Manchester City have been reunited with record winners Real Madrid, while top seeds Arsenal will play Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League round of 16.<\/p>\n
The draw, which took place at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon on Friday morning, saw Liverpool pitted against Galatasaray, with Chelsea to face holders Paris Saint-Germain.<\/p>\n
Tottenham will play Atletico Madrid and Newcastle have been drawn to play Barcelona as six Premier League clubs bid to reach the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n
The seeded teams, who finished in the top eight of the league phase, were all drawn against one of the eight play-off winners and will have the advantage of playing the second legs at home.<\/p>\n
The first legs will be played on 10-11 March, with the second legs scheduled for 17-18 March.<\/p>\n
The draw also mapped out the route through to the final at The Puskas Arena in Budapest on 30 May.<\/p>\n
If Mikel Arteta’s Premier League leaders Arsenal beat Leverkusen, they will face the winners of the last-16 tie between Sporting and Bodo\/Glimt. Liverpool will take on either Chelsea or PSG if they come through against Galatasaray.<\/p>\n
A quarter-final tie against Atalanta or second seeds Bayern Munich awaits Pep Guardiola\u2019s City if they overcome 15-time winners Real Madrid and if Newcastle can upset Barcelona, they could face Tottenham in the last eight.<\/p>\n
Eddie Howe\u2019s side were beaten 2-1 at St James\u2019 Park by Barca in the competition\u2019s league phase.<\/p>\n
Arsenal, who face City in the Carabao Cup final next month, are in the hunt for a quadruple and have a favourable path through to the final in their half of the draw as they will avoid PSG, Liverpool, Real, City, Bayern Munich and Chelsea.<\/p>\n
Aston Villa will face Lille in the last 16 of the Europa League and Nottingham Forest have been drawn against Midtjylland.<\/p>\n
Villa, who finished second behind Lyon in the competition’s league phase, will play the first leg in France, while Forest will travel to Denmark for the second leg.<\/p>\n
Unai Emery’s side, currently third in the Premier League, won seven and lost one of their eight group matches.<\/p>\n
Forest, just two points above the relegation zone in the top flight, finished 13th in the league phase and sealed their place in the last 16 by beating Fenerbahce 4-2 on aggregate in their knockout play-off.<\/p>\n
Midtjylland won 3-2 against Forest, then managed by Ange Postecoglou, when the two sides met in the league phase at the City Ground in October.<\/p>\n
The draw also saw Bologna paired with Roma in an all-Italian tie, while league-phase winners Lyon will play Celta Vigo.<\/p>\n
There will be a first-ever clash between Panathinaikos and Real Betis, Stuttgart face Porto, Ferencvaros take on Braga and Belgian side Genk will play Freiburg.<\/p>\n
Champions League Last 16<\/p>\n
Real Madrid v Manchester City<\/p>\n
Bodo\/Glimt v \u200cSporting<\/p>\n
Paris \u2060Saint-Germain v Chelsea<\/p>\n
Newcastle United v Barcelona<\/p>\n
Galatasaray v Liverpool<\/p>\n
Atletico Madrid v Tottenham Hotspur<\/p>\n
Atalanta v Bayern Munich<\/p>\n
Bayer Leverkusen v Arsenal<\/p>\n
Quarter-finals<\/p>\n
QF1: \u200cPSG\/Chelsea v Galatasaray\/Liverpool<\/p>\n
QF2: Real Madrid\/Man City v \u2060Atalanta\/Bayern<\/p>\n
QF3: Newcastle\/Barcelona v \u200cAtletico\/Tottenham<\/p>\n
QF4: Bodo\/Sporting v Leverkusen\/Arsenal<\/p>\n
Semi-finals<\/p>\n
SF 1: QF1 winners \u2060v \u200cQF2 winners<\/p>\n
SF 2: QF3 winners v QF4 winners<\/p>\n
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