The moment of truth has arrived in the Champions League. The moment of finding out which teams will make it to the final in Munich. The Champions League Playoffs have come to an end and the moment of truth has arrived for Real Madrid, Barça and Atlético de Madrid. The Whites are the only team that have had to play in this phase as they did not qualify for the last eight in the previous group stage. A ‘setback’ that has allowed us to enjoy the King of Europe in all his splendor in a luxury tie against Manchester City.
Carlo Ancelotti’s side are in the last sixteen after two magical European nights to which their fans are already accustomed. In the first leg at the Etihad, Carlo Ancelotti’s side came from behind on two occasions to cancel out goals from Haaland, first Mbappé and then Brahim, only for Bellingham to appear in the dying moments to make it 2-3. They arrived at the Santiago Bernabéu on Wednesday 19th with that advantage, where an excellent Mbappé with a hat-trick gave the Sky Blues no chance.
In addition to Real Madrid, the following teams have qualified for the last 16 draw: Bayern Munich, Feyenoord, Benfica, Club Brugge, Borussia Dortmund, PSV and PSG. These teams join those who have skipped the Playoffs and qualified directly, such as Liverpool, Barça, Inter Milan, Atlético Madrid, Arsenal, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille and Aston Villa.
How the Champions League round of 16 draw works
The draw for the round of 16 includes the eight teams that advanced directly from the league phase and the eight winners of the playoffs. The teams that made it into the top 8 will be seeded in four pairs and will face the remaining teams according to their positions. Thus, the possible matchups would be:
- Winners of Brugge and Borussia Dortmund against Lille or Aston Villa.
- Winners of Real Madrid and Bayern Munich against Atlético Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen.
- Winners of Feyenoord and PSV against Arsenal or Inter.
- Winners of PSG and Benfica against Liverpool or Barcelona.
Results of the draw
The matches that luck has decided for the last sixteen are as follows
- Brujas-Aston Villa
- Borussia-Lille
- Real Madrid-Atlético
- Bayern-Bayer
- PSV- Arsenal
- Feryernood-Inter
- PSG -Liverpool
- Benfica- FC Barcelona
Champions League Fixtures
- Round of 16: March 4/5 and 11/12
- Quarter finals: April 8/9 and 15/16
- Semi finals: April 29/30 and May 6/7
- Final: May 31 in Munich