15 Dec 2014
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ROUND OF 16 DRAW
The first leg of the Round of 16 will be played on the 17/18, 24/25 February, 2015.
And the second leg's take 10/11 and 17/18 March, 2015.
Full draw:
PSG v Chelsea
Manchester City v Barcelona
Bayer Leverkusen v Atletico Madrid
Juventus v Borussia Dortmund
Schalke 04 v Real Madrid
Shakhtar Donetsk v Bayern Munich
Arsenal v Monaco
FC Basel v Porto
15 Dec 2014
CHELSEA FACE PSG REUNION
Chelsea's tie with PSG will be one not to be missed.
Here's THREE reasons why:
1. Chelsea are the top scoring side in the Champions League this season with 17 goals.
2. David Luiz will face his former side for the first time after his summer transfer.
3. Chelsea beat PSG in the quarter-final stage last season with an 87th minute Demba Ba goal sending the Blues through on the away goals rule.
15 Dec 2014
CITY, CHELSEA ODDS DRIFT
Following the draw, Manchester City's odds of winning the Champions League have gone from 12/1 to 14/1 while Chelsea's odds are now 15/2 from 11/2 before the draw, according to Skybet.
15 Dec 2014
CITY HANDED BARCA CHANCE
Manchester City have the chance to right the wrongs of last season's Round of 16 tie against Barcelona.
The Spanish side won home and way, with a 4-1 aggregate.
15 Dec 2014
ATLETICO AND LEVERKUSEN TO SETTLE THE SCORE
In the 2010/11 edition of the Europa League, the two sides were level on 2-2 after their two group stage matches.
Who will prevail this time around with the stakes much higher?
15 Dec 2014
HISTORY IN THE MAKING
Matches between Juventus and Dortmund are always special.
Juventus beat Dortmund 6-1 in the 1993 UEFA Cup final.
Dortmund got their revenge in the UEFA Champions League final in 1997, winning 3-1 in Munich.
15 Dec 2014
REAL MADRID COMFORTABLE WITH SCHALKE REPEAT
Real Madrid thrashed Schalke in last season's Round of 16, winning 6-1 in Gelsenkirchen and 3-1 in Spain.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored four times in the tie.
15 Dec 2014
WENGER GOING HOME
While Arsenal and Monaco have never met before, Arsène Wenger was in charge of Monaco between 1987 and 1994, winning Ligue 1 (1988) and the Coupe de France (1991).
15 Dec 2014
TOUGH DRAW FOR EPL CLUBS
That's it! All eight matches have been drawn.
A recap from an English point of view:
Paris Saint German v Chelsea
Arsenal v Monaco
Manchester City v Barcelona
15 Dec 2014
MATCH EIGHT
Basel v Porto
The underdogs of Switzerland take on the strong Portuguese side in the Round of 16.
15 Dec 2014
MATCH SEVEN
Arsenal v Monaco
Arsene Wenger will take on his old club in a mouthwatering tie.
15 Dec 2014
MATCH SIX
Shaktar Donetsk v Bayern Munich
Pep Guardoila will take his side to the Ukraine.
15 Dec 2014
MATCH FIVE
Schalke v Real Madrid
Another Germany v Spain clash as the holders face Schalke.
15 Dec 2014
MATCH FOUR
Juventus v Borussia Dortmund
What a clash that will be! Serie A giants Juventus face Borussia Dortmund.
15 Dec 2014
MATCH THREE
Bayer Leverkusen v Atletico Madrid
Interesting clash that will be as German club Leverkusen host Atleti.
15 Dec 2014
MATCH TWO
Manchester City vs FC Barcelona!
Agony for City fans who draw the Spanish giants!
15 Dec 2014
MATCH ONE
Paris St Germain vs Chelsea
Tough tie for the English side.
Zlatan vs Diego Costa will be a highlight for sure!
15 Dec 2014
PROCEDURE:
Runners-up are drawn first then they will be matched with the winners for the pairings.
15 Dec 2014
FIXTURE DATES:
The first leg of the Round of 16 will be played on the 17/18, 24/25 February, 2015.
And the second leg's take 10/11 and 17/18 March, 2015.
The final will be played on June 6.
15 Dec 2014
ENGLISH PRIDE ON THE LINE
English clubs have won just three of their Champions League last 16 matches since the start of 2012-13 (L6 D3).
15 Dec 2014
KARL HEINZ RIEDLE TO CONDUCT THE DRAW
Karl-Heinz Riedle scored twice in the 1997 final for Dortmund and he is the 2015 Champions League final ambassador.
Riedle also played for Liverpool.
15 Dec 2014
THE ROAD TO BERLIN
The 2014/15 Champions League final will be played in the Westfalenstadion in Berlin.
Will Dortmund be there?
15 Dec 2014
UEFA EXCITED ABOUT DRAW
UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino: "This is a very exciting day. This is where the real heat of the competition is felt."
"I don't think we should be surprised with four German teams. The group winners will play the runners-up. There will be some very interesting matches."
15 Dec 2014
CHELSEA VS SHAKTAR?
This Chelsea fan wants his side to be drawn with Ukraine club Shaktar Donetsk.
15 Dec 2014
FANCY A TRIP TO PARIS?
Only one of Atlético Madrid, Real Madrid, Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Chelsea or Porto can face Paris Saint Germain in the next round.
Zlatan is waiting...
15 Dec 2014
HOW FAR CAN THE MESSI MAGIC TAKE BARCA?
With his hat-trick against APOEL FC on matchday five, Lionel Messi became the outright all-time UEFA Champions League top scorer.
Can play: Juventus, Basel, Leverkusen, Arsenal, Manchester City, Schalke, Shakhtar
Qualified as: runners-up, Spain
Top scorer: Lionel Messi 8
Last season: quarter-finals (1-2 agg v Club Atlético de Madrid)
Previous European Cup best: winners x 4 (1992, 2006, 2009, 2011)
15 Dec 2014
BAYERN CHASING MAGICAL 300 MARK
If Bayern get to the final, the game in Berlin would be their 300th in the European Cup.
Can play: Juventus, Basel, Arsenal, Paris, Shakhtar
Qualified as: champions, Germany
Top scorer: Thomas Müller, Mario Götze 3
Last season: semi-finals (0-5 agg v Real Madrid CF)
Previous European Cup best: winners x 5 (1974, 1975, 1976, 2001, 2013)
15 Dec 2014
ALL ABOUT MADRID
Real Madrid CF (ESP, holders)
Can play: Juventus, Leverkusen, Arsenal, Manchester City, Paris, Schalke, Shakhtar
Qualified as: holders/third place Spain
Top scorers: Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo 5
Last season: winners (4-1aet v Club Atlético de Madrid, Lisbon)
Previous European Cup best: winners x 10 (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2014)
With six wins, Madrid finished 11 points clear at the top of their group, equalling the record margin for the competition.
15 Dec 2014
15 Dec 2014
EUROPA LEAGUE LAST 32 DRAW
The Europa League Last 32 draw will follow the Champions League Round of 16 draw
Seeded teams:
Borussia Monchengladbach (GER), Club Brugge (BEL), Besiktas (TUR), Salzburg (AUT), Dinamo Moscow (RUS), Inter Milan (ITA), Feyenoord (NED), Everton (ENG), Napoli (ITA), Dynamo Kiev (UKR), Fiorentina (ITA), Legia Warsaw (POL), Olympiakos (GRE), Sporting Lisbon (POR), Athletic Bilbao (ESP), Zenit St Petersburg (RUS)
Unseeded teams:
Villarreal (ESP), Torino (ITA), Tottenham Hotspur (ENG), Celtic (SCO), PSV Eindhoven (NED), Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (UKR), Sevilla (ESP), VfL Wolfsburg (GER), Young Boys (SUI), Aalborg (DEN), Guingamp (FRA), Trabzonspor (TUR), Anderlecht (BEL), Ajax (NED), Liverpool (ENG), Roma (ITA)
15 Dec 2014
WHO THE THREE BRITISH SIDES COULD PLAY
Manchester City
Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Monaco, Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona, Porto
Arsenal
Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Monaco, Bayern Munich, FC Porto, Barcelona
Chelsea
Juventus, Basel, Bayer Leverkusen, Shakhtar Donetsk, Paris St-Germain
15 Dec 2014
WHO IS IN THE DRAW
Group A
Winners: Atletico Madrid
Runners-up: Juventus
Group B
Winners: Real Madrid
Runners-up: Basel
Group C
Winners: Monaco
Runners-up: Bayer Leverkusen
Group D
Winners: Borussia Dortmund
Runners-up: Arsenal
Group E
Winners: Bayern Munich
Runners-up: Manchester City
Group F
Winners: Barcelona
Runners-up: Paris St-Germain
Group G
Winners: Chelsea
Runners-up: Schalke
Group H
Winners: Porto
Runners-up: Shakhtar Donetsk