The draw for the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals of the Champions League was held on Friday in Lyon, and the defending champions PSG got Chelsea as their opponent, while the most famous test is between Manchester City and Real.
Legend of the Croatian national team, Barcelona and Sevilla Ivan Rakitićwho won the Champions League with Barcelona in 2015, helped officiate the draw.
Tottenham which was recently taken over by Croatian coach Igor Tudor, will face Atletico Madrid in the round of 16.
The other pairs are Bodo/Glimt – Sporting, Newcastle – Barcelona, Liverpool – Galatasary, Atalanta – Bayern and Bayer – Arsenal.
The first matches are being played March 10 and 11and in return March 17 and 18. The exact dates of the Round of 16 matches will be announced on Friday evening. The schedule for the quarter-finals will be announced on March 19, after the round of 16 matches have been played, and the schedule for the semi-finals will be announced on April 16, when all semi-finalists will be announced.
The final The Champions League will be played on May 30 in Budapest.
Round of 16 pairs
Manchester City – Real Madrid
Bodo/Glimt – Sporting
PSG – Chelsea
Newcastle – Barcelona
Liverpool – Galatasaray
Tottenham – Atletico Madrid
Atalanta – Bayern
Bayer – Arsenal
The confirmed round of 16 draw ✅#UCLdraw pic.twitter.com/PVhNIIZngZ
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) February 27, 2026
Europa League draw: Genk vs. Freiburg, Italian showdown
After the draw for the Champions League, the draw for the Round of 16 was held at the headquarters of the European Football Federation (UEFA). European leaguesunfortunately without the Croatian representative Dinamo.
On Thursday, the Blues concluded their European journey for this season by being eliminated by Genk, who will play Germany’s Freiburg in the round of 16.
From the other pairs, let’s single out the Italian clash Bologna and RomeLille will play against Aston Villa, Panathinaikos against Real Betis, and Stuttgart against Porto.
The first games are on the schedule March 12they responded seven days later.
The skeleton for the quarter-finals and semi-finals is also known, and let’s add that the final of the Europa League this season is on May 20 in Istanbul at the Beşiktaş stadium.
COUPLES OF THE EIGHT FINALS (March 12 and 19)
Ferencvaros – Braga
Genk – Freiburg
Stuttgart – Porto
Bologna – Roma
Panathinaikos – Betis Sevilla
Celta – Lyon
Nottingham Forest – Midtjylland
Lille – Aston Villa
QUARTERFINALS PAIRS (April 9 and 16)
Ferencvaros/Braga – Panathinaikos/Betis Sevilla (1)
Genk/Freiburg – Celta/Lyon (2)
Stuttgart/Porto – Nottingham Forest/Midtjylland (3)
Bologna/Roma – Lille/Aston Villa (4)
SEMI-FINAL PAIRS: (April 30 and May 7)
1-2
3-4
FINAL – May 20, Istanbul (Beşiktaş Stadium)
The round of 16 is set ✅#UEL pic.twitter.com/YdHzqBAygZ
— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) February 27, 2026
Conference League draw
The Croatian football champion Rijeka will play against the French Strasbourg in the round of 16 of the Conference League, it was decided at the draw in Nyon.
The first game is scheduled for March 12 in Rujevica, and the second leg is seven days later in France.
This year’s final of the Conference League is on May 27 in Leipzig.
The round of 16 draw is confirmed ✅#UECLdraw pic.twitter.com/HfcfOkkRrD
— UEFA Conference League (@Conf_League) February 27, 2026
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