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UEFA Champions League round of 16 draw

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UEFA Champions League round of 16 draw

The 2023/24 UEFA Champions League round of 16 draw took place on Monday 18 December at 12:00 CET.

The round of 16 draw took place on Monday 18 December
The round of 16 draw took place on Monday 18 December UEFA via Getty Images

The 2023/24 UEFA Champions League round of 16 draw was held at 12:00 CET on Monday 18 December at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland.

Full draw procedure

Conditions of the draw

The draw respected the following principles, in accordance with Paragraphs 13.07 and 18.01 of the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League Regulations:

• The group winners were seeded above the runners-up.

• Clubs from the same association could not be drawn against each other.

• Group winners could only be drawn against runners-up from a different group.

• The runners-up play the first leg at home.

Group winners (seeded)
FC Bayern München (GER)
Arsenal FC (ENG)
Real Madrid CF (ESP)
Real Sociedad de Fútbol (ESP)
Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP)
Borussia Dortmund (GER)
Manchester City (ENG)
FC Barcelona (ESP)

Group runners-up (unseeded)
F.C. Copenhagen (DEN)
PSV Eindhoven (NED)
SSC Napoli (ITA)
FC Internazionale Milano (ITA)
S.S. Lazio (ITA)
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
RB Leipzig (GER)
FC Porto (POR)

Draw procedure

Eight balls containing the names of the group runners-up were placed in a bowl.

A first ball was drawn from the bowl. The team drawn was placed as the home team in match 1.

In accordance with the above draw conditions, the computer then showed which group winners were eligible to play as the visiting team in match 1. These teams' names were placed in a bowl.

A ball was drawn from that bowl to complete the pairing for match 1 with the team drawn placed as the visiting team in this match.

The above procedure was repeated for the remaining matches.

If the computer indicated that only one group winner was eligible to play as the visiting team in a match, that team was automatically assigned to the match and no ball was drawn.

Additional information

In accordance with Paragraph 21.01(b) of the competition regulations, the UEFA administration decides which matches are played on Tuesday, which on Wednesday, and in which weeks.

The results of the draw and the full fixture list will be available after the draw ceremony, at 18:00 CET at the latest.

Round of 16 draw: All you need to know

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