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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

FIRST TEAM OUT

Paris St Germain are drawn first.

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

HERE WE GO!

Gianni Infantino talking those in attendance through the draw.

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

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

***THE 2014/15 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ROUND OF 16 DRAW WILL TAKE PLACE AT 13:00 SA TIME ON MONDAY***

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

15 Dec 2014

WHO COULD FACE WHOM

In terms of the rules for this stage, teams cannot face:

1. A team from the same country

2. A team that qualified in the same position as them (i.e Group winners will face runners-up and vice versa)

3. A team that they faced in the group stages

15 Dec 2014

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