UEFA Champions League last 16 draw: Bayern Munich face Atalanta, Bayer Leverkusen paired with Arsenal
Bayern Munich will face Italian side Atalanta in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League, while Bayer Leverkusen have been paired with English Premier League leaders Arsenal.
Vincent Kompany’s side will travel to Bergamo for the first leg on 10 March before welcoming the Serie A outfit, who defeated Borussia Dortmund in the last round, to the Allianz Arena for the return game eight days later.
Leverkusen, by contrast, host Arsenal at the BayArena in the first leg in the early kick-off on 11 March before travelling for London for the second leg six days later.
Champions League last 16 draw in full:
- Galatasaray vs. Liverpool (10 March, 6.45pm CET & 18 March, 9pm CET)
- Atalanta vs. Bayern Munich (10 March, 9pm CET & 18 March, 9pm CET)
- Newcastle United vs. Barcelona (10 March, 9pm CET & 18 March, 6.45pm CET)
- Atlético Madrid vs. Tottenham Hotspur (10 March, 9pm CET & 18 March, 9pm CET)
- Bayer Leverkusen vs. Arsenal (11 March, 6.45pm CET & 17 March, 9pm CET)
- Real Madrid vs. Manchester City (11 March, 9pm CET & 17 March, 9pm CET)
- Paris Saint-Germain vs. Chelsea (11 March, 9pm CET & 17 March, 9pm CET)
- Bodø/Glimt vs. Sporting Lisbon (11 March, 9pm CET & 17 March, 6.45pm CET)
Watch: Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes reacts to the last-16 draw
When and where did the Champions League round of 16 draw take place?
The draw took place on Friday 27 February at 12pm CET. It dictated which teams play each other in the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals.
How did the draw work?
The round of 16 includes the eight teams who qualified automatically from the league phase, alongside the eight who qualified via this week's play-offs. The automatic qualifiers were seeded for the last 16 and have the luxury of playing the second legs at home.
Each of those teams (who finished first to eighth in the league phase) had two possible opponents on Friday. Much like the play-off round, matches between teams from the same nation were possible.
The top four teams from the league phase will also have home advantage in the second leg of a future quarter-final, and the top two will additionally have home advantage in a semi-final.
Watch: Bayern take on Dortmund in Der Klassiker on Saturday
Who could they face in the quarter-finals?
Bayern's potential opponents in the quarter-finals: Manchester City or Real Madrid
Leverkusen's potential opponents in the quarter-finals: Sporting Lisbon or Bodø/Glimt
Key Champions League dates:
Round of 16: 10/11 & 17/18 March 2026
Quarter-finals: 7/8 & 14/15 April 2026
Semi-finals: 28/29 April & 5/6 May 2026
Final: 30 May 2026 (Budapest)
Who did Freiburg and Stuttgart draw in the UEFA Europa League?
Freiburg will play Belgian outfit Genk in the last 16 of the Europa League, while VfB Stuttgart will face Portuguese outfit Porto.
Julian Schuster’s team, who finished seventh in the league phase of the competition, will travel to Belgium for the first leg before playing the return game at the Europa-Park Stadion a week later.
Sebastian Hoeneß’s Stuttgart, conquerors of Celtic in the knockout round play-off, play the first leg at the MHP Arena before travelling to Portugal for the second leg.
Europa League last 16 draw in full:
Ferencváros vs. Braga
Panathinaikos vs. Real Betis
Genk vs. Freiburg
Celta Vigo vs. Lyon
VfB Stuttgart vs. Porto
Nottingham Forest vs. Midtjylland
Bologna vs. Roma
Lille vs. Aston Villa
The first legs will take place on 12 March, with the return games being held on 19 March. Kick-off times will be confirmed later on Friday.
Who did Mainz draw in the UEFA Conference League?
Last but not least, Mainz will take on Czech club Sigma Olomouc in the last 16 of the UEFA Conference League.
Urs Fischer’s charges will play the first leg away from home before welcoming Sigma - who defeated Swiss side Lausanne 3-2 on aggregate to reach this stage - to the MEWA Arena for the return game.
Conference League last 16 draw in full:
Lech Poznań vs. Shakhtar
AZ Alkmaar vs. Sparta Prague
Crystal Palace vs. AEK Larnaca
Fiorentina vs. Raków
Samsunspor vs. Rayo Vallecano
Celje vs. AEK Athens
Sigma Olomouc vs. Mainz
Rijeka vs. Strasbourg
The Conference League last-16 ties will also be held on 12 and 19 March, with kick-off times to be confirmed later on Friday.
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