UEFA Champions League: teams find out Round of 16 opponents
The draw for the Round of 16 of the Champions League has been held, with the 16 best teams at this stage set to face each other.
Arsenal, Bayern, Liverpool, Tottenham, Barcelona, Chelsea, Sporting, Manchester City, Atletico, Leverkusen, Bodo/Glimt, Newcastle, Atalanta, Galatasaray, PSG and Real Madrid complete the last 16, CE Report quotes Kosova Press.
These are the blockbuster matchups:
Real Madrid – Manchester City
PSG – Chelsea
Newcastle – Barcelona
Bodo/Glimt – Sporting CP
Atalanta – Bayern
Atletico – Tottenham
Leverkusen – Arsenal
Galatasaray – Liverpool
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Today at 12:00, the draw for the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 round of 16 will take place, while the quarter-final and semi-final bracket will also be determined.
The draw is being held in Nyon, at the House of European Football, and will be broadcast live on UEFA’s official platforms, CE Report quotes Kosova Press.
Sixteen teams are involved in the draw: the eight best teams from the league phase and the eight winners of the play-offs.
Teams qualified directly from the league phase will face those who advanced from the play-offs and will have the advantage of playing the second leg at home.
Today’s draw will not only determine the round of 16 matchups but also the full path to the final, as bracket positioning automatically sets the quarter-finals and semi-finals.
After this draw, teams will know exactly whom they must eliminate to reach the Champions League final.
The 16 teams participating in the draw are:
- Arsenal
- Bayern Munich
- Liverpool
- Tottenham Hotspur
- Barcelona
- Chelsea
- Sporting CP
- Manchester City
- Real Madrid
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Newcastle United
- Atlético Madrid
- Atalanta
- Bayer Leverkusen
- Galatasaray
- Bodø/Glimt
