Follow Mail Sport’s stay weblog for all the newest information, updates and outcomes from the Champions League last-16 draw as Man City and Arsenal await their destiny.
When is the Round of 16?
There’s loads of time for managers to arrange their ways and squads after the draw, with the primary leg set to happen in mid-Feburary.
It’ll take 4 weeks to finish the total Round of 16 fixtures, with the ultimate second legs happening halfway by way of March.
First legs: February 13, 14 and 20, 21
Second legs: March 5, 6 and 12, 13
How does the draw work?
Group winners head into the draw as a seeded crew, whereas runners-up are marked as unseeded. Seeded groups are drawn in opposition to unseeded groups.
Arsenal and Man City can not face off but within the competitors as no crew from the identical nationwide affiliation are eligible to play in opposition to one another.
Meanwhile, golf equipment can’t be drawn in opposition to a crew they beforehand confronted throughout the group stage.
Who’s within the draw?
So Manchester City and Arsenal are by way of, however who might they face within the subsequent spherical?
Spain have 4 groups by way of to the knockout phases, with Barcelona and Real Madrid joined by Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad.
Meanwhile, each Germany and Italy have three groups every, with all of Serie A’s sides making it by way of as runners-up.
Here is the total record of groups within the hat forward of at this time’s draw.
Group winners: Arsenal (ENG), Atlético de Madrid (ESP), Barcelona (ESP), Bayern (GER), Dortmund (GER), Manchester City (ENG), Real Madrid (ESP), Real Sociedad (ESP)
Group runners-up: Copenhagen (DEN), Inter (ITA), Lazio (ITA), Leipzig (GER), Napoli (ITA), Paris (FRA), Porto (POR), PSV Eindhoven (NED)
Good morning!
Hello and welcome to Mail Sport’s stay weblog overlaying the Champions League draw.
Fans now know which 16 groups can be preventing for the European crown subsequent 12 months, with Manchester City and Arsenal the one two English sides left within the competitors following bitter group stage exits for Manchester United and Newcastle.
We’ll be hear all through the morning to carry you all the newest from Nyon. Stay tuned!