Champions League draw: Man City to face Real Madrid in round of 16; Chelsea takes on champion PSG


Champions League draw: Man City to face Real Madrid in round of 16; Chelsea takes on champion PSG

The group formations are shown on an electronic panel after drawing the UEFA Champions League round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final and final at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on February 27, 2026.
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Manchester City were drawn against Real Madrid in the ​Champions League knockout phase for the sixth time ‌since the 2019-20 season after the ​draw for the last ⁠16, quarter-finals and semi-finals was made on Friday (February 27, 2026).

The two clubs have already faced each other ‌once in the group stage, with City coming from behind to ‌win 2-1 in December.

Defending champions Paris ‌St ⁠Germain will face Chelsea in ⁠what will be a repeat of last year’s ill-tempered Club World Cup final, where the Premier ​League side came ‌out on top.

Arsenal, who finished top in the league phase, play Bayer Leverkusen, while Bayern Munich, who were second, ‌play Atalanta. Newcastle United face Barcelona, ​while Liverpool take on Galatasaray.

Premier League strugglers Tottenham Hotspur face Atletico ⁠Madrid, while Norwegian upstarts Bodo/Glimt — who beat City, Atletico and Inter Milan this ‌season — take on Portuguese side Sporting.

LAST-16 DRAW

Real Madrid v Manchester City

Bodo/Glimt v Sporting

Paris St Germain v Chelsea

Newcastle United v Barcelona

Galatasaray v Liverpool

Atletico Madrid v Tottenham Hotspur

Atalanta v Bayern Munich

Bayer Leverkusen v ‌Arsenal

QUARTER-FINALS

QF1: PSG/Chelsea v Galatasaray/Liverpool

QF2: Real Madrid/Man City v ​Atalanta/Bayern

QF3: Newcastle/Barcelona v Atletico/Tottenham

QF4: Bodo/Sporting v Leverkusen/Arsenal

SEMI-FINALS

Semi-final 1: QF1 winners v ⁠QF2 winners

Semi-final 2: QF3 winners v QF4 winners

FIRST ⁠AND SECOND LEG DATES

Last 16: March 10-11 and March 17-18

Quarter-finals: April ‌7-8 and April 14-15

Semi-finals: April 28-29 and May 5-6

Final: May 30 in ​Budapest