Real Madrid draw Atletico in Champions League last 16

Champions League holders Real Madrid will play local rivals Atletico Madrid in the last 16 of the competition while Bayern Munich were drawn against Bundesliga title challengers Bayer Leverkusen on Friday.

Real thrashed Premier League champions Manchester City 6-3 on aggregate in the playoffs and will now make the trip across town to play Atletico, the side they beat in the 2014 and 2016 finals.

Bayern Munich, who last won the title in 2020, take on Xabi Alonso's Leverkusen who pipped them to the Bundesliga title last season. Bayern lead Leverkusen by eight points this season and the two teams played out a goalless draw in the league last weekend.

Group stage table-toppers Liverpool will travel to Paris St Germain for the first leg after the French side humiliated Brest with a 10-0 aggregate win in the playoffs.

Barcelona will play Benfica while Arsenal were drawn against Eredivisie title challengers PSV Eindhoven.

Aston Villa, who last played in the knockout stage in 1983, have been drawn against Club Brugge while 2023 runners-up Inter Milan play Feyenoord.    

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE LAST 16

Paris St Germain v Liverpool

Club Brugge v Aston Villa

Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid

PSV Eindhoven v Arsenal

Benfica v Barcelona

Borussia Dortmund v Lille

Bayern Munich v Bayer Leverkusen

Feyenoord v Inter Milan

* Team mentioned second play return leg at home

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUARTER-FINALS

QF1: PSG/Liverpool v Brugge/Villa

QF2: PSV/Arsenal v Real/Atletico

QF3: Benfica/Barcelona v Dortmund/Lille

QF4: Bayern/Leverkusen v Feyenoord/Inter

* Team mentioned second play return leg at home

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINALS

Semi-final 1: QF2 winners v QF1 winners

Semi-final 2: QF3 winners v QF4 winners

* Team mentioned second play return leg at home

FIRST AND SECOND LEG DATES

Last 16: March 4-5 and March 11-12

Quarter-finals: April 8-9 and April 15-16

Semi-finals: April 29-30 and May 6-7

Final: May 31