Champions League draw live: Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City, Tottenham and Newcastle set to learn last-16 opponents and route to final

March guarantees to be a significant month for all six English groups in right now’s draw – for instance, Arsenal and Manchester City have the Premier League title race, the Carabao Cup final, and the FA Cup fifth spherical to play, in addition to the Champions League last-16.

The Carabao Cup final is set for Sunday 22 March – with the Champions League last-16 second legs then going down that midweek.

Arsenal will probably be at residence for his or her last-16 second leg on Tuesday March 17, possible the identical evening that Manchester City performs their second leg, additionally at residence.

As outlined earlier this morning, there’s a 50/50 probability that Newcastle play Chelsea within the Champions League last-16. If not, Newcastle will play Barcelona and Chelsea will play PSG.

If there’s an all-English tie, although, the groups will play one another thrice in a row – because the Champions League dates will fall both facet of their Premier League fixture assembly on Saturday 14th March. If that’s the case, the run will probably be as follows:

10/11 March 2026: Newcastle v Chelsea – Champions League first leg

14 March 2026: Chelsea v Newcastle – Premier League

17/18 March 2026: Chelsea v Newcastle – Champions League second leg

Anthony Gordon’s hat-trick towards Qarabag took his Champions League tally to 10 objectives this season, because the Newcastle and England winger rivals Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane and Erling Haaland within the race for the Champions League prime scorer award.

• 1 – Kylian Mbappe, 13 objectives, eight video games
• 2 – Anthony Gordon, 10 objectives, 10 video games
• 3 – Harry Kane, 8 objectives, eight video games
• 4 – Erling Haaland – 7 objectives, eight video games
• 5 – Victor Osimhen – 7 objectives, eight video games

Real Madrid’s win towards Benfica within the Champions League was a “victory for everyone who stands against racism”, in accordance to midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni, as Vinicius Jr scored the decisive aim every week after he accused opponent Gianluca Prestianni of directing a racist slur at him.

Vinicius stated “the dance goes on” as he posted on Instagram after sending Real Madrid by to the last-16 with a 2-1 win on the Bernabeu. The Brazilian ahead stated he was racially abused by Prestianni after celebrating in direction of the Benfica followers in final week’s first leg in Lisbon.

Prestianni, who denies the allegations, was provisionally suspended from the match whereas Uefa investigates the incident. But there was an outpouring of help from the Real Madrid supporters, with a “no to racism” banner displayed earlier than kick-off.

Norway’s Bodo/Glimt’s fairytale run within the Champions League continued as they knocked out final yr’s finalists Inter Milan in one of many event’s largest ever shocks.

A season on from changing into the primary Norwegian facet to attain the semi-finals of a European competitors, following their spectacular run within the Europa League, head coach Kjetil Knutsen’s minnows have continued their exceptional rise by qualifying for the Champions League last-16, and as event debutants.

Bodo/Glimt, who had been in Norway’s second-tier as lately as 2017, are the northernmost staff to ever play within the Champions League. Based within the small city of Bodo, a 16-hour drive north of Oslo and inside the sting of the Arctic Circle, its complete inhabitants of 55,000 might have travelled to Inter’s iconic San Siro and there nonetheless would have been loads of empty seats.

Bodo/Glimt additionally function on a price range that may be a fraction of the dimensions of Europe’s largest golf equipment.

After topping the league part, Arsenal will probably be hopeful of a beneficial draw as they prepared themselves for the Champions League spherical of 16.

Mikel Arteta’s facet gained all eight of their video games for the concession of simply 4 objectives in a powerful begin to their continental marketing campaign.

The stakes will probably be raised, although, by knockout soccer and Arteta could have to handle the calls for of additionally chasing a long-awaited Premier League title.

Having been paired with Bayern Munich, the second-placed league part finisher, Arsenal now know that will probably be certainly one of two sides within the final 16.

The London membership will face certainly one of Atalanta or Bayer Leverkusen.

Leverkusen secured a spot within the last-16 after a 0-0 draw with Olympiacos accomplished a 2-0 mixture win, whereas Atalanta accomplished a comeback from 2-0 down from the primary leg to knock out Borussia Dortmund.

Manchester City will proceed their chase for extra Champions League success as they discover out their spherical of 16 opponents.

Pep Guardiola’s stay within the hunt for 4 trophies this season having narrowed the hole to Arsenal on the prime of the Premier League, and could fancy their probabilities of a deep run in Europe.

Despite a few set-backs, City efficiently navigated into the highest eight within the league part and averted the knockout play-offs, and now await their subsequent opposition having been paired with Sporting Lisbon.

A glamour tie with Real Madrid, who they’ve performed in every of the final 4 seasons, might await, or would possibly it’s one other journey north to face Bodo/Glimt?

The Norwegian facet defeated Guardiola’s staff 3-1 in January, and have continued their exceptional journey by knocking out final yr’s runners-up Inter Milan 5-2 on mixture.

Following an up-and-down league part, Liverpool booked a direct route into the final 16 of the Champions League and now wait to see who their opponents will probably be.

Arne Slot’s facet in the end gained six and misplaced two of their eight video games to declare third spot within the desk, though endured a few tough spots throughout that spell – most notably when struggling a humiliating 4-1 residence defeat to PSV in November.

But they’re safely into the knockouts and in a season the place a correct Premier League title problem has failed to materialise, Europe affords a chance to nonetheless decide up some silverware.

The Reds additionally performed each Atletico Madrid and Galatasaray within the league part and will now face a type of groups within the last-16.

They beat Atletico 3-2 thanks to Virgil van Dijk’s last-minute header, however misplaced 1-0 to Galatasaray in Turkey – the second lack of a four-game dropping stoop in September and October.

With their type within the Premier League placing them prone to relegation from the English prime flight Tottenham are looking for solace within the the Champions League and the thrill that comes European nights below the lights.

Spurs impressed through the league part and completed fourth within the desk behind solely Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Liverpool. They gained 5 of their eight matches and solely misplaced as soon as with that defeat coming on the Parc de Princes in a 5-3 scoreline towards Paris Saint-Germain.

They will face both Atletico Madrid or Galatasaray.

Alexander Sorloth scored a hat-trick as Atletico ultimately progressed previous Club Brugge 7-4 on mixture, after the Belgian facet got here from 2-0 and 3-2 to snatch a 3-3 draw on residence soil final week.

Victor Osimhen and Baris Alper Yilmaz scored in further time for Galatasaray because the Turkish membership knocked out Juventus, profitable 7-5 on mixture.

Chelsea will probably be hoping to plot one other deep run within the Champions League as they put together to discover out their spherical of 16 opposition.

The Premier League facet secured a top-eight end through the preliminary part regardless of parting methods with supervisor Enzo Maresca, and Liam Rosenior will now have an opportunity to oversee his first European knockout marketing campaign.

Twice winners of the competitors, Chelsea have an excellent latest trophy file, following up Conference League success with a Club World Cup crown final summer time, although will maybe covet this fairly extra.

There may very well be English opposition subsequent up, with Newcastle demolishing Qarabag 9-3 on mixture, and Paris Saint-Germain the opposite risk.

Defending champions PSG led Monaco 3-2 after the primary leg and a 2-2 on the Parc de Princes was sufficient to ship them by. Barcelona will play whoever is just not drawn towards Chelsea.