{"id":1715,"date":"2026-02-28T03:35:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T03:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news678.top\/?p=1715"},"modified":"2026-02-28T03:35:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T03:35:57","slug":"champions-league-draw-arsenal-liverpool-and-others-learn-last-16-opponents-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=1715","title":{"rendered":"Champions League draw: Arsenal, Liverpool and others learn last 16 opponents | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2150460435.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27135626\" alt=\"TOPSHOT-FBL-EUR-C1-DORTMUND-PSG\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Who will lift the trophy in May? (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chelsea will take on defending champions Paris Saint-Germain in the last 16 of the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City will once again meet Real Madrid in another titanic tie between the European giants. <\/p>\n<p>Newcastle United meanwhile face another Spanish giant in Barcelona having already met in the league phase of the competition this season.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal, still in contention to win an unprecedented quadruple, will take on Bayer Leverkusen with Liverpool up against Galatasaray.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham, still battling in Europe despite their woeful Premier League campaign, take on Atletico Madrid.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tChampions League round of 16 in full\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p>Real Madrid vs Man City<br \/>Sporting Lisbon vs Bod\u00f8\/Glimt<br \/>PSG vs Chelsea<br \/>Newcastle vs Barcelona<br \/>Liverpool vs Galatasaray<br \/>Atletico Madrid vs Tottenham<br \/>Atalanta vs Bayern Munich<br \/>Bayer Leverkusen vs Arsenal<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Bayern Munich meanwhile face Atalanta, the only Italian side left in the competition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tYour football fix\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p><strong>Metro<\/strong>&#8216;s Head of Sport James Goldman delivers punchy analysis, transfer talk and his take on the week&#8217;s biggest stories direct to your inbox every week.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up here, it&#8217;s an open goal.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Norwegian outfit Bod\u00f8\/Glimt, who eliminated last season\u2019s runners up Inter this week, will fancy their chances of staying in the competition up against Sporting CP. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.metro.co.uk\/i\/html_modules\/2026\/02_FEB\/260227_Champions_League_BracketNEW\/index.html\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500px\" class=\"metro-iframe iframe-autoheight \" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" name=\"69a2629c7a7b0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Champions League last 16 draw winners and losers<\/h2>\n<p>While PSG were the most feared team in the competition last season, thrashing Inter 6-0 in the final last May, they have looked vulnerable in Europe this term.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea will have very fond memories from their last meeting with the French champions, humbling them in the Club World Cup final in New Jersey last July with Cole Palmer running the show.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2218074776.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27136409\" alt=\"Paris Saint-Germain v FC Internazionale Milano - UEFA Champions League Final 2025\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>PSG lifted the trophy last season (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>City and Real Madrid meanwhile met in the play-off stage of the competition last season with Pep Guardiola\u2019s crashing out after a 6-3 aggregate defeat.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal will be the happiest of the Premier League contingent. In addition to a favourable draw today, their route to the semi-final of the competition keeps them clear of the likes of PSG, Chelsea, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Man City and Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2262605475_a10729.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27123611\" alt=\"Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal - Premier League\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Mikel Arteta will be pleased with today\u2019s draw (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tottenham meanwhile have been dragged into a Premier League relegation battle where survival will surely be their top priority. They too have also landed on arguably the better side of the draw, but must first get past Diego Simeone\u2019s Atletico Madrid. <\/p>\n<p>It will mark an early reunion for Conor Gallagher, who left the Spanish giants in January to join Spurs. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When will Champions League last 16 fixtures take place?<\/h2>\n<p>The first legs of the round of 16 matches will be played across the 9, 10 and 11 March with second legs to follow a week later.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When is the Champions League final?<\/h2>\n<p>The final of this year\u2019s competition takes place in Budapest on 30 May.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Chelsea route to the Champions League final revealed after last-16 draw<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Arsenal route to the Champions League final revealed after last-16 draw<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Alan Shearer\u2019s Premier League predictions including Arsenal vs Chelsea<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card accent--sport\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card__inner\">\n<h4>Football Newsletter \u2013 In The Mixer<\/h4>\n<p>Punchy analysis, transfer talk and more from Metro&#8217;s football experts, sent straight to your inbox every week.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Champions League draw: Arsenal, Liverpool and others learn last 16 opponents | Football<br \/>\n<br \/>#Champions #League #draw #Arsenal #Liverpool #learn #opponents #Football<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who will lift the trophy in May? 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