UEFA Champions League round of 16 draw

Who will face who in the Champions League round of 16?

Leipzig (GER) vs Manchester City (ENG)
Club Brugge (BEL) vs Benfica (POR)
Liverpool (ENG) vs Real Madrid (ESP)
AC Milan (ITA) vs Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)
Frankfurt (GER) vs Napoli (ITA)
Dortmund (GER) vs Chelsea (ENG)
Inter (ITA) vs Porto (POR)
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) vs Bayern (GER)

When was the Champions League round of 16 draw?

The 2022/23 UEFA Champions League round of 16 draw took place at 12:00 CET on Monday 7 November at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland.

Which teams were seeded for the Champions League round of 16 draw?

Group winners (seeded)
Bayern (GER)
Benfica (POR)
Chelsea (ENG)
Man City (ENG)
Napoli (ITA)
Porto (POR)
Real Madrid (ESP)
Tottenham (ENG)

Group runners-up (unseeded)
Club Brugge (BEL)
Dortmund (GER)
Frankfurt (GER)
Inter (ITA)
Leipzig (GER)
Liverpool (ENG)
Milan (ITA)
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)

When does the Champions League round of 16 start?

The first legs are scheduled for 14/15/21/22 February, with the second legs on 7/8/14/15 March. Kick-offs are at 21:00 CET.

How did the Champions League round of 16 draw work?

• The draw respected the following principles, in accordance with Paragraphs 13.07 and 18.01 of the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League Regulations:
  - The group winners were seeded above the runners-up.
  - Clubs from the same association could not be drawn against each other.
  - Group winners were drawn against runners-up from a different group.
  - The runners-up play the first leg at home.
• Eight balls containing the names of the group runners-up were placed in a bowl.
• A first ball was drawn from the bowl. The team drawn was placed as the home team in match 1.
• In accordance with the above draw conditions, the computer then showed which group winners were eligible to play as the visiting team in match 1. These teams' names were placed in a bowl.
• A ball was drawn from that bowl to complete the pairing for match 1. The team drawn was placed as the visiting team in match 1.
• The above procedure was repeated for the remaining matches.
• If the computer indicated that only one group winner was eligible to play as the visiting team in a match, that team was automatically assigned to the match and no ball was drawn.

What are the rest of the key dates?

Quarter-final and semi-final draw: 17 March 2023
Quarter-finals: 11/12 & 18/19 April 2023
Semi-finals: 9/10 & 16/17 May 2023
Final: 10 June 2023

Where is the 2023 final?

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The 2022/23 Champions League final will take place on 10 June 2023 at Istanbul's Atatürk Olympic Stadium, venue for Liverpool's famous comeback victory over AC Milan in the 2005 showpiece.