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The Champions League round of 16 draw has been completed (Image: Getty)
The six Premier League teams who have qualified for the Champions League knockout rounds have learned their last-16 fate and potential paths to the final in Budapest in May. Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester City all sailed straight into the round of 16 by finishing in the top eight of the league phase. Newcastle joined them after cruising past Qarabag in the knockout play-offs, winning their tie 9-3 on aggregate. They are the only unseeded English side which means they will play their first leg at home in the next phase.
All five English sides now know what awaits them to contest the final in Hungary on May 30. And the next round, which takes place over two legs on 10/11 and 17/18 March, pits Manchester City against 14-time winners Real Madrid for a fourth successive season in this competition. Chelsea have been paired with holders PSG while Newcastle take on Barcelona, who they lost to at St James' Park in their opening league phase match. Liverpool also face familiar foes, Galatasaray, who they lost 1-0 to in September in the league phase. With Tottenham paired against Atletico Madrid, Arsenal are tasked with facing German outfit Bayer Leverkusen.
The exact schedule for the round of 16 fixtures will be released by UEFA later tonight.
Champions League round of 16 draw in full
PSG vs Chelsea
Galatasaray vs Liverpool
Atalanta vs Bayern Munich
Newcastle vs Barcelona
Atletico Madrid vs Tottenham
Bodo/Glimt vs Sporting
Bayer Leverkusen vs Arsenal
PSG or Chelsea vs Galatasaray or Liverpool (1)
Real Madrid or Man City vs Atalanta or Bayern Munich (2)
Newcastle or Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid or Tottenham (3)
Bodo/Glimt or Sporting vs Bayer Leverkusen or Arsenal (4)
Winners of quarter-final 1 vs winners of quarter-final 2
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Winners of quarter-final 3 vs winners of quarter-final 4