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Sports news ( Champions league and Europa league Draw live coverage From Skysports)


Live updates as the draw for the knockout rounds of the Champions League and Europa League is made. Watch on SSNHQ.

OPTA JEAN
Despite being knocked out by PSG last year, Chelsea actually have a good Champions League record against French sides.
REMATCH ON
Chelsea are prepared for their rematch with PSG in the last 16 tie...
REVENGE?...
SHEARER SPEAKS
Former England striker Alan Shearerhas had his say about the Champions League draw...
JUVENTUS REACTION
Juventus, who finshed as runners up in their group to Man City, have been drawn with Bayern Munich in their last 16 tie, with vice-president and former player Pavel Nedved giving his reaction...
Sky Bet have updated their outright prices for this season's Champions League. Barcelona are the 5/2 favourites and Manchester City are big winners from the draw as they are cut to 10/1 to lift the trophy. Arsenal and Chelsea have both been pushed out to 20/1 and 33/1 respectively after being handed tough tasks.
WHEN WILL THE TIES BE PLAYED?
The last 16 games won't be played until February, with some first leg fixtures on 16th and 17th and others a week later on the 23rd and 24th.
Second legs then take place on March 8th / 9th or March 15th / 16th.
LOOK AWAY ARSENAL FANS....
DRAW RECAP
Phew, what a draw that was! Chelseaplay PSG for the third season in a row, with the French side knocking them out of the Champions League last season.
Man City arguably have the most favourable draw - but the longest trip - against Dynamo Kiev, while Arsenalface current holders Barcelona. Easy, right?...
DYNAMO KIEV v MAN CITY
BENFICA v ZENIT
PSV v ATLETICO
JUVENTUS v BAYERN MUNICH
ARSENAL v BARCELONA
PSG v CHELSEA
ROMA v REAL MADRID
GENT v WOLFSBURG
DRAW BEGINS
Gent are the first team out of the runners-up pot...
IL CAPITANO
The former Inter defender Javier Zanetti is in the house to help make the Champions League draw, with this season's final being held at the San Siro in Milan. Zanetti won the European compeition in the 2009/10 season.
SUPER RONNIE
A special mention for Real Madrid talisman Cristiano Ronaldo in the opening speeches...
AND WE'RE OFF!
The draw ceremony is underway in Switzerland and everyone's favourite UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino is giving his opening monologue.
We're now onto seeing highlights of all the teams in the Champions Leaguedraw with Arsenal kicking off the montage.
NEVILLE v MAN UTD?
However, a tasty prospect could be new Valencia manager Gary Nevillefacing his old club Man Utd in the round of 32, with the Premier League outfit seeded and the Spanish side unseeded.
Spurs and Liverpool could also come up against Valencia as seeded teams with the potential other opponents for the three English sides being:Anderlecht, Borussia Dortmund, Fenerbahce, Fiorentina, Galatasaray, Marseille, FC Midtjylland, Partizan Belgrade, Saint Etienne, Sevilla, Shakhtar Donetsk, FC Sion, Sporting Lisbon, Sparta Prague and Villarreal.
NO ALL PL TIES
As with the Champions League, no teams from the same country can play each other in the round of 32, so don't expect Man Utd, Liverpool or Spurs to be facing off this time round.
However, if they all make it through, then the 'country protection' rule and seeding no longer applies and we could see some historic Premier League ties making an appearance in Europe.
HOW WILL IT WORK?
This one is bit more tricky so pay attention!
The 12 Europa League group winners and the four third-placed Champions League teams who scored the most points - with clubs separated on goal difference and then goals scored if they finished level on points - are seeded and have home advantage in the second leg.
The 12 Europa League group runners-up and the four remaining third-placed Champions League teams are unseeded.
WHO'S IN THE EL DRAW?
Again, plenty of recognisable teams in the last 32, including Liverpool andSpurs, with Man Utd and Valenciadropping down to the Europa League along with current holders Sevilla, Bayer Leverkusen and Porto among others.
Napoli, Schalke, Borussia Dortmundand Fiorentina also made it into the knockout rounds from the group stages.
READY TO ROLL
UEFA's Swiss headquarters are ready for the draws, taking on a bit of a lecture hall vibe but this will soon be filled with expectant clubrepresentatives!
WHEN WILL THE TIES BE PLAYED?
The last 16 games won't be played until February, with the first leg fixtures on 16th and 17th and another round a week later on the 23rd and 24th.
Second legs then take place on March 8th and 9th with the final set of fixtures a week later on March 15th and 16h.
The quarter-final draw follows almost immediately after on Friday March 18th on 11am and the semi-final draw a month later on Friday April 15th also at 11am.
WHO CAN MAN CITY DRAW?
The Citizens are in the same boat as Chelsea after winning their group ahead of last season's finalists Juventus and could also face one of the following: Paris Saint-Germain, PSV Eindhoven, Benfica, Roma, Dynamo Kiev or Gent.
WHO CAN CHELSEA DRAW?
The Blues were top of their group ahead of Dynamo Kiev, and can face a tie against one of the following: Paris Saint-Germain, PSV, Benfica, Juventus, Roma, Gent.
WHO CAN ARSENAL DRAW?
The Gunners finished second in their group behind Bayern Munich and can face one of the following: Real Madrid, Wolfsburg, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Zenit.
FULL LIST OF TEAMS
Group winners: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Zenit St Petersburg, Wolfsburg, Atletico Madrid, Manchester City, Chelsea.
Group runners-up: Paris Saint-Germain, PSV Eindhoven, Benfica, Juventus, Roma, Arsenal, Dynamo Kiev, Gent.
HOW WILL IT WORK?
This one is actually pretty simple, there are two seeding pots, consisting of the eight group winners and eight group runners-up and two teams from each pot will be drawn against each other to create the last 16 ties.
Group winners will play their first leg away from home, and no team can be drawn against another club from their own country. Due to a decision of the UEFA Executive Committee, teams from Russia and Ukraine cannot meet.
WHO'S IN THE CL DRAW?
Plenty of familiar faces in the Champions League last 16, withArsenal, Chelsea and Man City all in the mix along with Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Juventusand PSG among others.
WELCOME!
Good morning football fans, who fancies some Champions League draw action? Well you're in luck because that's exactly what we're bringing you this morning, and we're chucking in theEuropa League draw afterwards as well for good measure. You lucky bunch.
Charlotte Marsh here to take you through all the ins and outs of the draw as well as the fixtures themselves as soon as they come out, with it all kicking off around 11am so stay tuned!
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