All you need to know about UCL Round of 16

The group stage culminated with the 16 teams ranked for the next round of the Champions League. For millions of fans, the round of 16 is an exciting stage in the continental tournament.

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The matches will be decisive to advance until crown the next champion of the most important international football event at the club level. We tell you all you need to know about the UEFA Champions League Round of 16. 

What is the UEFA Champions League Round of 16?

It is the stage in which the 16 best teams of the tournament participate; the 16 clubs finish the group stage in the first and second places of each of the groups and move to the Round of 16. Teams will play with selected rival clubs in a previous draw convened by the organizing entity.

A total of 16 European clubs participate divided into two major groups, according to their ranking in the leaderboard.

Groups of winners: Ajax, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Liverpool, LOSC Lille, Manchester City, Manchester United, Real Madrid.

Runners-up groups: Atletico, Benfica, Chelsea, Inter, Paris Saint-Germain, Salzburg, Sporting CP, Villarreal.

When does the draw take place?

The drawing ceremony was held on December 13 in Nyon, Switzerland. The draw was repeated for technical problems with the software of an external service provider.

The winning teams of each of the eight groups enter the bass drum 1 and will play the second leg in their respective stadiums, while the rest of the runners-up teams will be part of the 2 bass drum 2.

According to UEFA rules, neither teams from the same country nor clubs that faced each other during the group stage can face each other.

When’s the Champions League round of 16?

The first leg matches will be played on 15, 16, 22 and 23 February 2022. After the draw the schedule is as follows:

PSG vs. Real Madrid: 15 February 2022
Sporting CP vs. Manchester City: 15 February 2022
Salzburg vs. Bayern Munich: 16 February 2022
Inter vs. Liverpool: 16 February 2022
Chelsea vs. Lille: 22 February 2022
Villarreal vs. Juventus: 22 February 2022
Benfica vs. Ajax: 23 February 2022
Atletico Madrid vs. Manchester United: 23 February 2022.

The return matches will be played between the 9th, 10th, 15th and 16th of March 2022.

Bayern Múnich vs. Salzburgo: 9 March 2022

Liverpool vs. Inter: 9 March 2022

Real Madrid vs. PSG: 10 March 2022

Manchester City vs. Sporting CP: 10 March 2022

Manchester United vs. Atlético Madrid: 16 March 2022

Ajax vs. Benfica: 16 March 2022

Lille vs. Chelsea: 17 March 2022

Juventus vs. Villarreal: 17 March 2022

What changes are there this season?

The rule of goals as a visitor was eliminated, in case there is a tie after the normal time of 180 minutes the clubs will go to overtime, regardless of the number of goals or if they are playing as a local or visitor. If the clubs are still tied after the 30-minute overtime they will go to penalties.

Next rounds

The quarter-finals are scheduled as follows: First leg matches 5 and 6 April 2022, second leg matches 12 and 13 April 2022. As for the Semifinals: First leg matches 26 and 27 April 2022, second leg matches 3 and 4 May 2022.

The grand final of the Champions League will be on May 28 at Saint Petersburg’s Gazprom Arena.

Interesting facts from the UCL Round of 16

The clubs with the most participation in the UCL Round of 16 are: Real Madrid (19), Bayern Munich (18) and Barcelona (17).

The teams with the most games won in this phase are: Barcelona (21), Bayern Munich (19), and Real Madrid, while the clubs with the most games lost: Arsenal (13), Real Madrid (12) and Chelsea (10).