The draw for the round of 16 of the Champions League at 19:00 tonight ❗ Emperor Ren v Rival Drug catch, Serie A only Inter Milan v Dutch [jiayu]


The draw for the 2024/25 Champions League Round of 16 will take place this evening at 19:00 Beijing time in Nyon, Switzerland.

This season is the first year of the European competition system reform, and the top 8 teams in the league stage are seeded for the Champions League Round of 16. The other 8 places, which are for unseeded teams, are determined after the 9-24 players compete in the play-offs.

Champions League Round of 16

Through 8 teams (seeded teams, ranked by league stage) :

1. Liverpool (Premier League)

2. Barcelona (La Liga)

3. Arsenal (English Premier League)

4. Inter Milan (Serie A)

5. Atletico Madrid (La Liga)

6. Bayer Leverkusen (Bundesliga)

7. Lille (Ligue 1)

8. Aston Villa (Premier League)

Play-off promotion to 8 teams (unseeded teams, ranked by league stage) :

10. Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga)

11. Real Madrid (La Liga)

12. Bayern Munich (Bundesliga)

14. PSV Eindhoven (Dutch)

15. Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1)

16. Benfica (Portuguese Super League)

19. Feyenoord (Netherlands)

24. Bruges (Biega)

Lottery rules

Under the new Champions League format, a team's league position will play an important role. First of all, the top ranked team as the seeded team, in principle, the knockout round of the home game. Secondly, the division of the teams will also be determined by the ranking, for example, the first and second teams in the league stage will be divided into half zones, the third and fourth teams will be divided into half zones, and so on.

The draw for the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals will also be pre-determined by a team's league stage position, for example, a team placed first or second in the league stage will face a team from the play-off 15/16/17/18 team; A team in third or fourth place will play against a promoted team from the play-offs 13/14/19/20, and so on.