This archive report was first published on 16 December 2019.
The UEFA Champions League round of 16 draw is set to take place on December 16, 2019, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, from 2pm (Kenyan time).
The draw features the eight group winners (seeded) and eight runners-up (unseeded), with the seeded teams at home in the second legs and no team able to play a club from their UEFA Champions League group or a side from the same national association.
For the first time in the history of the competition, only teams from top 5 European leagues qualified for the knock-out phase.
The seeded teams are:
- Barcelona (Spain: Group F)
- Bayern München (Germany: Group B)
- Juventus (Italy: Group D)
- Leipzig (Germany: Group G)
- Liverpool (England, holders: Group E)
- Manchester City (England: Group C)
- Paris Saint-Germain (France: Group A)
- Valencia (Spain: Group H)
The unseeded teams are:
- Atalanta (Italy: Group C)
- Atlético (Spain: Group D)
- Chelsea (England: Group H)
- Dortmund (Germany: Group F)
- Lyon (France: Group G)
- Napoli (Italy: Group E)
- Real Madrid (Spain: Group A)
- Tottenham Hotspur (England: Group B)
The first legs are scheduled for 18, 19, 25 and 26 February, with the second legs on 10, 11, 17 and 18 March in 2020.
According to UEFA, the draw is a significant moment in the competition, with the teams facing off in the round of 16.
