UEFA Champions League round of 16 draw

The UEFA Champions League last 16 draw has been done and we are in for a mouth-watering round of 16 knockout phase. Fasten your seatbelts for next year when the Champions League resumes because it's going to be a cracker.

Manchester City have been drawn Real Madrid. Pep Guardiola's City have the second leg advantage over Madrid. The first leg will be played at the Santiago Bernabeu. City and Real met in the 2015/2016 Champions League season with Real winning 1-0 on aggregate on their way to the title. It is going to be a tough test for both clubs as Guardiola finally returns to Madrid to face off with Zinedine Zidane. This could be make or break for Guardiola because losing this tie might push him to the exit door.

Zidane will tackle Guardiola in the Round of 16

Defending Champions Liverpool will also have a tough test when they tackle Atletico Madrid. Liverpool will return to Wanda Metropolitano where they won their 6th Champions League crown. Like Manchester City, they have the second leg advantage at home. They will therefore have to test the waters in Spain before coming back to their stronghold Anfield. The last time they travelled to Spain, they were at the end of a 3-0 hiding at the Nou Camp against Barcelona orchestrated by Lionel Messi.

Liverpool won their 6th UCL title at the Wanda Metropolitano

Chelsea will have to go head to head with Bayern Munich with the first leg taking place at Stamford Bridge before making to the travel to Munich to face Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena. Chelsea's only Champions League trophy was won at the expense of Bayern Munich when Didier Drogba scored the winning penalty in a 4-3 penalty shoot out.

Chelsea defeated Bayern Munich to lift the UCL trophy back in 2012

Tottenham will also be away in the second leg as they take on RB Leipzig. Atalanta will take on Valencia, Barcelona will tackle Napoli, Paris Saint Germain will face Borussia Dortmund and Juventus will tackle Memphis Depay's Lyon.

Cristiano Ronaldo's Juve will take on Lyon

List of the matches

Atalanta vs Valencia
Napoli vs FC Barcelona
Tottenham vs RB Leipzig
Real Madrid vs Manchester City
Chelsea vs Bayern Munich
Atletico Madrid vs Liverpool
Juventus vs Lyon
Borussia Dortmund vs Paris Saint-Germain

There were no easy draws for all the English teams but based on Calibre of opponents, you could say Tottenham got a better draw.