The UEFA Champions League’s round of 16 full draw has been made, as Manchester City have their next task planned.
The Champions League is getting prepared for its next phase, where all the remaining 16 clubs will compete in massive ties.
The top eight, Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Tottenham, Barcelona, Chelsea, Sporting and Manchester City automatically qualified for the next round, meaning they were allowed to miss the batch of games that just happened.
The playoffs included Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid, Newcastle, Real Madrid, and Juventus.
The games were far from easy, as they all had to give big performances in bid to stay within the competition.
It proved how crucial it is to have the extra relief of having avoided an extra fixture, as some sides found themselves nearly being knocked out and for others, they couldn't do enough to be undefeated.
Let's take a look at who made it into the next round.
The Champions League results
- Galatasaray 5-2 Juventus
- Juventus 3-2 Galatasaray
- Aggregate: Galatasaray 7-5
- Monaco 2-3 Paris Saint-Germain
- Paris Saint-Germain 2-2 Monaco
- Aggregate: Paris Saint-Germain 5-4
- Benfica 0-1 Real Madrid
- Real Madrid 2-1 Benfica
- Aggregate: Real Madrid 3-1
- Dortmund 2-0 Atalanta
- Atalanta 4-1 Dortmund
- Aggregate: Atalanta win 4-3
- Qarabag 1-6 Newcastle
- Newcastle 3-2 Qarabag
- Aggregate: 9-3 Newcastle
- Olympiacos 0-2 Leverkusen
- Leverkusen 0-0 Olympiacos
- Aggregate: Leverkusen 2-0
- Club Brugge 3-3 Atletico Madrid
- Atletico Madrid 4-1 Club Brugge
- Aggregate: 7-4 Atletico Madrid
- Bodo/Glimt 3-1 Inter Milan
- Inter Milan 1-2 Bodo/Glimt
- Aggregate: 5-2 Bodo/Glimt
Due to that, Paris Saint-Germain, Atleti and Real are some of the big names to make it through tough tests. While there were surprising eliminations as Dortmund, Juventus, and Inter Milan, are out.
More clubs have joined the other confirmed sides. Along with this, the placements on each side of the bracket were also chosen. The path is now clear for these teams.
The Champions League draw
Galatasaray vs Liverpool - 10th & 18th of March.
Atalanta vs Bayern Munich - 10th & 18th of March.
Atletico Madrid vs Tottenham - 10th & 18th.
Newcastle vs Barcelona - 10th & 18th.
Leverkusen vs Arsenal - 11th & 17th.
Bodo/Glimt vs Sporting - 11th & 17th.
Paris Saint-Germain vs Chelsea - 11th & 17th.
Real Madrid vs Manchester City 11th & 17th.
Some top matches have been made, and that involves the meeting between Man City and Real Madrid. They met not too long ago in the league phase, where it was City who claimed a 2-1 success.
Bracket view
First half:
Galatasaray/Liverpool/Paris Saint-Germain/Chelsea/Real Madrid/Manchester City/Atalanta/Bayern Munich
Second half:
Atletico Madrid/Tottenham/Newcastle/Barcelona/Leverkusen/Arsenal/Bodo/Sporting