The Champions League last-16 image is turning into clearer forward of Friday’s draw.
Newcastle know they’ll face Chelsea or Barcelona after seeing off Qarabag in their playoff. They won 9-3 on aggregate.
Newcastle can even discover out on Friday if Tottenham or Liverpool are potential quarter-final opponents and whether or not they’re on the right track for a possible semi-final with Manchester City or Arsenal.
Also on Tuesday night time, Atletico Madrid arrange a last-16 tie with both Tottenham or Liverpool.
Bodo/Glimt eradicated Inter Milan and can face both Manchester City or Sporting. Meanwhile, Bayer Leverkusen will play Bayern Munich or Arsenal.
What’s selected Wednesday…
On Wednesday, the names in the hat for the last-16 might be confirmed.
Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain maintain a 3-2 lead earlier than internet hosting Monaco, with the winner set to face Chelsea or Barcelona.
Galatasaray have a 5-2 benefit over Juventus for the prospect to play Liverpool or Tottenham.
Real Madrid lead Benfica 1-0 and may arrange a tie with Sporting or Manchester City.
And Borussia Dortmund will goal to capitalise on their 2-0 lead over Atalanta for the precise to play Arsenal or Bayern Munich.
The Champions League tree – and when English sides might meet
At the beginning of the week, the English sides which progressed to the final 16 knew their opponents can be certainly one of 4 sides. With the midweek play-offs concluding, that might be down to two for Friday’s draw.
The earliest alternative for 2 English sides to meet is in the final 16, when Newcastle might come up in opposition to Chelsea.
The earliest alternative for every other all-English conferences is in the quarter-finals, when Manchester City might meet Arsenal and Chelsea or Newcastle might meet Tottenham or Liverpool.
Who the English sides might face subsequent:
Arsenal: Bayer Leverkusen or Borussia Dortmund/Atalanta
Chelsea: Newcastle or Monaco/PSG
Liverpool: Atletico Madrid or Galatasaray/Juventus
Man City: Bodo/Glimt or Benfica/Real Madrid
Newcastle: Chelsea or Barcelona
Tottenham: Atletico Madrid or Galatasaray/Juventus
Friday’s draw – what you want to know
On Friday February 27, the draw for the final 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals might be made.
Follow dwell protection of the draw on Friday on the Sky Sports web site and app from 11am.
Teams can play opponents from their very own nation and opponents they’ve already confronted in the competitors.
However, the edges which did not require a play-off might be seeded, that means they get to play the second leg of their last-16 ties at house.
Arsenal – by advantage of topping the league part standings – will get to play the second leg at house for so far as they progress in the competitors.
When will fixture dates be introduced?
The spherical of 16 match schedule might be accessible on Friday night.
The quarter-final match schedule might be confirmed on March 19, whereas the semi-final schedule might be communicated on April 16.
When are the 2025/26 Champions League knockout phases?
Knockout play-offs: February 17-18 and 24-25
Round of 16 draw: February 27
Round of 16: March 10-11 and 17-18
Quarter-finals: April 7-8 and 14-15
Semi-finals: April 28-29 and May 5-6
Final: Saturday May 30
Where is the Champions League last?
PSG are the present Champions League holders
The 2025/26 Champions League last will happen in Budapest on the Puskas Arena on Saturday May 30.
How many English groups might be in Champions League 26/27?
The Premier League is in a particularly robust place to have its prime 5 clubs taking part in in the Champions League subsequent season.
The prime 4 sides qualify for the Champions League, however an additional two locations are awarded to clubs from international locations whose groups have one of the best document in European membership competitions this season.
England is at present on the prime of UEFA’s coefficient desk and all its 9 clubs are nonetheless in the three European competitions.
England’s co-efficient for the time being is 21.736, 5.136 factors forward of third-placed Portugal, who’re on 16.600.
The coefficient is calculated by awarding factors and dividing the overall by the variety of clubs every nation has taking part in in Europe.
Each win is price two factors, there’s one level for a draw and there are bonus factors for progressing in the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League.
England had been certainly one of two international locations who had been awarded an additional slot final season, with Newcastle United getting a spot in the Champions League after ending fifth in the Premier League.
If English sides proceed to do properly in Europe this season, fifth place in the Premier League is sort of sure to be rewarded with a Champions League place, which might be excellent news for clubs comparable to Aston Villa, Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool.
Qualifying for the Champions League in its new expanded format means English clubs can anticipate to make tens of tens of millions of kilos from taking part in in the 36-team league part.
According to monetary blogger Swiss Ramble, Manchester City and Liverpool have made £84m every to this point this season, Arsenal £83m, Chelsea £80m and Spurs £73m.