Manchester Metropolis will face Actual Madrid within the final 16 of the Champions League, as Chelsea have been drawn towards holders Paris Saint-Germain.
It means Man Metropolis and 15-time winners Actual Madrid have been drawn within the Champions League knockouts for a fifth consecutive season.
Chelsea might have been handed an all-English last-16 tie towards Newcastle, however Eddie Howe’s facet will face Spanish champions Barcelona.
Premier League leaders Arsenal, who topped the Champions League desk with an ideal document, will face German facet Bayer Leverkusen.
Six-time winners Liverpool will tackle Galatasaray, whereas Tottenham have been handed a tie towards Atletico Madrid.
The last-16 first legs happen on March 10 and 11, with the second legs scheduled for March 17 and 18. The schedule is anticipated to be launched on Friday evening.
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Evaluation: A beneficial draw for Arsenal?
Sky Sports activities’ Nick Wright:
“A trip to Germany awaits for Arsenal as they face Bayer Leverkusen for the first time since a 4-1 win in 2002. Win that tie, and it’s Bodo Glimt or Sporting next. It’s a favourable draw, especially given the alternative was a potential quarter-final against Manchester City.
“It is solely two years since Leverkusen gained the Bundesliga underneath Xabi Alonso however they’re not the identical staff. Having completed second final season, they now sit sixth, with Kaspur Hjulmand on the helm after Erik ten Hag’s temporary spell in cost led to September.”
Evaluation: A troublesome run of video games for Metropolis
Not solely will Manchester Metropolis have two powerful assignments towards Actual Madrid arising, however the two ties towards Madrid will probably be in the midst of what appears to be like a frightening run of fixtures for Pep Guardiola’s facet.
Between March 7 and March 22, Metropolis must play away to Newcastle within the FA Cup, then journey to Madrid in midweek, earlier than returning to Premier League motion at West Ham.
They are going to then face Actual Madrid in midweek earlier than taking up Arsenal within the Carabao Cup last on Sunday March 22.
Evaluation: Brutal March schedule for Newcastle
The Champions League draw has handed Eddie Howe’s Newcastle a troublesome run of fixtures in March.
The Magpies will play Man Utd, Man Metropolis, Barcelona, Chelsea, Barcelona once more after which arch rivals Sunderland back-to-back.
The video games – together with a FA cup tie with Man Metropolis- will type a defining interval in Newcastle’s season.
Evaluation: Chelsea going through powerful path to CL last
Chelsea have been positioned in what seems on paper at the very least to be the toughest facet of the Champions League draw.
Had been they to progress previous holders PSG, Chelsea will face both Galatasaray or Liverpool within the quarter-finals.
And in the event that they attain the final 4, Chelsea’s opponents will probably be certainly one of Actual Madrid, Man Metropolis, Atalanta or Bayern Munich.
Residence benefit in second legs for seeded groups
The highest eight groups from the league part are seeded and may have residence benefit within the second leg of their spherical of 16 video games.
This can lengthen to the quarter-finals for the groups that completed within the high 4 of the league part – Arsenal, Bayern, Liverpool and Spurs – in the event that they progress.
For Arsenal and Bayern, the highest two, they may also have residence benefit within the second leg of their semi-final if profitable.
Any staff that eliminates a seeded staff will take their privileges.
When will fixture dates be introduced?
The spherical of 16 match schedule will probably be accessible on Friday night.
The quarter-final match schedule will probably be confirmed on March 19, whereas the semi-final schedule will probably be communicated on April 16.
When are the 2025/26 Champions League knockout phases?
Spherical of 16: March 10-11 and 17-18
Quarter-finals: April 7-8 and 14-15
Semi-finals: April 28-29 and Might 5-6
Remaining: Saturday Might 30
The place is the Champions League last?
The 2025/26 Champions League last will happen in Budapest on the Puskas Enviornment on Saturday Might 30.
