Holders Manchester City, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Barcelona will be among the teams to learn their fate in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 draw.
Manchester United, Benfica and Sevilla have already bowed out in the group stage, while Paris Saint-Germain could only advance as runners-up in a tumultuous Group F.
This season’s final is at Wembley Stadium, but the Premier League contingent has been reduced to two, with City and Arsenal flying the flag.
When is the Champions League round of 16 draw?
The draw for the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League will take place on Monday, December 18 at 12 noon. CET (6:00 a.m. ET).
The draw is divided into seeded and unseeded teams. The eight winners of the group stage are seeded and will face the team from the unseeded pot of runners-up. The seeded teams will play the second match of their last 16 at home.
Clubs cannot draw a team from their home league or another team that qualified from their group in the round of 16. For example, Manchester City cannot be paired with RB Leipzig.
These restrictions will be removed in favor of an open quarter-final draw.
Where is the Champions League Round of 16 draw being held?
The UEFA Champions League Round of 16 draw will take place in Nyon, Switzerland.
UEFA’s base, the European House of Football, is the venue as usual for such occasions.
Teams in UEFA Champions League knockout stage
Here are the 16 teams who made it through
| Team | Group | Seeded/Unseeded |
| Arsenal (ENG) | B | Seeded |
| Atletico Madrid (SPA) | E | Seeded |
| Barcelona (SPA) | H | Seeded |
| Bayern Munich (GER) | A | Seeded |
| Borussia Dortmund (GER) | F | Seeded |
| Manchester City (ENG) | G | Seeded |
| Real Madrid (SPA) | C | Seeded |
| Real Sociedad (SPA) | D | Seeded |
| Copenhagen (DEN) | A | Unseeded |
| Inter Milan (ITA) | D | Unseeded |
| Lazio (ITA) | E | Unseeded |
| RB Leipzig (GER) | G | Unseeded |
| Napoli (ITA) | C | Unseeded |
| PSG (FRA) | F | Unseeded |
| Porto (POR) | G | Unseeded |
| PSV (NED) | B | Unseeded |
UEFA Champions League knockout stage schedule
The quarterfinals take place in April, with the semifinals starting on the final day of the month and concluding in May.
The final takes place on June 1, which is 13 days before the first game of Euro 2024 in Germany. Here’s the full knockout stage schedule.
| Stage | Dates |
| Round of 16 | February 13/14, 20/21 (first legs); March 5/6, 12/13 (second legs) |
| Quarterfinals | April 9/10 (first legs); 16/17 (second legs) |
| Semifinals | April 30/May (first legs); May 7/8 (second legs) |
| Final | June 1 |
Champions League Round of 16 draw live stream, TV channel
The Round of 16 draw will be streamed live on UEFA.com.
Broadcast and streaming details for individual countries will be confirmed closer to the draw date.
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