The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has announced the Round of 16 draw for the Champions League, following the conclusion of the knockout playoffs.

As seen on its official website, the route to this season’s UEFA Champions League final has been set, with the round of 16, quarter-final, and semi-final draw taking place in Nyon on Friday, 27 February.

Most anticipated fixtures show Arsenal will face Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League last-16, while Liverpool has been paired with Galatasaray.

Manchester City must overcome Real Madrid in order to keep their dreams of European glory in 2025-26 alive, and Chelsea face a tough test against title holders Paris Saint-Germain.

Newcastle are readying itself for a clash with Barcelona, and Tottenham will seek to put its Premier League struggles behind it when locking horns with Atletico Madrid.

Champions League last-16 draw in full

Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen

Bayern Munich vs Atalanta

Liverpool vs Galatasaray

Tottenham vs Atletico Madrid

Barcelona vs Newcastle

Chelsea vs Paris Saint-Germain

Sporting vs Bodo/Glimt

Manchester City vs Real Madrid

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The Round of 16 Draw Mechanics

The clubs were paired based on their positions at the end of the league phase to form four seeded pairs, which brings clubs in positions 1 and 2, 3 and 4, 5 and 6, and 7 and 8.

The clubs in each seeded pair were drawn into one of two positions in the round of 16 against the relevant winners of the knockout phase play-offs, whose position was determined by the knockout phase play-off draw.

Four bowls were prepared for the draw, with the balls containing the names of each pair of seeded teams placed in the corresponding marked bowls according to the league rankings.

The draw allocated the side of the bracket for all the seeded teams, starting with the teams ranked 7/8 and finishing with the teams ranked 1/2.

One ball was taken from the bowl containing the two relevant ranked teams (i.e. the teams ranked 7 and 8) and opened to display the team. The first team drawn from this bowl was placed in their reserved spot on the silver side of the bracket.

The other seeded team of the pairing was then drawn and displayed, and then allocated to the corresponding reserved spot on the blue side of the bracket. The same procedure was carried out with the remaining seeded teams.

The quarter-final, semi-final and final draws Draw Mechanics

As the teams were positioned in the bracket by the draw of the knockout phase play-off and round of 16, the ties and the order of matches had already been determined by the position of the teams for the draws of the previous rounds.

The teams qualifying from the round of 16 follow the path of the bracket until the final and, as in the previous rounds, the team in the bottom row of each match pairing will play the second leg of the relevant tie at home.

The winners of the semi-final on the silver side of the bracket will be designated as the nominal home team for the final.

Knockout Phase: Key Dates

Round of 16: 10/11 & 17/18 March 2026
Quarter-finals: 7/8 & 14/15 April 2026
Semi-finals: 28/29 April & 5/6 May 2026
Final: 30 May 2026 (Budapest)

Champions League quarter-final draw

Paris/Chelsea vs Galatasaray/Liverpool
Real Madrid/Man City vs Atalanta/Bayern
Newcastle/Barcelona vs Atleti/Tottenham
Bodø/Glimt/Sporting CP vs Leverkusen/Arsenal