Hello everyone and welcome to this Marca in English live blog taking you through the draw for the Champions League knockout phase which will see matches for the Round of 16, quarter-final and semi-final decided.
With the group stage and playoff rounds now complete, 16 teams remain in the race for European football's most prestigious prize. The 2024/25 Champions League campaign has already delivered excitement, with the revamped format proving to be a success among clubs and fans alike.
The standout individual performance of the playoff round came from Kylian Mbappe, who showcased his world-class ability with a stunning hat-trick to lead Real Madrid past Manchester City. Meanwhile, PSV Eindhoven pulled off one of the biggest shocks of the season, overturning a first-leg deficit to eliminate Italian giants Juventus.
From this point forward, the tournament follows a fixed bracket system, meaning each team's path to the final is predetermined, and with no restrictions on teams from the same league facing each other, we could see blockbuster ties early on.
Champions League 2024/25 Knockout Phase Draw: Don't miss out on the latest updates of the draw ceremony
Champions League Semifinal Draw
PSG / Liverpool / Club Brugge / Aston Villa vs PSV Eindhoven / Arsenal / Real Madrid / Atletico Madrid
Benfica / Barcelona / Borussia Dortmund / Lille vs Bayern Munich / Bayer Leverkusen / Feyenoord / Inter
Champions League Quarter-Final Draw
PSG / Liverpool vs Club Brugge / Aston Villa
Benfica / Barcelona vs Borussia Dortmund / Lille
PSV Eindhoven / Arsenal vs Real Madrid / Atletico Madrid
Bayern Munich / Bayer Leverkusen vs Feyenoord / Inter
Champions League Round of 16 Draw
Club Brugge vs Aston Villa
Borussia Dortmund vs Lille
Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid
Bayern Munich vs Bayer Leverkusen
PSV Eindhoven vs Arsenal
Feyenoord vs Inter
PSG vs Liverpool
Benfica vs Barcelona
And that leaves Barcelona who are drawn against Benfica
Liverpool drawn next and after winning the group phase, they get PSG in the Round of 16
That means Inter will play Feyenoord
Arsenal next to be drawn and will play PSV Eindhoven
Bayer Leverkusen will meet German rivals Bayern Munich
Next out is Atletico Madrid .... who faces Real Madrid!!
Second team out is Lille and travel to play Dortmund in the Round of 16
First team drawn is Aston Villa... and they play Club Brugge, who beat Atalanta in the playoff phase
Former Bayern Munich striker Giovane Elber is today's special guest
Giorgio Marchetti has taken the stage to conduct the draw. With his experience, the proceedings are in good hands.
UEFA with a nice little montage of the playoff phase, which saw Real Madrid crush Manchester City!
Here we go... host Pedro Pinto is live!
The Champions League draw broadcast is underway in Nyon, now time to shuffle those balls!
Key dates for Champions League round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals
The dates for the remainder of the knockout phase are as follows:
Round of 16: 4/5 & 11/12 March
Quarter-finals: 8/9 & 15/16 April
Semi-finals: 29/30 April & 6/7 May
Final: 31 May (Munich)
Which Teams Qualified for the Round of 16?
Each seeded team will face an unseeded team in the Round of 16, with the seeded teams playing the second leg at home.
League Phase Top 8 (Seeded):
Arsenal (ENG)
Aston Villa (ENG)
Atlético Madrid (ESP)
Barcelona (ESP)
Inter Milan (ITA)
Bayer Leverkusen (GER)
Lille (FRA)
Liverpool (ENG)
Playoff Winners (Unseeded):
Borussia Dortmund (GER)
Bayern Munich (GER)
Benfica (POR)
Club Brugge (BEL)
Feyenoord (NED)
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
PSV Eindhoven (NED)
Real Madrid (ESP)
Where to Watch the Champions League Knockout Draw
The Champions League 2024/25 knockout draw is being streamed live on UEFA.com and UEFA's official YouTube channel. It will also be shown on TNT Sports in the UK, and Paramount/TUDN in the USA.
What time does the Champions League Knockout Draw start?
The draw for the knockout phase of the Champions League 2024/25 begins at 12pm CET in Nyon, which is 11am for those in the UK and Ireland, and for soccer fans in the USA, that's at 06:00 am ET / 03:00 am PT.