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Champions League Draw : Chelsea to Face Atletico Madrid, Liverpool get RB Leipzig

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The draw for the first knockout round of Champions League round took place on Monday, with Chelsea set to face Atletico Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, last season’s beaten finalists, will face Barcelona in the last 16 of the Champions League while Liverpool were paired with RB Leipzig in Monday’s draw.

Bayern Munich, who beat PSG in the 2020 final, play Lazio in the knockout phase while Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City team, still seeking a first Champions League title, must get past Borussia Moenchengladbach.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus will play Portuguese side Porto, winners in 2004, while Real Madrid take on last season’s surprise quarter-finalists Atalanta.

FULL DRAW

Borussia Monchengladbach v Man City

Lazio v Bayern Munich

Atletico Madrid v Chelsea

RB Leipzig v Liverpool

Porto v Juventus

Sevilla v Borussia Dortmund

Barcelona v PSG

Atalanta v Real Madrid

Unseeded teams (group runners-up) are listed first, and will host the first leg of the home-and-away ties.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

The eight group winners in the Champions League face the eight runners-up in the round of 16, however teams cannot face another side from their own country or their own group.

MATCH DATES (AEDT)

First legs: 17/18/24/25 February

Second legs: 10/11/17/18 March

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