The UEFA Champions League Group Stage is over, and it has been one of the best in recent memory. Manchester City vs. Paris Saint-Germain, Atlético Madrid vs. Liverpool, Bayern Munich vs. Barcelona, Real Madrid vs. Inter Milan, and Chelsea vs. Juventus were some of the standout fixtures.
We’ve seen some big casualties with AC Milan, Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, FC Porto, RB Leipzig, and Sevilla all failing to advance to the Knockout Stage.
UCL 2021-22 Round of 16 TEAMS
Groups | Winners | Runner-ups |
A | Manchester City | PSG |
B | Liverpool | Atletico Madrid |
C | Ajax | Sporting |
D | Real Madrid | Inter Milan |
E | Bayern Munich | Benfica |
F | Manchester United | Villarreal |
G | Lille | RB Salzburg |
H | Juventus | Chelsea |
UCL ROUND OF 16 RULES
The eight group winners are seeded and the eight runners-up are unseeded. Teams from the same group cannot be drawn against each other, while clubs from the same association (such as the EPL or La Liga) also cannot be drawn together.
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ROUND OF 16 FIXTURE DATES
Leg | Dates |
1st | 15, 16, 22, 23 February 2022 |
2nd | 8,9, 15, 16 March 2022 |
HOW TO WATCH UCL KNOCKOUTS DRAW
Date: Monday, Dec. 13 | Time: 11am GMT
Location: UEFA headquarters — Nyon, Switzerland
Live stream: The live stream will appear on this link.
New Rules of Knock Out Stage: Starting this season, the “away-goals” rule has been removed so the knockout games which will be tied on equal score after two legs of 90 minute games irrespective of home or away goals, will play an additional 30 minutes of extra-time followed by a penalty shootout if the scores are level.