Manchester City is set to play against FC Copenhagen in the Champions League last 16, while Arsenal will be facing Porto. Having topped their respective groups, the defending champions, City, will travel to Denmark, and the Gunners will make the journey to Portugal for the first legs in February.
As the only two British sides in the knockout rounds, Manchester United, Newcastle, and Celtic exited at the group stage. Harry Kane’s Bayern Munich will take on Lazio, and Jude Bellingham’s Real Madrid, the record 14-time winners, have been drawn against RB Leipzig.
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Atletico Madrid, Real’s city rivals, will face last season’s runners-up Inter Milan, and Spanish champions Barcelona are handed a tough assignment against Serie A winners Napoli. Paris Saint-Germain is set to play against Real Sociedad, and Borussia Dortmund will face PSV Eindhoven.
The last 16 matches will span four weeks at the beginning of 2024. The first legs are scheduled for February 13, 14, 20, and 21, while the second legs will be played on March 5, 6, 12, and 13.
Champions League last-16 draw:
- Porto vs Arsenal
- Napoli vs Barcelona
- Paris Saint-Germain vs Real Sociedad
- Inter Milan vs Atletico Madrid
- PSV Eindhoven vs Borussia Dortmund
- Lazio vs Bayern Munich
- FC Copenhagen vs Manchester City
- RB Leipzig vs Real Madrid
The Europa League knockout round play-offs draw also took place, featuring eight runners-up from the Europa League group stage drawn against the eight third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage.
Europa League play-off draw:
- Feyenoord vs Roma
- AC Milan vs Rennes
- Lens vs Freiburg
- Young Boys vs Sporting
- Benfica vs Toulouse
- Sporting Braga vs Qarabag
- Galatasaray vs Sparta Prague
- Shakhtar Donetsk vs Marseille
The first legs are scheduled for February 15, with the second legs a week later on February 22.
In the Europa Conference League knockout round play-offs, eight runners-up from the Europa Conference League group stage were drawn against the eight third-placed teams from the Europa League group stage.
Europa Conference League play-off draw:
- Sturm Graz vs Slovan Bratislava
- Servette vs Ludogorets
- Union SG vs Eintracht Frankfurt
- Real Betis vs Dinamo Zagreb
- Olympiakos vs Ferencvaros
- Ajax vs Bodo/Glimt
- Molde vs Legia
- Maccabi Haifa vs Gent
The first legs are scheduled for February 15, with the second legs a week later on February 22. Aston Villa has already qualified for the Europa Conference League last 16 as group winners. Villa, along with Lille, Maccabi Tel Aviv, FC Viktoria Plzen, Club Brugge, Fiorentina, PAOK Salonika, and Fenerbahce, will find out their last-16 opponents on February 23.
