One of the most awaited days for football fans is here. The league phase and the knockout phase play-offs for UEFA Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League has ended, and we finally enter into the meat of the competition: the knockouts from round of 16 to the finals in May. And it starts today, with the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League draw.
It will be the same event, on Friday, February 27, in Nyon, Switzerland, at different start times:
Champions League draw: 12:00 CET, 11:00 GMT
Europa League draw: 13:00 CET, 12:00 GMT
Conference League draw: 14:00 CET, 13:00 GMT
You will be able to follow the draws live on UEFA.com, UEFA.tv and the official UEFA Champions League app.
UPDATE: The draws already took place, and here are the round of 16 fixtures and full bracket:
Champions League
Europa League
Conference League
How does the Champions League draw works
The draw will be the same for the three competitions: clubs are paired based on their positions at the end of the league phase, balls are taken out from the bowls to decide which one of the two options.
There are only two options for each of the team, so it will be like flipping a coin, 50% chances for each one... but the decision will decide which side of the bracket they fall, and all of their potential subsequent rivals before the final.
As a reminder, these are the potential duels for the draw on Friday:
Champions League
Paris Saint Germain vs. Barcelona or Chelsea
Newcastle vs. Barcelona or Chelsea
Galatasaray vs. Liverpool or Tottenham
Atleti vs. Liverpool or Tottenham
Real Madrid vs. Sporting or Manchester City
Bodo/Glimt vs. Sporting or Manchester City
Atalanta vs. Arsenal or Bayern
Leverkusen vs. Arsenal or Bayern
Europa League
Ludogorets or Ferencvaros vs. Porto or Braga
Celtic or Stuttgart vs. Porto or Braga
Panathinaikos or Viktoria Plzen vs. Midtjylland or Betis
Fenerbahçe or Nottingham Forest vs. Midtjylland or Betis
GNK Dinamo or Genk vs. Freiburg or Roma
Brann or Bologna vs. Freiburg or Roma
PAOK or Celta vs. Lyon or Aston Villa
Lille or Crvena Zvezda vs. Lyon or Aston Villa
Conference League
Rijeka vs. Raków Częstochowa/Strasbourg
Fiorentina vs. Raków Częstochowa/Strasbourg
Sigma Olomuc vs. Larnaca/Mainz
Crystal Palace vs. Larnaca/Mainz
Lech Poznań vs. Rayo Vallecano/Shaktar Donetsk
Samsunspor vs. Rayo Vallecano/Shaktar Donetsk
Celje vs. Sparta Praha/Athens
AZ Alkmaar vs. Sparta Praha/Athens
After the draw, a brief rest before round of 16 games take place in the week of March 10-12 and March 17-19. Did you team make it into Champions League, Europa League or Conference League round of 16 this year?
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