UEFA Champions League: Details Of Round Of 16 Draw You Need To Know
The UEFA Champions League UCL first round has come and gone with the men eventually being separated from the boys in the Europe’s elite club competition.
To some, it was an end of the road they would be satisfied with based on their status on the continent while to other it would be an experience they would want to forget soonest.
The play-offs for this year’s UEFA Champions League UCL ended last night with perennial winners Real Madrid dispatching English giants Manchester City, 6-3 on aggregate.
Man City had lost the first leg of the encounter 3-2 a week ago and faced an uphill task turning the tide at the Santiago Bernabeu.
But a hattrick from French forward Kylian Mbappe sealed their fate as they slumped 3-1 to Carlos Ancelotti’s men.
In another game on the night, Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven defeated Juventus to enter the last 16. PSG also won against fellow French side Brest to move to the next round of Europe’s elite competition.
Games were also played on Tuesday in the Champions League play-offs.
Teams in UCL Last 16
Here is a list of teams that have qualified for the UEFA Champions League last 16 after the knockout phase playoffs were concluded on Wednesday:
Qualified automatically
Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille, Aston Villa
Qualified via knockout phase play-offs
Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, PSV Eindhoven, Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica, Feyenoord, Club Brugge
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.
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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.
Likely results
PSG vs Liverpool or Barcelona
Club Brugge vs Lille or Aston Villa
Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen
PSV vs Arsenal or Inter Milan
Feyenoord vs Arsenal or Inter Milan
Bayern Munich vs Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen
Borussia Dortmund vs Lille or Aston Villa
Benfica vs Liverpool or Barcelona
The ties for the round of 16 will be played on during the weeks of March 4 and March 5 with the return legs being held on March 11 and March 12.
