Champions League Knockout stage draw: Teams, seeds, opponents, rules, start time, Where to watch and Live Stream


Champions League Knockout stage draw: Teams, seeds, opponents, rules, start time, Where to watch and Live Stream

The group stage of UEFA Champions League 2021-22 is done with and all the teams are now eagerly waiting for the draws to know which teams they shall face in the Round of 16. The upcoming draw will also unveil the path that will ensue in the rest of the tournament this season which makes its importance and excitement ten fold. This article contains every single detail that you need to know about the UEFA Champions League draw.

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When and where will the draw take place?

The UEFA Champions League Knockout stage draw will take place at UEFA’s headquarters, Nyon, Switzerland.

The draw for the UEFA Champions League last 16 will take place on 13th December, 2021 at 4:30 PM IST (11 am GMT) in the Swiss city of Nyon where UEFA’s headquarters are located.

Where to watch

People from the Indian subcontinent can watch the draw live on the Sony Ten network or they can stream it online on Sony Liv app.

Rules of UEFA Champions League’s RO16 draw

The last 16 teams are firstly divided into 2 large groups of seeded and unseeded teams. The teams that finished first in their respective Group Stage divisions are the seeded teams. They are automatically assigned a match each. The teams that finished second in their respective Group Stage divisions are the unseeded teams and they are now drawn into the matches that have already been assigned to the seeded teams.

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  • No two teams from the same association (like La Liga, Premier League, etc) can be drawn into the same Round of 16 match. This implies that Chelsea (unseeded) cannot be drawn with Manchester City, Manchester United or Liverpool. And similarly, Atletico Madrid cannot be drawn with Real Madrid.
  • No two teams from the same Group Stage division can be drawn into a match which is quite self explanatory in itself.

Who could the Favourites face in the Champions League Round of 16

Manchester United and PSG can face each other in the Round of 16.
  • Manchester United – PSG, Atletico Madrid, Sporting, Inter, Benfica, or Red Bull Salzburg
  • Manchester City – Sporting, Inter, Atletico Madrid, Benfica, Red Bull Salzburg, as well as either Villarreal or Atalanta
  • Chelsea – Bayern Munich, Ajax, Real Madrid, or Lille
  • Liverpool – PSG, Sporting, Inter, Benfica, Red Bull Salzburg, as well as either Villarreal or Atalanta.
  • PSG – Liverpool, Ajax, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Manchester United or Juventus
  • Real Madrid – PSG, Sporting, Benfica, Atalanta, Red Bull Salzburg or Chelsea.

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