Soccer News of Friday, 27 February 2026

Source: www.dailypost.com

Champions League Round of 16: Real Madrid, Chelsea, Arsenal to discover opponents

The draw for this season’s Round of 16 in the Champions League will be conducted this Friday (today).

All the eight teams that went through the play-off route were confirmed in midweek.

Seeded teams (top eight in league phase):

Arsenal
Bayern Munich
Liverpool
Tottenham
Barcelona
Chelsea
Sporting CP
Manchester City


Unseeded teams (knockout playoff round winners):

Real Madrid
Paris Saint-Germain
Newcastle United
Atletico Madrid
Atalanta
Bayer Leverkusen
Galatasaray
Bodø/Glimt

The teams in each seeded pair are drawn into one of two positions in the round of 16 against the relevant winners of the knockout phase play-offs, whose position is determined by the knockout phase play-off draw.

The last-16 draw will start around 11am (GMT) and the fixtures will be played March 10-11 and March 17-18.