UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino takes part in the draw for the UEFA Champions league round of sixteen, on December 14, 2015 at the European football organization's headquarters in Nyon. PHOTO: AFP
French heavyweights Paris Saint-Germain were drawn against 2012 winners Chelsea for the third straight season, while Bayern Munich will meet last year's finalists Juventus.
Record 10-time winners Real Madrid will face Roma while Manchester City will meet Ukrainians Dynamo Kiev for a place in the quarter-finals.
The draw was carried out at UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The games will be between February 16 and March 16.
Round of 16 draws
Gent (BEL) v VfL Wolfsburg (GER)
AS Roma (ITA) v Real Madrid (ESP)
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) v Chelsea (ENG)
Arsenal (ENG) v Barcelona (ESP)
Juventus (ITA) v Bayern Munich (GER)
PSV Eindhoven (NED) v Atletico Madrid (ESP)
Benfica (POR) v Zenit St Petersburg (RUS)
Dynamo Kiev (UKR) v Manchester City (ENG)
(Games between February 16 and March 16)
Shearer being funny
Chelsea....ouch! Arsenal....ouch!Man City good draw #UCLdraw
— Alan Shearer (@alanshearer) December 14, 2015
Muller...
Forza, @FCBayern. We will play against @juventusfc in the next round of the @ChampionsLeague #fcbjuv #esmuellert
— Thomas Müller (@esmuellert_) December 14, 2015
Nedved is hopeful
Nedved: "We hoped for better luck in today's draw, but we're confident we can put in two good performances." #UCLdraw
— JuventusFC 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@juventusfcen) December 14, 2015
And the last one is English giants Manchester City to face Dynamo Kiev.
Benfica will face Russian champions Zenit St. Petersburg
Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven will face Athletico Madrid
Italian champions Juventus will face German champions Bayern Munich in what is going to be the tie of the round.
Arsenal will once again face Barcelona.
PSG will face Chelsea.
Spanish giants Real Madrid will face AS Roma.
KAA Gent will face Wolfsburg.
The first draw is taking place.
The first round of matches will be played in the February next year, followed by the next round matches which will be played in the March next year.
Special tribute is being paid to Cristiano Ronaldo for becoming the first player to score 11 goals in the group stage of Champions League.
Welcome to the live updates for the UEFA Championa League round of 16 draw
There was more than a touch of class on matchday 5 & 6! Are you ready for the #UCLdraw?https://t.co/zoJaVF9ZQz
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) December 14, 2015
The #UCL round of 16 lineup is complete! pic.twitter.com/09gTdv1Pbo
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) December 9, 2015
Consider this your 10 minute warning!
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) December 14, 2015
Live #UCLdraw stream: https://t.co/5w62ctrXFT pic.twitter.com/EMKQap7VIB
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