The UEFA Champions League is approaching crunch time: the knockout phase.
After 32 teams entered the group phase, 16 now remain. Big names such as Manchester United have already exited the tournament, while surprise packages such as Copenhagen and Real Sociedad will hope to continue their adventure in the grandest of all European club competitions.
The draw for the Round of 16 takes place on December 18, where the 16 remaining sides will learn who they will meet when the competition resumes in February 2024.
Holders Manchester City are among the seeded sides, meaning they will be given a (theoretically) easier draw that will see them play the second leg of the tie at home. Paris Saint-Germain, however, can expect a potentially trickier route to the quarterfinals given that they came second in their group and are therefore an unseeded team.
The complete Round of 16 draw will be mapped out below once the ceremony has taken place.
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Teams in UEFA Champions League knockout stage
There are 16 teams who qualified for the knockout phase of the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League.
The seeded teams are those that finished top of their group; the unseeded teams qualified in second place. Seeded and unseeded teams will be drawn against one another in the Round of 16.
At this stage of the tournament, teams from the same country cannot be drawn against each other. Similarly, no teams who were in the same group can face each other in the Round of 16 (for instance, Real Madrid cannot be draw against Napoli). Those parameters do not apply once we get to the quarterfinal stage.
Team Group Seeded/Unseeded Arsenal (ENG) B Seeded Atletico Madrid (SPA) E Seeded Barcelona (SPA) H Seeded Bayern Munich (GER) A Seeded Borussia Dortmund (GER) F Seeded Manchester City (ENG) G Seeded Real Madrid (SPA) C Seeded Real Sociedad (SPA) D Seeded Copenhagen (DEN) A Unseeded Inter Milan (ITA) D Unseeded Lazio (ITA) E Unseeded RB Leipzig (GER) G Unseeded Napoli (ITA) C Unseeded PSG (FRA) F Unseeded Porto (POR) G Unseeded PSV (NED) B Unseeded
UEFA Champions League Round of 16 draw in full
This section will be updated as the draw is made. The ceremony takes place in Nyon, Switzerland on Monday, December 18 at 12 p.m. CET (6 a.m. ET).
The seeded team will play the second leg of the Round of 16 tie at home.
When are the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 games?
After a two-month break from mid-December, the 2023/24 Champions League will resume with the Round of 16 stage in February 2024.
Teams will play the first legs of their ties on February 13, 14, 20 or 21, with the return matches on March 5, 6, 12 or 13.
Away goals do not count in the Champions League after the rule was dropped before the 2021/22 season, so ties that are level at the end of normal time in the second leg go to extra time and, if necessary, penalties.
UEFA Champions League knockout stage schedule
The quarterfinals take place in April, with the semifinals starting on the final day of the month and concluding in May.
The final takes place on June 1, which is 13 days before the first game of Euro 2024 in Germany. Here’s the full knockout stage schedule.
Stage Dates Round of 16 February 13/14, 20/21 (first legs); March 5/6, 12/13 (second legs) Quarterfinals April 9/10 (first legs); 16/17 (second legs) Semifinals April 30/May (first legs); May 7/8 (second legs) Final June 1