Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham's two Champions League opponents confirmed
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The Champions League last-16 line-up has been confirmed following the play-off round. 22:38, Wed, Feb 25, 2026 Updated: 22:38, Wed, Feb 25, 2026 The last-16 Champions League draw will take place on Friday (Image: Getty)After a hectic couple of days of play-off action, the full last-16 line-up for the Champions League has been confirmed.
The eight victorious teams from this week’s action will now join the eight sides that qualified for the last-16 automatically via the competition’s league phase.Perhaps the biggest shock of the play-off round came in Milan, where Bodo/Glimt not only defended their 3-1 advantage from the first leg against Inter Milan, but went on to build on it at San Siro. They’ll play one of City or Sporting in the next round, as they look to continue their fairytale run in the competition.As for the rest of the Premier League clubs in the last-16, here are the confirmed two teams they could face in the next round…Arsenal - Bayer Leverkusen or AtalantaLiverpool - Atletico Madrid or GalatasarayTottenham - Atletico Madrid or GalatasarayChelsea - Newcastle United or Paris Saint-GermainMan City - Bodo/Glimt or Real MadridNewcastle - Chelsea or BarcelonaEnsure our latest sport headlines always appear at the top of your Google Search by making us a Preferred Source.
Click here to activate or add us as a Preferred Source in your Google search settings.Newcastle United were the only Premier League side that needed a play-off round (Image: Getty)The draw for the last-16 will be completed on Friday, along with the paths for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and eventually the final. Newcastle are the only team out of the six Premier League sides to qualify for the last-16 that would play the second leg of their tie away from home.That isn’t to say it would be terminal for any hopes of winning the competition, given last year’s winners were forced to go through the play-off stage.