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Champions League last 16 draw: When is the draw? Who are the top seeds? Can Premier League sides play each other?

By Sporting Life

Football

Mon December 16, 2019 · 6y ago

Get all you need to know about the Champions League draw including how it works, how the big teams have been seeded and TV times.

All four Premier League sides have safely qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League, with Liverpool and Chelsea getting through on Tuesday to join Man City and Tottenham in the hat for the draw.

Here's all you need to know about the Champions League last 16 draw...

When & where is the Champions League last 16 draw?

The draw for the last 16 of the Champions League will take place in Nyon on Monday December 16, with the event scheduled to start at 11am GMT.

Who has made the last 16 of the Champions League & what are the seedings?

Seeded

Paris Saint-Germain (Group A)
Bayern München (Group B)
Manchester City (Group C)
Juventus (Group D)
Liverpool (Group E)
Barcelona (Group F)
Leipzig (Group G)
Valencia (Group H)

Unseeded

Real Madrid (Group A)
Tottenham Hotspur (Group B)
Atalanta (Group C)
Atletico Madrid (Group D)
Napoli (Group E)
Borussia Dortmund (Group F)
Lyon (Group G)
Chelsea (Group H)

How does the Champions League draw work?

It's relatively simple for one of these draws, with the eight group winners and eight group runners-up placed into two pots and drawn out against each other.

There are always some conditions of course, and for this round no two teams from the same group can face each other, while country protection is also still in operation so no all-Premier League ties just yet.

The group winners have the advantage of playing the first leg of their ties away and having the crucial second leg at home in front of their own fans.

Champions League draw dates & fixtures

Last 16 draw: December 16
Round of 16 first leg: February 18/19 and 25/26
Round of 16 second leg: March 10/11 and 17/18
Quarter-final and semi-final draw: March 20
Quarter-final first leg: April 7/8
Quarter-final second leg: April 14/15
Semi-final first leg: April 28/29
Semi-final second leg: May 5/6
Final: May 30

When and where is the 2019/20 Champions League final?

It’s a return to Istanbul for this season’s final on Saturday May 30. With the Ataturk Stadium being selected as host venue – which of course is the ground Liverpool famous won the 2005 Champions league final in that thrilling comeback against AC Milan.