UEFA Champions League Draw for The Round of 16

The UEFA Champions League is the most prestigious football tournament. It has been running for decades since it first started in 1955 and always attracted the biggest names of the game as well as some of their best players. The UCL draw is awaited in every edition of the Champions League.

Heavyweights Bayern Munich advanced through the 2022–23 Champions League group stage with a perfect record, while Barcelona was eliminated early. Some surprising results from the group stage include Liverpool losing 4-1 in Naples, Inter frustrating Barcelona, and Chelsea losing 1-0 at Dinamo Zagreb. At the same time, RB Leipzig handed Real Madrid their first loss of the year. The UEFA Champions League draw of the remaining 16 teams resulted in some entertaining fixtures. 

The UEFA Champion League Draws Round of 16 took place on the 7th of November with a batch of interesting and intriguing fixtures. Let us now look at the fixtures, schedules, and venues of when and where the matches will take place. Dive further to find out more about how the UEFA champions league draw will take place. The UCL draw is very different from the UEFA champions league group stage draw.

Clubs in The Round of 16 UCL Draw – Group Winners

Out of the 16 teams in the UEFA champions league round of 16, the 8 teams which placed 1st in their group were Napoli, Porto, Bayern Munich Tottenham, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Manchester City, and Benefica. These Group winners are drawn against group runners-up in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16. However, the teams they face will be those who are not from the same nation, and whom they haven’t faced yet in the UCL draw.

Group	1st Place (Group Winners)
A	Napoli
B	Porto
C	Bayern Munich
D	Tottenham
E	Chelsea
F	Real Madrid
G	Man City
H	Benfica

Clubs in The Round of 16 UCL Draw – Group Runners-up

The 8 teams which ended up as runners-up for the Round of 16 UCL draw after the group stage matches are Liverpool, Club Brugge, Inter Milan, Eintracht Frankfurt, AC Milan, RB Leipzig, Borussia Dortmund, and PSG. These teams will face group winners who they haven’t faced before, of different nationalities than them in the Round of 16 UCL draw.

Group	2nd Place (Group Runners-up)
A	Liverpool
B	Club Brugge
C	Inter Milan
D	Eintracht Frankfurt
E	AC Milan
F	RB Leipzig
G	Borussia Dortmund
H	PSG

Round of 16 UCL Draw Schedule

The round of 16 UCL Draw resulted in some astonishing fixtures. The fact that PSG and Liverpool placed second in their respective groups was always going to cause some issues, and both teams had a difficult road ahead of them to the quarterfinals. The champion league draws round of 16 also led to a rematch of the 2022 championship game, where Real Madrid will face off against Liverpool. While Lionel Messi and his teammates must defeat Bayern Munich.

Antonio Conte will play the Italian team against which he has won the most games in his coaching career in an AC Milan versus Tottenham encounter, while Chelsea will play Borussia Dortmund over two legs. Premier League Giants Manchester City will play German club RB Leipzig and Italian Giants Inter Milan will play the Portuguese League leaders Porto. Napoli, the team with the highest number of goals in the Champions League this season will face Eintracht Frankfurt in the round of 16 UCL. The underdogs, Benefica and Club Brugge, will face each other in the champion league draws Round of 16.

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Schedule for the 1st Leg of the UCL Draw in The Round of 16

Fixtures	Date and Time	Venue
Manchester City vs. RB Leipzig	February 22, 2023, 01:30 IST	Etihad Stadium
Benfica vs. Club Brugge	February 15, 2023, 01:30 IST	Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Real Madrid vs. Liverpool	February 21, 2023, 01:30 IST	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Tottenham vs. AC Milan	February 14, 2023, 01:30 IST	San Siro Stadium
Napoli vs. Eintracht Frankfurt	February 21, 2023, 01:30 IST	Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Chelsea vs. Borussia Dortmund	February 15, 2023, 01:30 IST	Stamford Bridge
Porto vs. Inter Milan	February 22, 2023, 01:30 IST	Estádio do Dragão
Bayern Munich vs. PSG	February 14, 2023, 01:30 IST	Allianz Arena

Schedule for the 2nd Leg of the UCL Draw in The Round of 16

Fixtures	Date and Time	Venue
Manchester City vs. RB Leipzig	March 14, 2023, 02:30 IST	Red Bull Arena
Benfica vs. Club Brugge	March 7, 2023, 01:30 IST	Jan Breydel Stadium
Real Madrid vs. Liverpool	March 15, 2023, 02:30 IST	Anfield Stadium
Tottenham vs. AC Milan	March 8, 2023, 01:30 IST	Tottenham Hotspur Stadim
Napoli vs. Eintracht Frankfurt	March 15, 2023, 02:30 IST	Deutsche Bank Park
Chelsea vs. Borussia Dortmund	March 7, 2023, 01:30 IST	Signal Iduna Park
Porto vs. Inter Milan	March 14, 2023, 02:30 IST	San Siro Stadium
Bayern Munich vs. PSG	March 8, 2023, 01:30 IST	Le Parc des Princes

The Round of 16 matches are spread out across a full month by the European governing body UEFA, with three weeks passing between the first and second legs of each series. Two legs will make up the last Round of 16, with the first legs taking place on February 14th, 15th, 21st and 22nd February and the second legs taking place on March 7th, 8th, 14th, and 15th.

Conclusion

In conclusion, it will be interesting to see if defending UCL champions Real Madrid are able to win the competition for a record ninth time. Big clubs like PSG and Manchester City have their eyes set on winning the competition for the first time with the strong squads they possess this season. Napoli is the team that looks in fine form this season with their astonishing start to the competition with a record number of goals scored in the Group stages. The underdogs this year are considered to be Benefica and Porto with their tremendous form so far. It will be interesting to see how these teams perform in the UEFA champions league round of 16. The champions league draw resulted in a season filled with drama and entertainment. This 2022 UEFA Champions League Round of 16 has a thrilling bunch of matches in store for football fans around the world.