The next phase of the Champions League will soon be at the door when the play-off round closes and top English clubs discover their last 16 opponents.
Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa are already in the hat thanks to the end of the first, third and eighth in the competition table, respectively. The Reds of Arne Slot were particularly impressive and won their first seven games for a final matchday loss for PSV.
Pep Guardiola's Manchester City, on the other hand, finished 22nd and now confronted with a long order in having to beat holders Real Madrid on their travels after a 2-1 first legs were turned 3-2 in the Etihad. They visit the Bernabeu on Wednesday and have to reverse a shortage of one goal.
The eight other teams that have been advanced beyond their knockout play-off, including the city or los blancos, clash with the Top-AT League-phase finishers and football diving in when the draw takes place, how it works and who can play Who.
When is the Champions League round of 16 draw?
The draw for the last 16 of the competition takes place on Friday, February 21. Promotion will start at around 11 am. It will be held in Nyon, Switzerland.
Fans who want to coordinate and find out who will play their side can do this via the official website of UEFA or can go alternative to their YouTube channel, where the draw is streamed live.
How does the Champions League draw draw?
The sides that ended in the top eight places during the group stage received a Bye in this round. As part of the play-off Round trek, however, they were pulled against two potential opponents of those teams who ended from the ninth to 24th as part of a new couples system.
Liverpool, for example, was at the top of the table and were therefore drawn to play the knockout play-off winners of the teams that ended 15th or 17th or 17th/18th. The side they don't draw would play Barcelona in second place, which, thanks to a bracket system, could not come across the side of the final if they can make any progress.
Ending higher in the table is meant to offer a simpler path to the final, which is why Aston Villa, who finished eighth, still opposite Borussia Dortmund opposite Borussia, who finished 10th. However, the will of PSG, Real and City that does not automatically claim have set up larger tires in this phase of competition than expected.
Potential round of 16 games:
The teams that ended in the top eight of the competition have not only received a Bye, but will be sown, which means that they will be drawn at home in the second stage. There is no national protection, so teams from the same country can attract each other. Tour of 16 legs of the first legs will be played from 4-5 March and the second legs will take place from 11-12 March.
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