Champions League draw LIVE: Latest updates, start time, FREE stream as Arsenal and Man City learn round-of-16 opponents

 


Live Blog

Updated: 10:50, 18 Dec 2023



THE draw for the last-16 of the Champions League takes place TODAY at the Uefa headquarters in Switerzland.

Premier League giants Arsenal and Manchester City are the only English teams in the hat after blitzing through Group B and G respectively.

Jude Bellingham and Champions League kings Real Madrid will also be awaiting their round of 16 fate.

Draw start time: 11am GMT

TV channel: TNT Sports 1

FREE live stream: Uefa's official website/app


Follow our live blog below...

Champions League importance

Pep Guardiola has admitted that the Champions League is more important to him than the Club World Cup.

He said: "The Champions League is more important, absolutely.

"But to play this tournament that we have never played before – you need to be there.

"And we are going to fly there and see the environment, how it is, and play against Urawa the best as possible to deserve to get to the final.

"Of course, it’s nice. Years ago we could not imagine to be there and we are there."





Credit: AFP

Simulated draw

SunSport have simulated the Champions League draw with the use of a supercomputer.

The draw has thrown up some mouth-watering clashes, including Arsenal vs PSG and Inter Milan vs Barcelona.

Teams to avoid

Among the unseeded teams there are some clubs that could the likes of Manchester City and Arsenal plenty of issues.

Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan both finished second in their groups.

This means they could be drawn against the English giants.

Top assister

Bukayo Saka has impressed in his debut campaign of the Champions League.

The Arsenal star has assisted the most amount of goals [4] in the competition.

How will the draw work?

The group winners such as Arsenal and Manchester City are seeded and the runners-up are unseeded.

Seeded teams are drawn against unseeded teams.

Who will win the Champions League?

The bookies have Manchester City as the favourites to win this year's Champions League.

Here are the seven favourites for the title.

Man City: 21/10

Bayern Munich: 4/1

Real Madrid: 11/2

Arsenal: 6/1

Paris St-G: 12/1

Barcelona: 14/1

Inter: 18/1

*Odds by Betfair

Credit: AFP

When will the round of 16 take place?

Clubs will not have long to wait for the round of 16 ties.

The first legs are set to take place in February on the 13/14 and 20/21.

The second legs will then happen on March 5/6 and 12/13.

Inzaghi predicts opponents

Inter Milan boss Simone Inzaghi believes his side will come up against Manchester City in the Champions League round of 16.

The Italian giants were beaten in the final of the competition last season by City.

He said: "I think we’re going to draw Manchester City, but we’ll see what happens.

"All the teams in the draw are very strong and will be a big test."

If Inzaghi is right, then he and his players 

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