The results of the draw for the Champions League round of 16 2025/2026 have become known

UEFA has conducted the draw for the round of 16 of the Champions League for the 2025/2026 season. At this stage, 16 clubs will compete — eight winners of the playoff round and eight teams that advanced directly to the playoffs. This is reported by Suspilne Sport.

This year's round of 16 has already provided several top-level clashes between the giants of European football.

Champions League 2025/2026 draw: all pairs for the round of 16

As a result of the procedure, the following matches have been formed:

• «Real» — «Manchester City»

• «Bodø/Glimt» — «Sporting»

• PSG — «Chelsea»

• «Newcastle» — «Barcelona»

• «Galatasaray» — «Liverpool»

• «Atletico» — «Tottenham»

• «Atalanta» — «Bayern»

• «Bayer» — «Arsenal».

The current tournament winner PSG will face «Chelsea». The teams previously met in the final of the Club World Cup, where the Londoners won with a score of 3:0.

Champions League playoff matches: crucial confrontations

Particular attention is drawn to the pair «Real» — «Manchester City». The teams will meet for the sixth consecutive time in European competitions. In the sixth round of the current season, the English club won 2:1.

The advancement of «Bodø/Glimt» to the round of 16 is historic — the Norwegian club has reached this stage of the tournament for the first time.

Additionally, «Barcelona» will again play against «Newcastle,» having already defeated them 2:1 earlier this season. «Galatasaray» will meet «Liverpool» for the second time, after previously winning against the Turkish club.

The first matches of the round of 16 are scheduled for March 10-11, with the return matches taking place on March 17-18.

Recall that Goal has presented a ranking of the main contenders for victory in the Champions League.