Draw looms for last 16

The draw for the UEFA Champions League first knockout round will take place on Friday at 12.00CET at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The draw will last approximately 20 minutes and will involve the 16 teams that have advanced from the group stage.

Fascinating ties

Draw conditions
The draw respects the following principles:
* Clubs from the same association must not be drawn against each other.
* The winners and runners-up of the same group must not be drawn against each other.
* Group winners must not be drawn against each other.
* Group runners-up must not be drawn against each other.
* All group runners-up will play their first-leg matches at home.

Match dates
There will be eight ties, with the first legs to be played on 22/23 February and the return legs on 8/9 March, with the exception of FC Internazionale Milano's second-leg tie at the San Siro. With their neighbours AC Milan also among the group winners and due to play at home in the return match, Inter's return tie will be played a week later, on 15 March, as UEFA rules do not allow for two games in the same stadium on consecutive days.