Round of 16
Monday, December 1, 2014
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Follow the draw as it happens here on Friday 27 February, with commentary and live video.
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13.00CET, 27 February, Nyon
• There are no seeded teams or country protection in the round of 16 draw.
• Based on the decision taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, teams from Russia and Ukraine shall not be drawn together. Four clubs are concerned by this decision: FC Dinamo Moskva (RUS), FC Zenit (RUS), FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) and FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (UKR).
• In order to implement the decision of the UEFA Emergency Panel, the first two pairings to be drawn will be those involving the two Ukrainian clubs (FC Dinamo Kyiv and FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
• The two balls containing the names of FC Dynamo Kyiv and FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk are set apart. The ball containing the name of FC Dynamo Kyiv is placed first in a large empty bowl.
• Then, another bowl is prepared containing all the clubs eligible to play FC Dynamo Kyiv (including FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk but excluding the two Russian clubs). A ball is drawn from this bowl and placed in the large bowl to complete the first pairing. The first team drawn from the large bowl will play its first match at home, against the second team drawn.
• Then, another bowl is prepared containing the names of all the clubs eligible to play FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (excluding the two Russian clubs). A ball is drawn from this bowl and placed in the large bowl to complete the second pairing. The first team drawn from the large bowl will play its first match at home, against the second team drawn.
• The 12 remaining balls are placed in the large central bowl and shuffled. The first team subsequently drawn will play its first match at home, against the second team drawn. The same procedure is repeated to complete the round of 16 pairings.
• Ties are on 12 and 19 March with the kick-off times and any reversals to be confirmed later on Friday.
Round of 16 draw lineup
AFC Ajax (NED)
Beşiktaş JK (TUR)
Club Brugge KV (BEL)
FC Dinamo Moskva (RUS)
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (UKR)
FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)
Everton FC (ENG)
ACF Fiorentina (ITA)
FC Internazionale Milano (ITA)
SSC Napoli (ITA)
AS Roma (ITA)
Sevilla FC (ESP, holders)
Torino FC (ITA)
Villarreal CF (ESP)
VfL Wolfsburg (GER)
FC Zenit (RUS)
Road to Warsaw
Quarter-finals: Draw 20 March, matches 16 & 23 April
Semi-finals: Draw 24 April, matches 7 & 14 May
Final: Wednesday 27 May, National Stadium Warsaw