The UEFA Champions League last 16 draw started with a tribute for Gerard Hollier who sadly passed away today. Round of 16 fixtures took place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on Monday 14 December. Its first leg will start either on February 16 or 17, 2021, with the second legs set to take place on March 9 or 10. The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final is on 19 March.
Defending champions Bayern Munich will take on Lazio in the UEFA Champions League for the first time ever. In the first knockout round, 2019's runners-up Paris Saint-Germain will battle five-time UCL winner Barcelona.
Among others, Real Madrid face Atlanta, Manchester City take on Borussia Monchengladbach and Liverpool face RB Leipzig. The Round of 16 draw featured the eight group winners and eight runners-up.
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Here's the FULL DRAW!
Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER) vs Manchester City (ENG)
Lazio (ITA) vs Bayern (GER)
Atlético (ESP) vs Chelsea (ENG)
Leipzig (GER) vs Liverpool (ENG)
Porto (POR) vs Juventus (ITA)
Barcelona (ESP) vs Paris (FRA)
Sevilla (ESP) vs Borussia Dortmund (GER)
Atalanta (ITA) vs Real Madrid (ESP)
Unseeded teams (group runners-up) are listed first, and will host the first leg of the home-and-away ties.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
The eight group winners in the Champions League face the eight runners-up in the round of 16, however teams cannot face another side from their own country or their own group.
Seeded teams (eight group winners)
Bayern (GER, Group A)
Real Madrid (ESP, Group B)
Manchester City (ENG, C)
Liverpool (ENG, D)
Chelsea (ENG, E)
Borussia Dortmund (GER, F)
Juventus (ITA, G)
Paris (FRA, H)
Unseeded teams (eight runners-up)
Atlético (ESP, A)
Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER, B)
Porto (POR, C)
Atalanta (ITA, D)
Sevilla (ESP, E)
Lazio (ITA, F)
Barcelona (ESP, G)
Leipzig (GER, H)
MATCH DATES (AEDT)
First legs: 17/18/24/25 February
Second legs: 10/11/17/18 March