Champions League draw updates as Liverpool, Man Utd, City and Chelsea learn fate

mirror.co.uk, 13 December 2021, 09:48

The four Premier League clubs, who all navigated their way through the group stages will discover their opponents in the first round of knockouts which will take place next year

The competition to become kings of Europe heats up later this morning as the draw for the Champions League round-of-16 is completed in Nyon, Switzerland.

All four Premier League teams will be in the hat, having all achieved qualification from the group stage which finished last week.

Manchester United, thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo's heroics topped a group including Atalanta, Villarreal and Young Boys, whilst City came out on top in one also involving Paris Saint-Germain.

Liverpool, who won the competition in 2019, finished a perfect six out of six from their group stage and are once again one of the favourites to lift Europe's biggest prize.

Last season's winners Chelsea remain in the hunt to retain their crown, but could only finish as runners-up.

No English sides can be drawn together but there is still a host of fascinating potential ties, with the likes of Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and PSG all looking strong.

The draw starts from 11am UK time and Mirror Sport will have all the updates as they happen:

10:18Ben Husband

No all-Premier League ties

Just a reminder that at this stage, teams from the same country can't be drawn together, so no chance of a repeat of last season's Chelsea vs Man City final, despite the Blues only finishing second in their group.

10:08Ben Husband

The sides in the hat

16 teams remain in the running to be champions of Europe, with the eight group winners and eight runners-up all learning their opponents.

Group winners

Man City

Liverpool

Manchester United

Bayern Munich

Ajax

Real Madrid

Lille

Juventus

Runners-up

PSG

Atletico Madrid

Sporting

Villarreal

RB Salzburg

Chelsea

Inter

Benfica

09:50Ben Husband

Welcome

Good morning and welcome to Mirror Sport's live coverage of the Champions League round-of-16 draw.

These things are usually drawn out affairs, but don't fret we'll fight through all the waffle to give you every tie and reaction to the Premier League sides discovering their fate.

The draw is set to get underway at 11am UK time, so knowing UEFA, it should be completed by roughly 9pm tomorrow night.

Read full version: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/champions-league-draw-live-updates-25682308

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