When is the Champions League last-16 and how can you watch it? Everything you need to know as Man City and Arsenal await their fate
- Manchester City will soon find out who they will play in the 1/8 finals of the Champions League.
- Arsenal also booked their place in the knockout stages of the tournament.
- Get away from Erik ten Hag! Manchester United’s lackluster performances are down to the players, not the manager. Listen why It all begins
Manchester City and Arsenal won’t have to wait long to find out who they will play in the last 16 of the Champions League.
Pep Guardiola’s side made it six wins from as many games after defeating Red Star Belgrade. The Premier League giants finished top of their group, six points clear of RB Leipzig.
Arsenal are also in the draw for the next round of the competition after finishing top of Group B. The Gunners drew with Dutch side PSV Eindhoven in their final group stage match.
Manchester United and Newcastle were eliminated from the tournament. Erik ten Hag’s side finished bottom of their group after losing to Bayern Munich, while Eddie Howe’s Magpies were beaten by Serie A side AC Milan. Like United, Newcastle also finished bottom of their group.
Mail Sport breaks down everything you need to know ahead of the Champions League last 16 draw.
Manchester City won’t have to wait long to find out who they will play in the round of 16 of the Champions League.
Arsenal also booked their place in the round of 16 by finishing top of Group B.
When is the draw?
The draw for the 1/8 finals will take place on Monday, December 18.
It is scheduled to begin at 11:00 GMT (12:00 local time).
The draw for the 1/8 finals will take place in Nyon, Switzerland.
How can you watch this?
Fans will be able to watch the draw for the 1/8 finals of the Champions League for free on Official UEFA website.
Mail Sport will also be providing live updates from the last 16 draws so you can keep up to date with all the updates here.
The draw for the 1/8 finals will take place on Monday, December 18.
Who qualified?
As mentioned, Premier League teams Arsenal and Manchester City will compete in the round of 16.
Real Madrid and City were the only teams to win all six group stage matches. The Spanish team Barcelona will also take part in the next round of the tournament.
Thomas Tuchel’s Bayern Munich finished top of Group A and will be hoping for a comfortable playoff run.
The draw will consist of the winners of each group being placed in a seeded pot. The second-place finishers in each group will be placed in the second unseeded pot.
They will be drawn, with the seeded teams playing the first legs of each match away from home before returning home for the second leg of the draw.
Premier League teams Arsenal and Manchester City cannot play each other because they are from the same national association.
Teams cannot face any team they played in the group stage. Thus, Arsenal will not be able to play PSV and City will not be able to meet RB Leipzig.
The full list of teams that qualified for the 1/8 finals is as follows:
Arsenal (ENG)*
Atlético Madrid (ESP)*
Barcelona (ESP)*
Bayern (GER)*
Copenhagen (DEN)**
Dortmund (GER)*
Inter (ITA)**
Lazio (Italy)**
Leipzig (Germany)**
Manchester City (ENG)*
Napoli (Italy)**
Paris, France)**
Porto (Porve)**
PSV Eindhoven (NED)**
Real Madrid (ESP)*
Real Sociedad (ESP)*
*Confirmed by group winners
**Confirmed second place in the group.
Manchester City are the current holders of the table after beating Inter Milan back in June.
When will the matches be played?
The round of 16 matches will be played over four weeks.
First matches: 13/14/20/21 February 2024
Return matches: 05/06/12/13 March 2024
