The 2020/21 Champions League group stages came to an end last week and attention is now on the knockout phase of Europe’s elite competition.
The Champions League has been filled with goals and drama this season and that looks set to continue as we go into the last 16 stage.
Big guns Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Juventus have qualified as group winners, meaning they will be seeded.
Manchester United, though, failed to make it through and have been condemned to the Europa League.
Other major names – including Lionel Messi’s Barcelona – finished as runners-up and we could see some huge ties await us in the next round.
The final will be held at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on May 29, 2021.
The last 16 gets under way in the new year, with the draw held later today. Here’s everything you need to know about it…
Champions League draw: Date and time
- The last 16 draw ceremony will take place on Monday, December 14
- It get under way at 11am UK time
- There will be no seedings and no country protection, so the remaining teams can face anyone.
- The first legs will be played on February 16, 17, 23 and 24 while the second legs will be played on March 9, 10, 16 and 17
- talkSPORT you bring you full coverage of the draw and last 16 action
Champions League draw: TV channel and live stream
- UEFA will be providing a free live stream of the draw on their official website
- It will also be shown on BT Sport with their coverage beginning at 11am
- talkSPORT you bring you full coverage of the draw and last 16 action, listen here.
- We will also live blog the draw and the biggest games on talkSPORT.com
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Champions League draw: Teams involved
Seeded as group winner
- Bayern Munich
- Liverpool
- Chelsea
- Borussia Dortmund
- Juventus
- Manchester City
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Real Madrid
Unseeded as group runner-up
- Atalanta
- Atlético Madrid
- Barcelona
- Lazio
- RB Leipzig
- Borussia Mönchengladbach
- Porto
- Sevilla
Champions League: Who can play who?
The group winners will face a runner-up from any one of the other seven groups they were not in.
Liverpool can therefore face any of the unseeded teams – Barecelona among them – but not Atalanta as they were in the same group.
Man City can play any of the unseeded sides apart from Porto, while Chelsea will play any of the unseeded teams apart from Sevilla.
As the seeds, the Premier League trio will get to play the first leg away and the second at home.
Champions League: What are the key dates?
- Quarter-finals: Draw on March 19 – ties to be played on April 6/7 and April 13/14
- Semi-finals: Draw on March 19 – ties to be played on April 27/28 and May 4/5
- Final: May 29 at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul
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