THE draw for the Champions League knockout play-offs has concluded.
And Manchester City have found out they will face Real Madrid in their blockbuster knockout play-off tie, while Celtic will meet Bayern Munich.
The draw for the Last 16 – which features Arsenal, Liverpool and Aston Villa – will take place on Friday, February 21 after the knockout ties.
- Draw start time: 11am GMT
- TV channel: TNT Sports 2
- FREE live stream: TNT Sports YouTube/ Uefa.com
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Are there any changes to the knockouts?
No, there are no changes to the original knockout stages.
The last 16 stage will continue, with a series of two-legged knockout games culminating in the final on Saturday, 31 May, at Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena.
The removal of away goals – implemented last season – will continue as well.
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Road to Munich
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When is the next Champions League draw?
The Champions League round of 16, quarter-final and semi-final draws will take place on February 21 – the week of the play-off second legs.
A reminder of the Champions League play-off draw in full…
Left side:
- Brest vs PSG
- Juventus vs PSV Eindhoven
- Man City vs Real Madrid
- Club Brugge vs Atalanta
Right side:
- Monaco vs Benfica
- Feyenoord vs AC Milan
- Celtic vs Bayern Munich
- Sporting Lisbon vs Borussia Dortmund
Celtic fans receive warning
Celtic have warned their travelling fans that they are risking being DENIED access should they buy tickets and travel for their play-off round clash.
Prem closes in on extra CL spot
The Premier League has closed in on an extra place in next season’s Champions League after dominating the first phase of the new expanded competition.
Six of the Prem’s seven sides earned automatic qualification for the last 16 of their respective competitions, with Liverpool and Chelsea achieving top seeding spots and Arsenal, Manchester United and Spurs in the top four.
It means that with the initial league phase of the three revamped competitions now concluded, English sides have picked up an average of 20.892 coefficient points.
That puts the Prem more than 3.7 points clear of third placed Spain, the equivalent of 13 individual match wins, in the fight for an extra place in the elite competition.
And it gives Nottingham Forest, Bournemouth and Newcastle even more encouragement as they seek a place in the most prestigious club competition in football.
City’s Rodri boost
Man City plan to name Rodri in their squad for the knock-out stages of the Champions League.
The Spain international was ruled out for the season after suffering a cruciate ligament injury against Arsenal in September.
But Rodri has made excellent progress in his recovery and still believes he can be back in contention before the end of the current campaign.
Boss Pep Guardiola wants to keep the door open for him to do that – even though City would have to go deep in the competition for him to be even in the frame.
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Europa League draw in full
Here are the fixtures we’ve got to look forward to in the Europa League…
Left side of the bracket
- FC Twente vs Bodo/Glimt
- Union Saint-Gilloise vs Ajax
- AZ Alkmaar vs Galatasaray
- Ferencvárosi vs Viktoria Plzen
Right side of the bracket
- Fenerbahce vs Anderlecht
- PAOK vs FCSB
- FC Midtjylland vs Real Sociedad
- Porto vs Roma
Play-off fixtures revealed
Champions League draw sees Man City to face Real Madrid in blockbuster knockout phaseWhat does the path to the final look like?
Champions League play-off draw in full
Left side:
- Brest vs PSG
- Juventus vs PSV Eindhoven
- Man City vs Real Madrid
- Club Brugge vs Atalanta
Right side:
- Monaco vs Benfica
- Feyenoord vs AC Milan
- Celtic vs Bayern Munich
- Sporting Lisbon vs Borussia Dortmund
Play-off fixtures
The first leg of the play-off matches will take place on the 11th & 12th February, with the return fixtures taking place one week later on the 18th & 19th February.
Credit: Getty Left side of the bracket
- Brest vs PSG
- Juventus vs PSV Eindhoven
- Man City vs Real Madrid
- Club Brugge vs Atalanta
Right side of the bracket
- Monaco vs Benfica
- Feyenoord vs AC Milan
- Celtic vs Bayern Munich
- Sporting Lisbon vs Borussia Dortmund
Left side of the bracket
- Club Brugge
- Man City
- Juventus
- Brest
Right side of the bracket
- Sporting Lisbon
- Celtic
- Feyenoord
- Monaco
Special guest announced
Former Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara will assist with the draw.
Here we go!
The draw is about to begin!
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Are there any changes to the knockouts?
No, there are no changes to the original knockout stages.
The last 16 stage will continue, with a series of two-legged knockout games culminating in the final on Saturday, 31 May, at Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena.
The removal of away goals – implemented last season – will continue as well.
Why Arsenal had TOUGHEST run to Champions League knockouts…
It’s official – Arsenal had the toughest run of the four Premier League teams in this year’s Champions League.
Which teams are automatically through?
The top eight teams in the Champions League group stage table have earned automatic qualification for the last-16.
- Liverpool
- Barcelona
- Arsenal
- Inter Milan
- Atletico Madrid
- Bayer Leverkusen
- Lille
- Aston Villa
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
