The group stage of the 2023/2024 UEFA Champions League Season is done and dusted, meaning all eyes can now turn to the knockout round of the competition, where the UCL Last 16 draw had already been revealed yesterday. 16 teams made up of the winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups will be going head to head with each other for the biggest trophy in European club football competitions, and we will be taking you to a complete guide of what has happened in last night’s UCL Last 16 draw, alongside teams that have qualified, matches that you should not miss as well as the dates of these games.
Qualified Teams of the UCL Last 16 Draw
Teams that have booked their places as group winners in the following round of the tournament were Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Atlético Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City and Barcelona. If one take a deeper look to this, they will realise that the Spanish La Liga teams have been performing better than the rest of the pack, having secured four tickets to the Last 16 out of their five participating teams, and these Spanish outfits have finished their group campaign as winners. It is also worth mentioning that Real Madrid and defending champions Manchester City are the only teams that won all six group matches in 2023/2024.
The eight group runners-up that completed the UCL Last 16 draw included F.C. Copenhagen, PSV Eindhoven, SSC Napoli, Inter Milan, SS Lazio, Paris Saint-Germain, RB Leipzig and FC Porto, where the notable teams who finished second in their groups were defending Italian Serie A and French Ligue 1 champions Napoli and PSG as well as three-time European Cup / UEFA Champions League winners Inter.
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UCL Last 16 Draw: Blockbuster Clashes All Set
It is time for us to reveal the UCL Last 16 draw result and what should football fans expect in the knockout round of one of the most watch football competitions in the world.
As things stand in the UCL Last 16 draw, Arsenal, the current leaders of the English Premier League, will face two-time European Cup / UEFA Champions League winners Porto, while two defending winners of Europe’s Top Five Leagues Napoli and Barcelona will lock horns for an intriguing two-leg Round of 16 clash. Furthermore, Paris Saint-Germain, who only managed to escaped the group stage of the Group of Death on goal differences, are set to take on Real Sociedad in the knockout round, while Sociedad’s fellow Spanish club Atlético Madrid shall face a tough test against last season’s runners-up Inter.
Next in the UCL Last 16 draw, PSV have Dortmund in store for them in the elimination round of the Champions League, and Lazio will welcome an uphill battle against an in-from Bayern Munich, who have been tearing teams apart since England captain Harry Kane‘s arrival. The rest of the the UCL Last draw saw two of the best teams in the group stage, Manchester City and Real Madrid, taking on F.C. Copenhagen and RB Leipzig respectively. The first legs will be played on 13th, 14th, 20th and 21st February, and the second legs will be played on 5th, 6th, 12th and 13th March 2024.
Our Bold Prediction for UCL Quarterfinals
With the UCL Last 16 draw result revealed, we at OtherLeague.com would like to forecast what are the teams that will be qualifying for the Quarterfinals of the competition. We believe that Arsenal, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Inter Milan, Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Manchester City and Real Madrid will be the ones who edge out their opponents and make it into the Last 8 of the Champions League, and should our prediction does become a reality, the above eight teams will allow the 2023/2024 edition to be one of the toughest in recent times.
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Bonus: Where to Watch the UCL Last 16?
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