THE DRAW FOR THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, Europa League, and Europa Conference League's next rounds were made today, and it's fair to say there's been a few interesting matchups across Europe.
MADRID, SPAIN - MAY 04: Karim Benzema of Real Madrid celebrates after scoring his team's third goal during the UEFA Champions League Semi Final (Photo by Diego Souto/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images)Champions League Draw
Chelsea, who finished top of Group E will face German side Borussia Dortmund.
Dortmund finished second in their group behind Chelsea's domestic rivals Manchester City. Chelsea plays the second leg of the tie in London.
Chelsea have never played Dortmund in the Champions League
Liverpool, who finished second to Napoli in Group A drew Champions League drew holders Real Madrid. The sides played each other in the final last year. The Spanish side won the final 1-0 in Paris.
The Merseyside club play the first leg at Anfield first
Manchester City, who topped Group G drew German side will face RB Leipzig. The Mancunian side will travel to Germany for the first leg in February.
Pep Guardiola's side played the Germans in the 2021 group stage. They lost 2-1 in Germany but hammered them 6-3 in Manchester that same year.
Tottenham, who somehow managed to finish on top of Group D, drew Italian giants AC Milan
The last time Spurs played AC Milan in the Champions League Round of 16 was in 2011. The north London club won 1-0 over two legs to progress.
The group winners will play away first before hosting the first-leg opponents at home. The first legs of this season’s Champions League last-16 ties will be played over two weeks, on 14, 15, 21 and 22 February.
The teams will then play their second leg three weeks later, on 7, 8, 14 and 15 March. All matches will kick off at 8pm UK time. Exact dates will be confirmed later today no later than 5pm UK time.
BREAKING: The Round of 16 draw for the Champions League is complete! 🏆
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Draw in full
RB Leipzig vs Manchester City
Bruges vs Benfica
Liverpool vs Real Madrid
AC Milan vs Tottenham
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Napoli
Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea
Inter Milan vs Porto
Paris Saint-Germain vs Bayern Munich
Europa League play-off round draw
The teams who finished third in their Champions League groups went straight into a play-off round with the teams who finished second in their Europa League groups
Manchester United, who finished second behind Real Sociedad in Group E were faced with a potential game against Ajax, Juventus, or Barcelona
United got an exceedingly difficult draw in Barcelona
Barcelona beat United in two Champion League finals in 2009 and 2010. They also knocked them out of the Champions League in 2020
Arsenal who finished top of Group A will find out who they face in the R16 later in the year.
The first legs of these play-off matches are scheduled for February 16 and the second legs are a week later February 23.
The Europa League round of 16 draw takes place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on Friday 24 February
Those first legs are scheduled for 9 March, with the second legs a week later on the 16 March.
It's set! 🤩
Which tie are you looking forward to most?#UELdraw pic.twitter.com/OvquVAv4rL— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) November 7, 2022
Draw in full
Europa Conference League playy-of draw
And in the Europa Conference League, Europe's new club competition, West Ham, who won all their group games in Group B got a bye into the next round.
The knockout round play-offs will be played on 16 & 23 February 2023
The games in the round of 16 will be played on 9 & 16 March 2023
The knockout round play-off draw is set! 🤩
Which game are you looking forward to?#UECLdraw pic.twitter.com/aXNxs0Poiz— UEFA Europa Conference League (@europacnfleague) November 7, 2022
Draw in full
Qarabag vs Gent
Trabzonspor vs Basel
Lazio vs Cluj
Bodo/Glimt vs Lech Poznan
Braga vs Fiorentina
AEK Larnaca vs Dnipro-1
Sheriff Tiraspol vs Partizan
Ludogorets vs Anderlecht
