Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City, Tottenham and Newcastle have all made it through to the last 16 of the Champions League and will discover their opponents today
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The draw for the last 16 of the Champions League takes place today
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Key Events
English teams dominate the last 16 of the , with , , , , and all in the mix.
Newcastle were the only English club to even need a play-off , with the other five all finishing inside the top eight in the group stage to book their place automatically and become seeded. Eddie Howe's side made short work of Qarabag 9-3 on aggregate .
They are joined by plenty of big-hitters, with defending champions Paris Saint-Germain in there alongside Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich. Meanwhile, Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt have made history by reaching the last 16 thanks to a play-off win over last year's finalists Inter Milan.
The draw for the last 16 takes place in UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, at 11am this morning. You can follow all the build-up and the draw itself with Mirror Football below.
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Winners and losers
Manchester City - so often accused of getting favourable draws - have been the victims of some bad luck, drawing Real Madrid instead of Bodo/Glimt. However, City did lose 3-1 in Norway to Bodo in January, so that might not be so clear cut.
Liverpool are likely pleased to face Galatasaray instead of Atletico Madrid. But Chelsea would surely have preferred Newcastle to their actual opponents, defending champions Paris Saint-Germain.
The last 16 ties in full
Real Madrid vs Man City
Bodo/Glimt vs Sporting Lisbon
Paris Saint-Germain vs Chelsea
Barcelona vs Newcastle
Galatasaray vs Liverpool
Atletico Madrid vs Tottenham
Atalanta vs Bayern Munich
Bayer Leverkusen vs Arsenal
Bayer Leverkusen vs Arsenal
The Gunners will take on the German side.
Atalanta vs Bayern Munich
Penultimate tie done.
Atletico Madrid vs Tottenham
Conor Gallagher gets to play his old side!
Galatasaray vs Liverpool
Arne Slot's side will take on the Turkish club in the last 16.
Barcelona vs Newcastle
Newcastle get a tough draw too. Some tasty ties so far!
Paris Saint-Germain vs Chelsea
Another tough - but exciting - tie for a Premier League side.
Bodo/Glimt vs Sporting Lisbon
That's the draw Man City surely would've preferred.
Real Madrid vs Man City
Ouch. Man City could've got Bodo/Glimt but got Real Madrid instead.
Promise it'll start soon
Now comes a video explainer of how the draw works.
The top eight sides are seeded, so will face the eight sides who came through a play-off, and get to play at home second. Five of the six English sides are seeded, showing the Premier League dominance this season.
Rakitic in the house
Ivan Rakitic is here to draw the balls. And thankully, they're going to ask him some generic questions about his memories of the Champions League...
Any minute now
Giorgio Marchetti is on stage and the draw is about to start.
Sit tight
Pedro Pinto has introduced the coverage and now we have to endure the preamble from UEFA before we get to the actual draw.
Here we go
Some enticing ties on the cards as we cross live to Nyon, Switzerland, for the draw...
Nearly time
Now just 10 minutes until the draw begins in Switzerland. Stay tuned.
Newcastle thrashed Qarabag 9-3 on aggregate to reach the last 16 via the play-offs.
Their reward is a tie against either Chelsea or Barcelona. The Magpies lost 2-1 to Barcelona at St James' Park in the group stage of the Champions League back in September and drew 2-2 with Chelsea at home in the Premier League back in December.
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Man City scraped into the top eight of the group stage to avoid a play-off and face very different prospects in the last 16.
Real Madrid or Bodo/Glimt await for Pep Guardiola's side - the most successful side in the competition's history, or one of the biggest underdogs ever.
Bodo, from Norway's Arctic Circle, beat Inter Milan in a two-legged play-off and have already beaten City this season, winning 3-1 at home in January before overcoming Atletico Madrid and Inter twice in succession.
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Chelsea ended the group stage in sixth place thanks to successive wins in their final two games.
Liam Rosenior's side will take on Newcastle in an all-Premier League tie, or defending champions Paris Saint-Germain, who came through the play-offs by beating Monaco.
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Despite their struggles in the Premier League under Thomas Frank, Spurs qualified fourth in the group stage, so are seeded.
Like Liverpool, they can face either Atletico Madrid, which would mean a swift reunion with his old club for Conor Gallagher, or Galatasaray.
Igor Tudor has been brought in to steady the ship and will be charged with fighting relegation from the Premier League, as well as competing in the Champions League.
Igor Tudor lost his first game as Spurs boss 4-1 to Arsenal (
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Liverpool finished third in the Champions League group stage, with six wins and two defeats from their eight games.
They are seeded and will face either Atletico Madrid or Galatasaray in the last 16. Atleti overcame Club Brugge in a play-off, while Galatasaray claimed the big scalp of Juventus over two legs.
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Arsenal's possible ties
Arsenal stormed through the group stage of the Champions League, winning all eight matches to finish top with a perfect record.
Their reward was to skip the play-off round and go into the last 16 as top seed. In practice, it means they can only draw Bayer Leverkusen or Atalanta today.
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Can English sides face each other?
Yes. Liverpool and Tottenham are in the same quarter of the draw, meaning they can meet in the quarter-final, if they progress.
Meanwhile, Chelsea and Newcastle could face each other in the last 16.
Here is a handy visual guide, courtesy of UEFA.
It shows how the eight seeded teams can be drawn against the non-seeded teams this morning.
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Champions League knockout 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)
Six English teams involved
Six of the 16 sides left in the Champions League are English. That's 37.5 per cent and shows the Premier League's dominance of Europe's top club competition this season.
Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham all finished inside the top eight of the group stage, so are seeded for this round, while Newcastle came through comfortably against Qarabag in a two-legged play-off.
Good morning
And welcome to Mirror Football's live coverage of the Champions League last 16 draw.