Show only key events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature The penultimate draw takes place and Internazionale will play Bayern! But what about Dortmund? They will claim an epic showdown with… Chelsea! Frankfurt is next to discover their fate. They get a draw against Napoli! Milan jumped out of the bowl. They will play… Tottenham! The next ball is unscrewed and Liverpool emerge. Jurgen Klopp’s team will face… Real Madrid! Again! Club Brugge is next. Draw against… Benfica! Leipzig was drawn first. They will play… Manchester City! Updated at 11.14 GMT OK let’s go. The build-up is finally over and the balls have been shuffled. Let’s do it. Now they have ruled out Hamit Altintop, the former Bayern, Real and Galatasaray midfielder. Why; It’s the Champions League draw. Don’t ask why. Giorgio Marchetti is here. He’s ageless, the guy. Not an extra wrinkle. Must be the fresh air in Lake Geneva or something. A montage of targets drifts past, soundtracked by some minimalist dance music. So far, so UEFA. Ah, that sweet, familiar sound. The Champions League anthem plays, which can only mean one thing. The draw has begun. Now, for the endless build-up.
Teams in the draw by country
In another big win for The Best League In The World, all four Premier League teams reached the knockout stages. That makes England the best-represented country in the ’16’ alongside Germany, with four Bundesliga sides – Bayern, Dortmund, Frankfurt and Leipzig – also in the hat. Only three Italian teams – Napoli, Internazionale and AC Milan – have made it this far, with Juventus eliminated in the group stage. Portugal have two teams in Porto and Benfica, while Spain, surprisingly, only has one in Real Madrid, with Sevilla, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid falling behind. France have a representative in PSG, while Club Brugge are Belgium’s sole contenders. While we wait, why not read the 10 talking points from the weekend’s Premier League action? No. 10 is particularly insightful and funny. Updated at 10:48 GMT Here’s a fun throwback: remember last year when UEFA screwed up the Champions League draw and had to redo it? You had a job, Giorgio Marchetti! A job! Updated at 10:42 GMT
Permutations
It wouldn’t be a Champions League draw live blog without The Permutations™, would it? So who can each of the English teams be drawn with, our brave boys? Chelsea finished top of Group E, recovering from a shock defeat to Dinamo Zagreb and a draw at Atletico Caffeine – sorry, Red Bull Salzburg – to win their last four European games on the bounce. They will therefore be drawn with one of Borussia Dortmund, Club Brugge, Eintracht Frankfurt, Internazionale, PSG or RB Leipzig. They cannot be drawn with Liverpool or AC Milan, the former because of their mutual Englishness and the latter because they have already beaten them twice in the group. Moving on to Liverpool, who finished second to an extremely spicy Napoli side in Group A. They will be drawn with one of Bayern Munich, Benfica, Porto or Real Madrid, meaning we could see a rematch of last year’s final. Manchester City, who topped Group G unbeaten, can be drawn with the same teams as Chelsea, minus Dortmund and plus AC Milan. Last but not least, Tottenham Hotspur, who topped Group D, can be drawn with any of the runners-up except Liverpool and Frankfurt. Antonio Conte practices his reaction should Spurs draw PSG. Photo: Marc Atkins/Getty Images Updated at 10:39 GMT
Preamble
Good morning! The draw for the last 16 of the Champions League comes in an hour (or so). The eight group winners will advance and be drawn with a runner-up each. Teams from the same country or group cannot be combined together, but otherwise it is an open draw. Here are the teams: Seeded (group winners): Napoli, Porto, Bayern Munich, Tottenham, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Benfica. Unseeded (runner-up): AC Milan, Borussia Dortmund, Club Brugge, Eintracht Frankfurt, Internazionale, Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain, Leipzig. Updated at 11.10 GMT
