The draw for the 2022-23 Champions League Round of 16 has been conducted and there are some mouth-watering ties to look forward to. The Champions League group stages finished earlier than usual this year due to the 2022 World Cup, which gets underway in Qatar on November 20. Europe’s premier club competition now takes a four-month break before returning for the knockout stages in February.
The eight group winners (seeded) teams were: Bayern Munich (GER), Benfica (POR), Chelsea (ENG), Manchester City (ENG), Napoli (ITA), FC Porto (POR), Real Madrid (ESP) and Tottenham (ENG). The eight group runners-up (unseeded) teams were: Club Brugge (BEL), Borussia Dortmund (GER), Eintracht Frankfurt (GER), Inter Milan (ITA), RB Leipzig (GER), Liverpool (ENG), AC Milan (ITA), Paris Saint-Germain (FRA).
Here’s the draw in full for the Champions League Round of 16:
RB Leipzig vs Manchester City
Club Brugge vs Benfica
Liverpool vs Real Madrid
AC Milan vs Tottenham
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Napoli
Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea
Inter Milan vs FC Porto
Paris Saint-Germain vs Bayern Munich
Plenty of tasty ties there to look forward to early next year. The first legs of the Champions League Round of 16 will be played on February 14/15/21/22. The second legs are scheduled to be played on March 7/8/14/15. All matches will kick-off at 20:00 GMT / 21:00 CET.