When is the Champions League last 16 draw and when are the fixtures?

The Champions League knockout play-off round will come to a close this week and attention will turn to the next phase of the competition – the last 16.

Eight teams booked their places in the last 16 at the first opportunity, by finishing in the top eight of the group stage.

Liverpool, Barcelona, Lille, Aston Villa, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Arsenal and Inter Milan are patiently waiting for eight more sides to join them.

Those eight sides will be decided on Tuesday and Wednesday evening by the second legs of the knockout play-offs.

Manchester City have left themselves a lot to do in their second leg with Real Madrid after losing the first game 3-2 at home against the Spanish giants.

Celtic also have a mammoth task ahead of them after losing 2-1 in Glasgow to Bayern Munich and needing to overturn the deficit in Bavaria.

The ties still remain alive, though, with the only really one-sided first legs coming as PSG beat Brest 3-0 away from home and Borussia Dortmund did the same to Sporting.

When is the draw for the Champions League last 16?

It is not long until clubs know who they will be facing in the last 16 of the Champions League.

The draw will be made on Friday 21 February 11am UK time at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland.

When are the last 16 fixtures?

The first legs are on 4/5 March and the second on 11/12 March.

Given the change to the format this season and the seeded pairings, teams already have an idea of who they could play in the last 16.

Here’s what the Premier League clubs potentially have in their Champions League futures.

Who could Arsenal play next in the Champions League?

The Gunners finished third in the Champions League group stage, with six wins, one draw and just one defeat in their eight games.

In the last 16 Mikel Arteta’s men will take on AC Milan, PSV, Feyenoord or Juventus.

Juve sealed a 2-1 win over PSV in their first meeting on Tuesday night, while AC Milan play Feyenoord in their first leg on Wednesday.

Who could Liverpool play next in the Champions League?

Liverpool lost their last group stage game but it made no difference as they finished top of the group stage having won their first seven matches.

Up next for Arne Slot’s side will be one of Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica, Monaco or Brest.

PSG won 3-0 against Brest in the first leg of their play-off on Tuesday night, while Benfica go to Monaco in their first leg on Wednesday.

Who could Aston Villa play next in the Champions League?

Aston Villa’s win over Celtic on the final day of the group stage saw them grab the eighth and final spot to see them straight into the last 16.

It was a superb achievement from Unai Emery’s men and they will be rewarded with a game against Atalanta, Borussia Dortmund, Sporting Lisbon or Club Brugge.

Dortmund beat Sporting 3-0 in their play-off first leg on Tuesday, while Atalanta play away to Club Brugge on Wednesday night.

Who do Man City play if they beat Real Madrid?

Pep Guardiola’s side must come from behind at the Bernabeu next Wednesday after they threw away the lead on two occasions in their 3-2 defeat to Real Madrid on Tuesday.

If they manage to beat Madrid on aggregate next week, City will be rewarded with a last 16 tie with Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen.