After an exciting finish to group stage, the final groups left within the UEFA Champions League await their knockout destiny in Monday’s draw for the spherical of 16. The group winners might be seeded and drawn towards the unseeded runners-up as they discover out their subsequent Champions League fixtures. This is what to know earlier than tuning into the draw.
How you can watch
- Date: Monday, Dec. 18 | Time: 6 a.m. ET
- Location: European Home of Soccer — Nyon, Switzerland
- Stay stream: Paramount+
- Pre-draw and post-draw protection: CBS Sports activities Golazo Community
Champions League spherical of 16 groups
Seeded groups
- Arsenal
- Atletico Madrid
- Barcelona
- Bayern Munich
- Borussia Dortmund
- Manchester Metropolis
- Actual Madrid
- Actual Sociedad
Unseeded groups
- Copenhagen
- Inter
- Lazio
- Napoli
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Porto
- PSV
- RB Leipzig
The no-draw listing
This is a listing of which sides the seeded groups won’t be able to play within the Champions League spherical of 16.
- Arsenal: PSV Eindhoven
- Atletico Madrid: Lazio
- Barcelona: Porto
- Bayern Munich: Copenhagen, RB Leipzig
- Borussia Dortmund: Paris Saint-Germain, RB Leipzig
- Manchester Metropolis: RB Leipzig
- Actual Madrid: Napoli
- Actual Sociedad: Inter
Unseeded groups to keep away from
Certainly, Serie A leaders Inter and French champions PSG are the groups the seeded groups would moderately not obtain in Monday’s draw. The Italian aspect completed second on a tiebreaker in Group D and have steadily carried out all through the season, that means a headline-grabbing spherical of 16 matchup may very well be within the playing cards for them. As for the Parisians, they could have been inconsistent all through the group stage however with the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Zaire-Emery, PSG boast the expertise to oust any staff from the competitors.
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Seeded groups to fret about
The group winners did nicely to earn their spots, however there are a few groups that may doubtless encourage much less worry from the unseeded sides than others — Dortmund and Actual Sociedad. The Germans had been essentially the most strong aspect in a topsy-turvy Group F however have been inconsistent at instances this season, which may stop them from making a deep run in Europe. Actual Sociedad, in the meantime, have handled the Champions League like a reprieve from their common marketing campaign to date in La Liga, which may catch as much as them relying on the opposition.
Leipzig’s slim draw
Since many of the groups from the identical nation ended up in matching pots, many of the sides left are eligible to play one another within the spherical of 16. That isn’t precisely the case for RB Leipzig, although, who might be restricted to only 5 opponents come Monday — Arsenal and the Spanish quartet of Atleti, Barcelona, Actual Madrid and Actual Sociedad.
