Champions League draw LIVE: Fixtures and schedule confirmed as Liverpool face Real Madrid and Chelsea, Man City and Spurs also learned fate
The Premier League teams found out who they’ll face in the first knockout round of the competition
Liverpool will face Real Madrid in the Champions League last 16, in a repeat of last season’s final. The Spaniards beat Jurgen Klopp’s side 1-0 in Paris to win their 14th title, having also defeated the Reds in the 2018 final.
Elsewhere in the last-16 draw, conducted in Switzerland on Monday morning, Chelsea drew Borussia Dortmund in what promises to be an intriguing tie. Graham Potter’s side topped their group following impressive wins over Italian champions AC Milan, but the Blues are winless in their last four following Sunday’s 1-0 defeat to Arsenal.
Manchester City, who finished above Dortmund in the group stage, will take on another German opponent in the form of RB Leipzig. Pep Guardiola’s side are once again hoping to end their search for an elusive Champions League title, with the arrival of Erling Haaland helping to establish City as firm favourites for this season’s crown.
The fourth Premier League side in the draw, Tottenham, face a traditional European heavyweight in AC Milan. Spurs edged Marseille in a dramatic group stage decider to qualify for the knockout stages as one of the seeded teams and a two-legged tie with Milan is their reward. Perhaps the biggest tie of the round not featuring an English team will see PSG square off against Bayern Munich.
Follow reaction from the Champions League draw:
Fixtures and schedule confirmed for Champions League ties
The schedule for each last-16 fixture in the Champions League has now been confirmed. Good pairing of a ‘marquee’ game with a match featuring a less-heralded team on each evening.
First legs
Tuesday February 14: AC Milan vs Tottenham
Tuesday February 14: PSG vs Bayern Munich
Wednesday February 15: Club Brugge vs Benfica
Wednesday February 15: Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea
Tuesday February 21: Liverpool vs Real Madrid
Tuesday February 21: Eintracht Frankfurt vs Napoli
Wednesday February 22: RB Leipzig vs Manchester City
Wednesday February 22: Inter Milan vs Porto
Second legs
Tuesday March 7: Benfica vs Club Brugge
Tuesday March 7: Chelsea vs Borussia Dortmund
Wednesday March 8: Tottenham vs AC Milan
Wednesday March 8: Bayern Munich vs PSG
Tuesday March 14: Manchester City vs RB Leipzig
Tuesday March 14: Porto vs Inter Milan
Wednesday March 15: Real Madrid vs Liverpool
Wednesday March 15: Napoli vs Eintracht Frankfurt
Europa Conference League play-off draw in full
Qarabag vs Gent
Trabzonspor vs Basel
Lazio vs CFR Cluj
Bodo/Glimt vs Lech Poznan
Braga vs Fiorentina
AEK Larnaca vs Dnipro-1
Sheriff Tiraspol vs FK Partizan
Ludogorets vs Anderlecht
Europa Conference League play-off draw
And finally, Ludogorets are going to face Anderlecht.
Europa Conference League play-off draw
Sheriff Tiraspol will play FK Partizan.
Europa Conference League play-off draw
AEK Larnaca are drawn against Dnipro-1. Two more pairings to go.
Europa Conference League play-off draw
Braga will host Fiorentina for the first leg of their clash.
Another decent fixture here. Probably the most intriguing tie of the round so far.
Europa Conference League play-off draw
Norway’s Bodo/Glimt will take on Lech Poznan.
Europa Conference League play-off draw
Lazio will take on CFR Cluj.
Europa Conference League play-off draw
Next out are Trabzonspor who are drawn to face Basel. That’s a decent tie.
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