UCL knockout draw: Real Madrid face Man City as Arsenal meet Bayer Leverkusen

Manchester City were drawn against Real Madrid in the Champions League knockout phase for the sixth time since the 2019-20 season after the draw for the last 16, quarter-finals, and semi-finals was made on Friday.

Real Madrid and City have already faced each other once in the group stage, with City coming from behind to win 2-1 in December 2025.

Defending champions Paris St Germain (PSG) will face Chelsea in what will be a repeat of last year’s ill-tempered Club World Cup final where the Premier League side came out on top.

Arsenal, who finished top in the league phase, play Bayer Leverkusen while Bayern Munich, who were second, play Atalanta.

Newcastle United face Barcelona while Liverpool take on Galatasaray.

EPL fixtures: Arsenal face Chelsea title test as Fulham host Tottenham

Premier League strugglers Tottenham Hotspur face Atletico Madrid while Norwegian upstarts Bodo/Glimt – who beat City, Atletico, and Inter Milan this season – take on Portuguese side Sporting.

LAST-16 DRAW

Real Madrid v Manchester City

Bodo/Glimt v Sporting

Paris St Germain v Chelsea

Newcastle United v Barcelona

Galatasaray v Liverpool

Atletico Madrid v Tottenham Hotspur

Atalanta v Bayern Munich

Bayer Leverkusen v Arsenal

QUARTER-FINALS

QF1: PSG/Chelsea v Galatasaray/Liverpool

QF2: Real Madrid/Man City v Atalanta/Bayern

QF3: Newcastle/Barcelona v Atletico/Tottenham

QF4: Bodo/Sporting v Leverkusen/Arsenal

SEMI-FINALS

Semi-final 1: QF1 winners v QF2 winners

Semi-final 2: QF3 winners v QF4 winners

FIRST AND SECOND LEG DATES

Last 16: March 10-11 and March 17-18

Quarter-finals: April 7-8 and April 14-15

Semi-finals: April 28-29 and May 5-6

Final: May 30 in Budapest

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