Champions League Round of 16 draw: Chelsea battle Athletico Madrid as Messi faces Neymar
14th December 2020
NYON, SWITZERLAND - July 22: A general view of the trophy ahead of the UEFA Champions League 2019/20 Third Qualifying Round draw at the UEFA headquarters, The House of European Football on July 22, 2019 in Nyon, Switzerland. (Photo by Harold Cunningham - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)
Paris Saint-Germain, last season’s beaten finalists, will face Barcelona in the last 16 of the Champions League while Liverpool were paired with RB Leipzig in Monday’s draw.
Bayern Munich, who beat PSG in the 2020 final, play Lazio in the knockout phase while 2012 winners Chelsea have a tough task against Atletico Madrid.
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City team, still seeking a first Champions League title, must get past Borussia Moenchengladbach.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus will play Portuguese side Porto, winners in 2004, while Real Madrid take on last season’s surprise quarter-finalists Atalanta.
FULL DRAW
Borussia Monchengladbach v Man City
Lazio v Bayern Munich
Atletico Madrid v Chelsea
RB Leipzig v Liverpool
Porto v Juventus
Sevilla v Borussia Dortmund
Barcelona v PSG
Atalanta v Real Madrid
Unseeded teams (group runners-up) are listed first, and will host the first leg of the home-and-away ties.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
The eight group winners in the Champions League face the eight runners-up in the round of 16, however teams cannot face another side from their own country or their own group.
MATCH DATES
First legs will come off on 16th February, with the quarter finals beginning on the 6 April, the semis on the 27 April and the final on the 29 May, which is due to take place at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul.