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The 2023/24 Champions League will effectively enter a winter break from mid-December to mid-February, with the group stages now complete.

The 16 teams who qualified directly from the group stages qualified for the knockout stages, of which eight qualified for the knockout stages of the Europa League and eight were eliminated from European competition for 2024.

The focus will be on domestic action as 2023 rolls into 2024, but the Champions League last 16 draw provided a final glimpse of the year ahead.

Sports news contains all the key information on the Round of 16 draw, Round of 16 rules and qualified teams.

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When is the draw for the knockout stages of the Champions League?

The draw for the round of 16 took place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on Monday December 18, 2023 at 12:00 CET (6 a.m. ET).

The teams were divided into group winners and runners-up, with each runner-up drawn against a group winner.

Full UEFA Champions League round of 16 draw

Here is the full draw.

What time is the draw for the Champions League round of 16?

Here’s how this all-important draw is starting to translate in some of the world’s major territories:

Draw for the Champions League round of 16 live broadcasts, TV channels

UEFA has confirmed that the draw for the round of 16 will be broadcast live on UEFA.com.

Broadcast and streaming details for each country will be confirmed closer to the draw date.

How does the draw for the knockout stages of the Champions League take place?

The draw for the round of 16 places the group stage winners as seeded teams and the group stage runners-up as unseeded teams prior to the draw.

Each pair will involve a two-legged knockout clash with the draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final made on March 15, 2024.

The round of 16 confirmed ✅

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– UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) December 13, 2023

Regulations, format of the knockout stages of the Champions League

As the top seed, the winner of the group stage will play their second leg at home, as a reward for finishing first in their group.

As part of the draw for the round of 16, teams from the same association or group from the previous round cannot compete against each other.

However, these two rules were removed from the quarter-finals onwards, with two teams from the same country no longer benefiting from separate routes.

Champions League, round of 16 qualifiers 2023/24

The table below shows the confirmed list of teams qualified for the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League round of 16.