When Is The Champions League Draw? Start Time And How To Watch Last-16 Draw

The draw for the last 16 of the Champions League will take place at UEFA headquarters this morning, following the conclusion of eight exciting play-off matches earlier this week.

Real Madrid easily defeated Manchester City, thanks to a remarkable hat-trick by Kylian Mbappe at the Bernabeu. Meanwhile, Paris Saint-Germain dominated Brest in an all-French matchup, advancing with a staggering 10-0 aggregate victory.

Celtic suffered heartbreak after a tragic last-second goal conceded at Bayern Munich on Tuesday night, the Germans joining Feyenoord, Club Brugge, and Benfica in booking their spot in this Champions League draw via the play-offs.

The draw on Friday will reveal the potential paths to the final for Liverpool, Arsenal, Aston Villa, and the other top eight teams as the crucial phase of the competition intensifies in March.

Here’s everything you need to know:

When is the draw for the Champions League last 16?

The draw for the next rounds of the Champions League takes place at 12 PM WAT on Friday, 21 February at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland.

How can I watch the Champions League draw?

The draw will be streamed live on Uefa’s website or on YouTube.

Which teams have qualified for the Champions League last-16?

The teams that secured a spot in the top eight of the new league phase table automatically advanced to the Round of 16.

UEFA paired off every team based on their first-phase league position into a predetermined bracket, which will affect who they can face in the last-16.

According to the new rules, the seeded sides will all play the second legs of their ties at home.

Seeded:

Liverpool

Barcelona

Arsenal

Inter Milan

Atletico Madrid

Bayer Leverkusen

Lille

Aston Villa

Unseeded:

Bayern Munich

Feyenoord

Benfica

Club Brugge

Real Madrid

Borussia Dortmund

PSG

PSV

How the Champions League last-16 draw will pan out

Based on the seedings, the draw will determine the following ties:

PSG or Benfica vs Liverpool or Barcelona

PSV or Feyenoord vs Arsenal or Inter

Real Madrid or Bayern Munich vs Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen

Club Brugge or Borussia Dortmund vs Lille or Aston Villa

When is the draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals?

Starting from the knockout play-offs, the tournament follows a bracket format, meaning that potential opponents in the Round of 16, quarter-finals, and semi-finals have been pre-determined by matchups based on league standings.

Once again, the bracket was set after the end of the league phase, so teams already know potential opponents.

The last-16 draw will lay out this bracket in full on Friday, with a further draw on the day to determine the order of the matches (i.e. who plays at home in each leg).

What are the Champions League knockout matchdays?

Round of 16: 4/5 & 11/12 March 2025

Quarter-finals: 8/9 & 15/16 April 2025