UEFA Champions League round of 16 draw
Monday, December 11, 2017
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Holders Real Madrid will take on free-scoring Paris Saint-Germain while English champions Chelsea meet Barcelona after the draw was made for the UEFA Champions League round of 16.
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UEFA Champions Leage round of 16 draw
Juventus (ITA) v Tottenham Hotspur (ENG): 13 February & 7 March
Basel (SUI) v Manchester City (ENG): 13 February & 7 March
Porto (POR) v Liverpool (ENG): 14 February & 6 March
Real Madrid (ESP, holders) v Paris (FRA): 14 February & 6 March
Chelsea (ENG) v Barcelona (ESP): 20 February & 14 March
Bayern München (GER) v Beşiktaş (TUR): 20 February & 14 March*
Sevilla (ESP) v Manchester United (ENG): 21 February & 13 March
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) v Roma (ITA): 21 February & 13 March
All kick-offs 20:45CET except Beşiktaş v Bayern at 18:00CET on 14 March
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Draw facts
- Lionel Messi has never registered against Chelsea in eight previous matches, the most he has faced any club without scoring.
- Chelsea have had the better of 12 previous meetings with Barcelona, with four wins to the Liga side's three. The Blues prevailed in the most recent clash, edging a 3-2 aggregate victory in the 2011/12 semi-finals (when Messi missed a second-leg penalty).
- Paris's tie with Real Madrid has special meaning for Ángel Di María, who spent four seasons in the Spanish capital and was man of the match in the 2014 UEFA Champions League final, his penultimate outing for the Merengues.
- Group winners (the teams playing home second legs) have progressed in 72.3% of round of 16 ties since the current competition format was introduced.
How the draw worked
Two seeding pots were formed: one consisting of group winners and the other of runners-up. No team could play a club from their group or any side from their own association.
The road to Kyiv
13/14 & 20/21 February: Round of 16, first leg
6/7 & 13/14 March: Round of 16, second leg
16 March: Quarter-final draw
3/4 April: Quarter-finals, first leg
10/11 April: Quarter-finals, second leg
13 April: Semi-final and final draw
24/25 April: Semi-finals, first leg
1/2 May: Semi-finals, second leg
26 May: Final (NSC Olimpiyski, Kyiv)