The event begins quite early, at 3am PST / 6am EST / 11am GMT. In Nyon, where it is set to take place, it will be midday. Regardless of that, anxious football fans are getting ready for the moment they’ve been waiting since last week: the draw.
The 16 qualified teams are dominated by German sides (4) followed by Spanish sides (3) and English participants (3). All of Spain’s contenders are seeded as group winners with reigning champions Real Madrid leading the way. The countries with only one representative are Italy, Portugal, Switzerland and Ukraine.
Interestingly, France have two contenders left with AS Monaco surprising the world to win Group C and qualify for the Last 16 along with rivals Paris Saint-Germain.
2014-15 UEFA Champions League: Group winners/seeded and runners-up/unseeded
One thing to note is that teams from the same section in the group stages or the same football association cannot be drawn against each other. The dates for the clashes are as follows:
First legs:
• February 17th and 18th, 2015
• February 24th and 25th, 2015
Second legs:
• March 10th and 11th, 2015
• March 17th and 18th, 2015
To watch the UEFA Champions League Last 16 draw live online, visit the event’s match page. Shortly before kick-off, the UEFA STREAM button will be clickable for you to enjoy coverage in live streaming. Please note that geo-restrictions apply.
2014/15 UEFA Europa League draw
Also remember that the 2014/15 UEFA Europa League draw will take place after, at 4am PST / 7am EST / 12pm GMT. The Champions League’s eight third-placed teams joining the 24 group winners and runners-up are the following:
Seeded: Olympiacos, Sporting CP, Athletic Bilbao, Zenit Saint Petersburg
Unseeded: Anderlecht, Ajax, AS Roma, Liverpool
