Home / Football / Champions League News Champions League draw: Real Madrid meet Manchester City AGAIN as holders PSG get Chelsea The Champions League draw was made today in Nyon Written by Jon Fisher Last Update: February 27, 2026 11:29:00 am GMT 2 min read Manchester City and Real Madrid will renew their Champions League rivalry in this seasons round of 16 after being paired together this morning. City won 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu in the league phase in December and the sides have clashed in each of the last five seasons and in six of the last seven.It means another trip to Madrid for Citys former Barcelona Pep Guardiola.The winner of that tie will face either defending champions Paris Saint-Germain or Chelsea in the quarter-finals.more to followThe draw for the Champions League round of 16 is:Paris Saint-Germain vChelseaReal Madrid vManchester CityNewcastle v BarcelonaBodo/Glimt v Sporting CPGalatasaray v LiverpoolAtalanta vBayern MunichAtletico Madrid vTottenhamBayer Leverkusen vArsenalThe draw for the Champions League quarter-final is: The draw for the semi-final of the Champions League is:Table of Contents1 Champions League schedule 2025/262 English teams in the Champions League: Why are there six clubs?3 Where is the Champions League final?Champions League schedule 2025/26Each team played eight matches in the league phase of the Champions League, all against different opponents.The top eight sides in the table qualified automatically for the round of 16. The teams finishing in ninth to 24th competed in a two-legged knockout phase play-off to reach the last 16.Teams finishing 25th or lower were out of Europe for the season.StageDatesRound of 16March 10/11 & 17/18 2026Quarter-finalsApril 7/8 & 14/15 2026Semi-finalsApril 28/29 and May 5/6 2026FinalMay 30 2026English teams in the Champions League: Why are there six clubs?Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea and Newcastle all qualified as the top five teams in the Premier League.There were five places for English teams because extra positions are awarded according to UEFAs co-efficient rankings, which are based on the overall performances of nations across European competition over a season.Spurs qualified as Europa League champions, despite losing 22 and winning only 11 of their 2024/25 league games and finishing 17th.Two of the clubs involved changed managers before the knockout phase: Liam Rosenior replaced Enzo Maresca at Stamford Bridge in January, and Igor Tudor who started the season in charge of Champions League club Juventus took over from Thomas Frank at Tottenham in February.Where is the Champions League final?The final will take place on May 30 2026 at the The Puskas Arena in Budapest, which opened in 2019 and is home to Hungarys national team.The arena hosted a dramatic 2022/23 Europa League final, when Sevilla beat Roma on penalties following a 1-1 draw after extra time. Topics: Arsenal F.C. Champions League Chelsea F.C. FC Barcelona Liverpool F.C. Manchester City F.C. Newcastle United F.C. Real Madrid CF Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Follow us: Jon Fisher Jon has over 20 years' experience in sports journalism having worked at the Press Association, Goal and Stats Perform, covering three World Cups, an Olympics and numerous other major sporting events. Read more from Jon Fisher
