The round-of-16 draw takes place on Feb. 21 at 6 a.m. ET / 11 a.m. GMT. The clubs that finished in the top eight of the league phase went directly through to the round of 16. They will be joined by the winners of the eight knockout playoff round ties, featuring the clubs placed ninth to 24th, with the second legs being played on Feb. 18 and 19.

The UEFA Champions League round of 16, quarterfinal and semifinal draws take place on Friday as Europe's leading soccer competition takes its final form for this season. The top eight teams from the league phase led by Liverpool and Barcelona qualified automatically for the round of 16 while eight teams have emerged from the knockout round playoffs which are part of this year's new format.

These sides join the teams that qualified by finishing in the top eight places of the inaugural league phase. From first place to eighth, these are: Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille and Aston Villa.

You can watch the Champions League last-16 draw on the BBC Sport website and app on Friday, 21 February from 11:00 GMT, and follow our live text coverage. We'll also have updates from the Europa League (12:00) and Conference League (13:00) draws.

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