Champions League draw LIVE - Manchester United to face PSG, Liverpool vs Bayern, Schalke vs Man City and Spurs vs Dortmund
Re-live the Champions League last-16 draw in Nyon
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Your support makes all the difference.Follow the latest reaction from the Champions League last-16 draw as Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham and Liverpool discovered their European opponents for the knockout stages.
United have been handed a nightmare tie as they face reigning Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain and the likes of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe. With Jose Mourinho's side currently stuck in a nightmare run of form, they will hope for significant change before the two sides meet at Old Trafford in February. There are no such issues for rivals City though, with Pep Guardiola's side cruising through the group stage and securing a favourable tie with Schalke.
That's one of three Anglo-German clashes as Liverpool find themselves paired with Bayern Munich, with the Bundesliga giants still a sizeable opponent even if they are struggling this season. Bayern find themselves nine points behind Borussia Dortmund in the league, who will be heading to London in February as they have been drawn against Tottenham Hotspur, completing the line-up for the four Premier League sides. Follow the live updates below.
When does the Champions League last-16 draw begin?
The draw is expected to start at 11am GMT on Monday 17 December.
Where can I watch it?
The draw will be shown live on BT Sport 2 from 10:45am GMT.
Odds
Manchester City – 10/3
Barcelona – 9/2
Juventus – 6/1
PSG – 7/1
Liverpool – 9/1
Bayern Munich – 10/1
Real Madrid – 12/1
Atletico Madrid – 18/1
Tottenham – 25/1
Borussia Dortmund – 25/1
Manchester United – 40/1
Ajax – 66/1
Lyon – 80/1
Porto – 100/1
Roma – 100/1
Schalke – 150/1
Good morning and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of the Champions League last-16 draw, brought to you from the Uefa headquarters in Nyon.
The draw is set to get underway at 11am GMT, but until then we'll bring you all the latest news and updates as well as reaction from the Premier League weekend.
Here's the 16 teams that go into the draw for the start of the Champions League knockout stage:
- Seeded teams: Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Porto, Real Madrid.
- Unseeded teams: Ajax, Atletico Madrid, Liverpool, Lyon, Manchester United, Roma, Schalke, Tottenham.
With a few hours to go until the draw gets underway, let's remind ourselves of hos each team got here last week...
For Champions League favourites Manchester City, it was a case of getting back into their stride. Following defeat by Chelsea and conceding an early goal, Leroy Sane inspired a comeback victory over Hoffenheim to seal their place as group winners.
It wasn't such a night to remember for United though as they saw their hopes of topping their group go up in smoke after falling to a 2-1 defeat in Valencia - a result that by all accounts could have been much worse.
It leaves Jose Mourinho's side facing a much trickier challenge this morning.
Tuesday was a far more thrilling - and successful - day for the Premier League contingent. Up against it at the Nou Camp, Tottenham found the goal they needed to draw with Barcelona 1-1 and secure their place in the last 16 at the expense of Inter Milan, who were unable to beat PSV Eindhoven.
And finally, another memorable night at Anfield saw Liverpool deliver the victory they needed in beating Napoli 1-0 to reach the last 16, although they missed out on top spot as PSG saw off Red Star Belgrade to condemn Jurgen Klopp's side to second place.
It leaves the Champions League packed full of talent and the biggest clubs in Europe, with England, Spain, France, Germany and Italy all represented as well as the Netherlands and Portugal having representatives.
As Ed Malyon points out, it may be the who's who of European football, but is that a bad thing for the competition?
Preparations are beginning to reach a conclusion in Nyon as the individual pots are brought out onto the stage, where the draw will take place in around 40 minutes' time.
Here's who each team could face in the last 16:Liverpool - Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona, Porto, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Juventus
Manchester City - Atletico Madrid, Schalke, Ajax, Roma, Manchester United
Manchester United - Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona, PSG, Porto, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid
Tottenham - Borussia Dortmund, PSG, Porto, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Juventus
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