Champions League draw in full: Arsenal, Liverpool and Aston Villa learn fate

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Liverpool will face Paris St Germain, Arsenal play PSV Eindhoven and Aston Villa take on Club Brugge in the last 16 of the Champions League.

If Arsenal progress, they will face either Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals.

Meanwhile, Liverpool and Aston Villa could come head-to-head in the quarters if they both progress past the round of 16.

Liverpool, Arsenal and Villa all progressed to the last 16 as seeded sides, after finishing in the top eight of the league phase, meaning they will play the return legs of the last 16 at home.

After Real Madrid knocked out Manchester City earlier this week, they will now face their local rivals Atletico Madrid, a tie that Kylian Mbappe said he was hoping for “because there’s no travel.”

Perennial winners in the Champions League, Real Madrid are going for their 16th title, winning six of the last 11 competitions.

Round of 16 draw in full:

Benfica vs. Barcelona

Paris St-Germain vs. Liverpool

Feyenoord vs. Inter Milan

PSV Eindhoven vs. Arsenal

Bayern Munich vs. Bayer Leverkusen

Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid

Borussia Dortmund vs. Lille

Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa

Villa lost 1-0 to Brugge in the league phase, but will be hoping to bounce back from that defeat to secure an eye-watering quarter-final against Liverpool or PSG.

Arsenal go into the next round against Dutch champions PSV with the second best defensive record in the league phase, winning all four of their home games and finishing third overall.

Liverpool topped the table in the league phase of this new format of the Champions League, winning seven of their eight matches, but will need to overcome French champions PSG in the next round – the first time the teams are meeting in almost 30 years.

The last-16 ties will take place on March 4/5 and March 11/12, while the quarter-finals will be on April 8/9 and April 15/16.

Quarter-finals

PSG/Liverpool vs. Brugge/Aston Villa

PSV/Arsenal vs. Real Madrid/Atletico Madrid

Benfica/Barcelona vs. Borussia Dortmund/Lille

Bayern Munich/ Bayer Leverkusen vs. Feyenoord/Inter Milan

Semi-finals will be on April 29/30 and May 6/7 May.

Semi-finals

PSV/Arsenal or Real Madrid/Atletico Madrid vs. PSG/Liverpool or Brugge/Aston Villa

Benfica/Barcelona or Borussia Dortmund/Lille vs. Bayern Munich/ Bayer Leverkusen or Feyenoord/Inter Milan

The Champions League final is on 31 May at Allianz Arena in Munich.

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