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
Officials and representatives from all 16 clubs remaining in the Champions League have started to arrive ahead of the draw, which you can guarantee will feature past Champions League greats, plenty of drama and a plethora of montages.
Essentially, with all the competition draws, reviews of the year and Sports Personality of the Year, December is just one long montage...
**15 MINUTE KLAXON**
Uefa's competitions director Giorgio Marchetti is not far from emerging on stage to kick-off proceedings in Nyon, where he'll be joined by the great and good of the Champions League.
Liverpool legends Ian Rush and Steve McManaman have already been spotted in the building, while former Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien has also arrived.
The latest bookmakers' odds have Manchester City installed as favourites, although that could well change once the drawn is completed.
However, Phil Foden isn't afraid of anyone that City could face, with the young midfielder saying this week:
We'll take anyone. We're excited to see the draw and I can't wait for the game.
Looking further than City, here's a full look at the odds (look away Manchester United fans):
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
A reminder of who the four English teams could face in the draw:
Liverpool - Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona, Porto, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Juventus
Manchester City - Atletico Madrid, Schalke, Ajax, Roma
Manchester United - Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona, PSG, Porto, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid
Tottenham - Borussia Dortmund, PSG, Porto, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Juventus
Pedro Pinto gets us underway as that spine-tingling music drops to signal the start of the draw. Within 70 seconds, we're straight into our first montage to show the 'Best Moments So Far'.
That's impressive even by Uefa's standards.
Pinto introduces Marchetti who will be today's drawmaster, with the Italian starting off by running through how the draw will unfold.
Thankfully it's a lot easier than the group stage draw:
- Group winners face runners-up
- Teams from the same group cannot play against each other
- Teams from the same country cannot play each other
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