The Champions League group stage is over – meaning we now get into the real drama of the knockout rounds.
All four English sides booked their place in the last-16 by progressing through the groups, with reigning European champions Liverpool joined by Premier League holders Man City as group winners.
Tottenham and Chelsea finished runners-up in their respective groups, however, so were in Monday’s draw unseeded – increasing fears of a possible clash against one of Europe’s elite.
The Blues suffered from their second place finish, being drawn against German giants Bayern Munich; the two sides have faced each other three times in the Champions League, most recently in the 2012 final.
Frank Lampard, the Chelsea manager, was captain that day as the west Londoners overcame all the odds to win on Bayern’s own turf and claim their one and only European Cup to date.
Spurs have also been handed a tricky opponent, though last year’s losing finalists did avoid the heavyweight clubs such as PSG, Juventus and Barcelona.
RB Leipzig, who are currently top of the Bundesliga, will visit White Hart Lane before hosting Spurs a few weeks later in their first ever Champions League knockout matches.
Despite winning their groups, meaning they were seeded in the draw, Liverpool and Man City were also pulled out alongside strong opponents.
Jurgen Klopp’s high-flyers take on Atletico Madrid over two legs, while City make the short trip across Spain’s capital to face Atleti’s city rivals, Real Madrid.
Other eye-catching fixtures include Borussia Dortmund vs PSG and Napoli vs Barcelona, while the two teams everybody wanted to draw – Atalanta and Valencia – have been selected to take on one another.
The first legs of the last-16 ties will be played on February 18-19 and February 25-26, with the second legs on March 10-11 and March 17-18.
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Check out all the live commentaries coming up across our network this week…
- Aston Villa vs Liverpool (Tuesday, 7:45pm) – talkSPORT
- Liverpool vs Monterrey (Wednesday, 5:30pm) – talkSPORT 2
- Everton vs Leicester (Wednesday, 7:45pm) – talkSPORT 2
- Manchester United vs Colchester (Wednesday, 7:45pm) – talkSPORT
- Middlesbrough vs Stoke (Friday, 7:45pm) – talkSPORT 2
- Everton vs Arsenal (Saturday, 12:30pm) – talkSPORT
- Cardiff vs Preston (Saturday, 12:30pm) – talkSPORT 2
- Manchester City vs Leicester (Saturday, 5:30pm) – talkSPORT
- Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City (Sunday, 12pm) – talkSPORT 2
You can see the Champions League last-16 draw, in full, below…
Champions League last-16 draw
Borussia Dortmund vs Paris Saint-Germain
Real Madrid vs Manchester City
Atalanta vs Valencia
Atletico Madrid vs Liverpool
Chelsea vs Bayern Munich
Lyons vs Juventus
Tottenham vs RB Leipzig
Napoli vs Barcelona
