The draw for the last-16 knockout stage of the Champions League will take place today with Europe’s elite waiting to learn their fate.
Eight teams booked their places in the last 16 at the first opportunity, by finishing in the top eight of the group stage.
Liverpool, Barcelona, Lille, Aston Villa, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Arsenal and Inter Milan have all been patiently waiting for eight more sides to join them.
Bayern Munich, Benfica, Club Brugge, Feyenoord, PSG, PSV, Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund booked their places after navigating their way through play-off ties with Manchester City and Celtic among the sides eliminated this week.
AC Milan and Juventus have also crashed out beaten by Feyenoord and PSV Eindhoven respectively.
When is the Champions League last 16 draw? Date and start time
The draw will be made today on Friday 21 February with proceedings underway at 11am UK time at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland.
What TV channel is the Champions League last 16 draw on? How to watch in the UK
The Champions League draw will be available to watch live in the UK on TNT Sports 1 and available to stream on the Discovery+ app and the TNT Sports YouTube channel.
Who is in the Champions League draw?
Teams qualified for round of 16
League phase top eight (seeded)
Arsenal, Aston Villa, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Inter, Leverkusen, Lille, Liverpool
Knockout phase play-off winners (unseeded)
Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Benfica, Club Brugge, Feyenoord, Paris Saint-Gernain, PSV, Real Madrid
When are the Champions League last 16 fixtures?
The first legs are on 4/5 March and the second on 11/12 March.
Given the change to the format this season and the seeded pairings, teams already have an idea of who they could play in the last 16.
Here’s what the Premier League clubs potentially have in their Champions League futures.
Who could Arsenal play next in the Champions League?
The Gunners finished third in the Champions League group stage, with six wins, one draw and just one defeat in their eight games.
In the last 16 Mikel Arteta’s men will take on PSV or Feyenoord.
Who could Liverpool play next in the Champions League?
Liverpool lost their last group stage game but it made no difference as they finished top of the group stage having won their first seven matches.
Up next for Arne Slot’s side will be one of Paris Saint-Germain or Benfica.
Who could Aston Villa play next in the Champions League?
Aston Villa’s win over Celtic on the final day of the group stage saw them grab the eighth and final spot to see them straight into the last 16.
It was a superb achievement from Unai Emery’s men and they will be rewarded with a game against Borussia Dortmund or Club Brugge.
Dortmund beat Sporting 3-0 in their play-off first leg on Tuesday, while Atalanta play away to Club Brugge on Wednesday night.
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