#UCLDraw: Chelsea to play Barca in round of 16; Madrid face PSG

Premier League champions, Chelsea have been drawn against La Liga giants, Barcelona in the last 16 of the Champions League, according to Monday’s draw held in Nyon, Switzerland.

Chelsea finished second in Group C behind Sevilla and will play Ernesto Valverde’s men who emerged winners of Group D ahead of Juventus.

And while Sevilla will face Manchester United in the round, Juventus will play Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham Hotspur.

Holders Real Madrid were drawn with Paris St-Germain while Premier League leaders Manchester City will play Switzerland’s Basel.

Liverpool of England will take on Portugal’s Porto, as a record five English teams progressed from the group stage this season.

Read also: Man City set record with derby victory over United

Below is the full round of 16 fixture:

Juventus v Tottenham

Basel v Manchester City

Porto v Liverpool

Sevilla v Manchester United

Real Madrid v PSG

Shakhtar Donetsk v Roma

Chelsea v Barcelona

Bayern Munich v Besiktas

The 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.

The final will take place in Kiev on 26 May.

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