By Yomi Adeboye
Europe’s football governing body, UEFA on Friday concluded the draws for the last 16 stage of the Champions League for the 2024/2025 season.
While Arsenal face PSV Eindhoven, their Premier League title rivals Liverpool are up against a formidable opponent in Paris St-Germain (PSG) and Aston Villa will be playing against Club Brugge.
Defending Champions Real Madrid will face stiff opposition in their local rivals Atletico Madrid just as it will be an all-Germany affair in the battle between Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen.
With this draw, Liverpool are set to face PSG for the first time since 2018-19, when they defeated the French power house to become champions of Europe.
LAST-16 DRAW:
Paris St-Germain vs Liverpool; Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid; Feyenoord vs Inter Milan; Borussia Dortmund vs Lille; Club Brugge vs Aston Villa; PSV Eindhoven vs Arsenal; Bayern Munich vs Bayer Leverkusen; Benfica vs Barcelona.
The last 16 stage of Champions League has two-legged ties which will be played on 4-5 March and 11–12 March.
Depending on the outcomes of the Last-16 two-legged ties, here are the likely pairings for the subsequent stages of the Champions League:
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2024/25 QUARTER-FINAL DRAW
(First legs):
PSG/Liverpool vs Club Brugge/Aston Villa
PSV/Arsenal vs Real Madrid/Atletico Madrid
Feyenoord/Inter vs Bayern Munich/Bayer Leverkusen
Borussia Dortmund/Lille vs Benfica/Barcelona
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2024/25 SEMI-FINAL DRAW
(First legs):
Winners of quarter-final 2 (PSV Eindhoven/Arsenal or Real Madrid/Atletico Madrid) vs winners of quarter-final 1 (Paris Saint-Germain/Liverpool or Club Brugge/Aston Villa); Winners of quarter-final 3 (Benfica/Barcelona or Borussia Dortmund/LOSC Lille) vs winners of quarter-final 4 (Bayern Munich/Bayer Leverkusen or Feyenoord/Inter Milan).
