Champions League round of 16 draw: Pairings confirmed and order of the quarter-finals and semi-finals

UEFA has made the round of 16 draw, and we now know the rivals, as well as the side of the bracket and order of the quarter-finals and semi-finals for the Champions League. With the knockout play-off already finished, the competition enters now into familiar territory.

The round of 16 games will take place on March 4 and 5 (the first leg) and March 11 and 12 (the second leg). These are the rivals for the round of 16:

• Paris Saint Germain vs. Liverpool


• Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa


• Real Madrid vs. Atlético de Madrid


• PSV vs. Arsenal


• Feyenoord vs. Inter


• Bayern Munich vs. Bayer Leverkusen


• Borussia Dortmund vs. Lille


• Benfica vs. FC Barcelona

Quarter-finals and semi-finals order

With the round of 16 pairs confirmed, we also know which teams will play the second leg of the quarter-finals and semi-finals at home:

Quarter-finals

• PSG or Liverpool vs. Club Brugge or Aston Villa (will play the second leg at home)


• PSV or Arsenal vs. Real Madrid or Atlético (will play the second leg at home)


• Barcelona or Benfica vs. Borussia or Lille (will play second leg at home)


• Bayern or Leverkusen vs. Feyenoord or Inter (will play second leg at home)

Semi-finals

• PSG/Liverpool/Brugge/Aston Villa vs. Real Madrid/Atleti/PSV/Arsenal (play second leg at home)


• Feyenoord/Inter/Bayern/Leverkusen vs. Borussia/Lille/Benfica/Barcelona (play second leg at home)