The draw will consist of two pots; one made up of group winners and the other of runners-up. During the draw, no club will face a club from their group or football association. Additionally, as a result of a decision made by the UEFA Executive Committee, Russian and Ukrainian teams will not face each other, due to political tension between the two countries.
Here is a preview of the two pots
Group winners: Real Madrid (ESP), Wolfsburg (GER), Atlético Madrid (ESP), Manchester City (ENG), Barcelona (ESP, holders), Bayern München (GER), Chelsea (ENG), Zenit (RUS)
Group runners-up: Paris Saint-Germain (FRA), PSV Eindhoven (NED), Benfica (POR), Juventus (ITA), Roma (ITA), Arsenal (ENG), Dynamo Kyiv (UKR), Gent (BEL)
The group winners will play away in the first leg of the fixtures between 16th and 17th, and 23 and 24th February 2016. The return fixture will be played two weeks later between 8th and 9th and 15th, and 16th March 2016.
Thereafter, the quarter finals draw will be conducted on March 18, 2016 and the semi finals on 15th April.
Here is a preview of the group winners and their probable opponents
A. Real Madrid
Possible opponents: PSV, Benfica, Juventus, Roma, Arsenal, Dynamo Kyiv, Gent
B. Wolfsburg
Possible opponents: Paris, Benfica, Juventus, Roma, Arsenal, Dynamo Kyiv, Gent
C. Atletico Madrid
Possible opponents: Paris, PSV, Juventus, Roma, Arsenal, Dynamo Kyiv, Gent
D. Manchester City
Possible opponents: Paris, PSV, Benfica, Roma, Dynamo Kyiv, Gent
E. Barcelona
Possible opponents: Paris, PSV, Benfica, Juventus, Arsenal, Dynamo Kyiv, Gent
F. Bayern Munich
Possible opponents: Paris, PSV, Benfica, Juventus, Roma, Dynamo Kyiv, Gent
G. Chelsea
Possible opponents: Paris, PSV, Benfica, Juventus, Roma, Gent
H. Zenit St. Petersburg
Possible opponents: Paris, PSV, Benfica, Juventus, Roma, Arsenal
Runners up:
A. Paris Saint-Germain
Possible opponents: Wolfsburg, Atlético, Manchester City, Barcelona, Bayern, Chelsea, Zenit
B. PSV Eindhoven
Possible opponents: Real Madrid, Atlético, Manchester City, Barcelona, Bayern, Chelsea, Zenit
C. Benfica
Possible opponents: Real Madrid, Wolfsburg, Manchester City, Barcelona, Bayern, Chelsea, Zenit
D. Juventus
Possible opponents: Real Madrid, Wolfsburg, Atlético, Barcelona, Bayern, Chelsea, Zenit
E. Roma
Possible opponents: Real Madrid, Wolfsburg, Atlético, Manchester City, Bayern, Chelsea, Zenit
F. Arsenal (ENG)
Possible opponents: Real Madrid, Wolfsburg, Atlético, Barcelona, Zenit
G. Dynamo Kyiv
Possible opponents: Real Madrid, Wolfsburg, Atlético, Manchester City, Barcelona, Bayern
H. Gent
Possible opponents: Real Madrid, Wolfsburg, Atlético, Manchester City, Barcelona, Bayern, Chelsea
UEFA Europa League last 32 draw
Thereafter, the Europa League last 32 draw will also be conducted. English sides Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and Manchester United will know their Europa League opponents during that period. Just like the Champions League, the Europa League last 32 draw consists of two pots.
Pot one contains 16 seeded teams, while pot two contains 16 unseeded teams. No team will face a club from their Europa League group or from the same association. That means that both Spurs, Man United and Liverpool cannot face each other at this stage of the tournament.
Here is a preview of the two pots
Seeded teams: Molde, Liverpool, Krasnodar, Napoli, Rapid Vienna, Braga, Lazio, Lokomotiv Moscow, Basel, Tottenham Hotspur, Schalke, Athletic Bilbao, Porto, Olympiakos, Manchester United, Bayer Leverkusen.
Unseeded teams: Fenerbahce, Sion, Borussia Dortmund, Midtjylland, Villarreal, Marseille, St Etienne, Sporting Lisbon, Fiorentina, Anderlecht, Sparta Prague, Augsburg, Sevilla, Valencia, Galatasaray and Shakhtar Donetsk.
The first legs will be played on 18 or 25 February and the second legs on 10 and 17 March 2016.
