Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea have learned their last-16 opponents after the re-draw for the UEFA Champions League’s first knockout round.
The initial draw was declared void after a mistake from UEFA, with the governing body ordering a re-draw for the remaining teams in Europe’s elite competition.
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Manchester City, Liverpool and Manchester United were all seeded after each finished as group winners, though Chelsea were seeded second in their defence of the trophy after finishing as runners-up to Juventus in Group H.
Manchester United have again been handed a difficult assignment with a clash against Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid, whilst Liverpool – who became the first English side to progress with a 100% group stage record – will take on Italian champions Inter Milan.
Chelsea – having also drawn Lille in the initial draw – will face the Ligue champions, who shocked France to beat PSG to the title last season before topping a Champions League group containing Sevilla, Red Bull Salzburg and Wolfsburg.
Manchester City will meet Sporting Lisbon as Pep Guardiola’s side look to reach a second successive Champions League final, whilst Paris Saint-Germain meet Real Madrid in a glamour last-16 tie.
Each of the group winners will play the first leg of their last-16 tie away from home, with the first legs set to take place over February 15-16 and February 22-23, with the return fixtures scheduled for March 8-9 and March 15-16.
Champions League last-16 draw in full:
Red Bull Salzburg v Bayern Munich
Sporting Lisbon v Manchester City
Benfica v Ajax
Chelsea v Lille
Atletico Madrid v Manchester United
Villarreal v Juventus
Inter Milan v Liverpool
Paris Saint-Germain v Real Madrid
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