Where, when and how can you catch the draw for Europe's premier cup competition? We have everything you need to know right here
Up for the cup: The Champions League draw will be held on Monday morning
With the Champions League group stages now done and dusted, attention now turns to the last-16 draw which is likely to throw up some mouth-watering ties.
The last 16 of Europe's premier competition reads like a who's who of European heavyweights, with no surprise casualties at the group stages, save for Juventus.
The quarter-final draw contains: Manchester United, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Arsenal, Bayern Munchen, Manchester City, Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Galatasaray, Olympiacos, Schalke and Zenit St Petersburg.
What are the possible outcomes for the Premier League sides?
With Chelsea and Manchester United finishing as winners of their respective groups, they will draw a runner-up from another group, but they won't be picked against Manchester City or Arsenal due to tournament rules preventing teams from the same domestic league drawing each other until the semi-finals.
On paper, finishing top was definitely worth it for both the Blues and United. Jose Mourinho and David Moyes will be quietly confident of progression, although a potentially tricky tie with Serie A giants AC Milan is a possibility.
Meanwhile, Arsenal and Manchester City's plight is rather more difficult on paper. After finishing runners-up in their respective groups, Manuel Pellegrini and Arsene Wenger will be wincing at the thought of who they could be paired with in the next round. However, there is some bright news, City will avoid holders Bayern Munich and the Gunners will miss another clash with last year's runners-up Borussia Dortmund.
Chelsea's potential opponents:
AC Milan, Bayer Leverkusen, Galatasaray, Olympiakos, Zenit St Petersburg.
Manchester United's potential opponents:
AC Milan, Galatasaray, Olympiakos, Schalke, Zenit St Petersburg.
Arsenal's potential opponents:
Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Paris St Germain.
Manchester City's potential opponents:
Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid, Paris St Germain.
The last 16 teams will drawn from the hat from Nyon, Switzerland on Monday morning, and you can catch it on Sky Sports from 10am, or stream it live on uefa.com. We'll also be bringing you full live coverage, reaction and analysis from the draw at MirrorFootball.
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