the relevant winner of the knockout phase play-offs, whose position was determined by the knockout phase play-off draw.
Four bowls are prepared for the draw, with the balls containing the names of each pair of seeded teams placed in the corresponding marked bowls according to the league rankings.
The draw allocates the side of the bracket for all the seeded teams, starting with the teams ranked 7th and 8th and finishing with the teams 1st and 2nd.
One ball is taken from the bowl containing the two relevant ranked teams and is opened to display the team. The first team drawn from this bowl is placed in their reserved spot on the bracket. The other seeded team of the pairing is then drawn and displayed, and allocated in the corresponding reserved spot on the blue side of the bracket.
When are the Champions League knockout rounds?
- Last 16: March 4/5 and March 11/12
- Quarter-finals: April 8/9 and April 15/16
- Semi-finals: April 29/30 and May 6/7
- Final: May 31 at Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena
