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Champions League last 16 draw live: Reaction as Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Spurs and City learn their fate

Follow live coverage from the Champions League Round of 16 draw 

Luke Brown
Monday 11 December 2017 15:51 GMT
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Champions League last 16 draw: Who did the English clubs get

Chelsea were handed the toughest test in the draw for the last 16 of the Champions League as they were paired with five-times European champions Barcelona.

Having finished second in their group behind Roma, Antonio Conte's men were hoping for a potential tie against Besiktas but instead came out against Lionel Messi's band of superstars.

Tottenham were also handed a questionable reward for finishing ahead of Real Madrid in their qualifying group as they were paired with last year's runners-up Juventus.

But Manchester City, Manchester United and Liverpool will be relatively content after being paired with Basel, Sevilla and Porto respectively.

The remaining three ties pit Real Madrid against Paris St Germain, Shakhtar Donetsk with Roma, and Bayern Munich against Besiktas.

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What time is the draw?

The draw will take place at 11am GMT on Monday 11 December at Uefa's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

Who is in which pot?

Pot 1 (club coefficient ranking): Manchester United (14), Paris Saint-Germain (6), Roma (30), Barcelona (3), Liverpool (32), Manchester City (8), Besiktas (28), Tottenham Hotspur (21).

Pot 2: Basel (20), Bayern Munich (4), Chelsea (15), Juventus (5), Sevilla (7), Shakhtar Donetsk (16), Porto (12), Real Madrid (1).

Paris Saint-Germain (Getty Images)

What are the rules?

Clubs cannot play a team from the group from which they qualified until the quarter-finals, and likewise they are not allowed to meet a team from their own domestic league until the last eight either.

That means Chelsea, for example, cannot be drawn against Roma as they were both in Group C, while they also cannot meet any of the English teams to have won their group, like Manchester United.

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So who can play who?

Manchester United finished top of Group A and will face Bayern Munich (4), Juventus (5), Sevilla (7), Shakhtar Donestk (16), Porto (12) or Real Madrid (1).

Chelsea finished second in Group C and will face Paris Saint-Germain (6), Barcelona (3) or Besiktas (28).

Liverpool finished top of Group E and will face Basel (20), Bayern Munich (4), Juventus (5), Shakhtar Donetsk (16), Porto (12) or Real Madrid (1).

Manchester City finished top of Group F and will face Basel (20), Bayern Munich (4), Juventus (5), Sevilla (7), Porto (12) or Real Madrid (1).

Tottenham finished top of Group H and will face Basel (20), Bayern Munich (4), Juventus (5), Sevilla (7), Shakhtar Donetsk (16) or Porto (12).

When will the games be played?

Seeded group winners will be away in the round of 16 first legs on 13/14 and 20/21 February and at home in the return matches on 6/7 and 13/14 March.

What are the odds?

PSG 7-2

Man City 9-2

Real Madrid 29-5

Barcelona 31-5

Bayern Munich 38-5

Man Utd 78-5

Juventus 19-1

Tottenham 22-1

Chelsea 19-1

Liverpool 24-1

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Sevilla out of the pot now...

They've got Manchester United!

Samuel Lovett11 December 2017 11:16
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Reigning champions Real Madrid out next...

They face PSG!

Samuel Lovett11 December 2017 11:17
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Here's Shakhtar Donetsk...

They've been drawn against AS Roma.

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Chelsea out next...

They've got FC Barcelona!

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FC Bayern Munich out last for the runners-up...

They face Besiktas.

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The draw in full:

Juventus vs TOTTENHAM

FC Basel vs MANCHESTER CITY

FC Porto vs LIVERPOOL 

Sevilla vs MANCHESTER UNITED

Real Madrid vs PSG

Shakhtar vs Roma

CHELSEA vs Barcelona

Bayern Munich vs Besiktas 

Samuel Lovett11 December 2017 11:20
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Tottenham and Chelsea have certainly been dealt the hardest hand for the last-16 of the Champions League. However, Spurs in particular can take some consolation from the fact Juventus have been eliminated in each of their last five knockout ties with English teams in Europe. Could they continue the trend?

Samuel Lovett11 December 2017 11:23
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Manchester City surely already have a foot in the quarter-finals with that draw - and deservedly so. I can't the Swiss team putting up too much of a challenge to arguably the best team in Europe at the moment. They were able to get a result against United at home last month but, as Sunday proved, City are a very different kind of beast.

Samuel Lovett11 December 2017 11:26
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Liverpool and Manchester United will be quietly confident with their draws. Jose Mourinho's men could have faced harder opposition but in Sevilla they face a side who has struggled for consistency this season. Their 5-1 hammering against Spartak Moscow suggests as much.

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