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:
Champions League last 16 draw in full
RB Leipzig vs Manchester City
Club Brugge vs Benfica
Liverpool vs Real Madrid
AC Milan vs Tottenham
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Napoli
Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea
Inter Milan vs Porto
PSG vs Bayern Munich
Champions League draw
Paris Saint-Germain take on Bayern Munich!
Champions League draw
Inter Milan have to face Porto in the second to last fixture which leaves a blockbuster final clash...
Champions League draw
Borussia Dortmund will face Chelsea!
The German club faced Manchester City in the group stages and are heading to London this time.
Champions League draw
The current Europa League champions Eintracht Frankfurt will face Napoli!
That will be an interesting contest and Napoli will be the favourites to progress.
Champions League draw
Serie A side AC Milan are drawn against Tottenham Hotspur!
Not the easiest draw for Antonio Conte’s men but also not the worst.
Champions League draw
Liverpool come out with three possible opponents Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Porto.
Jurgen Klopp’s men are drawn against... Real Madrid!
That’s a tough tie.
Champions League draw
Club Brugge are the next runners-up team to be drawn. Porto are ineligible to play them.
Who will get the Belgian team?
It’s Benfica!
Club Brugge vs Benfica is the second tie.
Champions League draw
RB Leipzig are the first team out of the pot. Only Bayern Munich and Real Madrid cannot be drawn against them.
Leipzig will play... Manchester City!
Champions League draw
The group runners-up will play the first legs of the round of 16 at home so they’ll be drawn out first followed by the eligible group winners.
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