Champions League Draw 2015-16: Date, Time, Teams and Seeds for Round of 16
Many of Europe's giants made it through to the last 16 of the 2015-16 Champions League, with the likes of Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain joining holders Barcelona in the first knockout round.
Surprise absentees from Monday's draw include Manchester United and Porto, both of whom failed to secure vital points from their final group matches.
As ever, the draw for the first knockout round will be crucial. The eight group winners are all seeded—see below for the full list of teams per Sky Sports News HQ—and no team can be drawn against a side from the same country, or the same group:
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Read on for full details on the draw, along with the various possible outcomes and an outline of the key teams that remain in the competition.
Date: Monday, Dec. 14
Time: 11 a.m. GMT, 6 a.m. ET
| Team | Possible Last-16 Opponents |
| Real Madrid | PSV, Benfica, Juventus, Roma, Arsenal, Dynamo Kiev, Gent |
| Wolfsburg | PSG, Benfica, Juventus, Roma, Arsenal, Dynamo Kiev, Gent |
| Atletico Madrid | PSG, PSV, Juventus, Roma, Arsenal, Dynamo Kiev, Gent |
| Manchester City | PSG, PSV, Benfica, Roma, Dynamo Kiev, Gent |
| Barcelona | PSG, PSV, Benfica, Juventus, Arsenal, Dynamo Kiev, Gent |
| Bayern Munich | PSG, PSV, Benfica, Juventus, Roma, Dynamo Kiev, Gent |
| Chelsea | PSG, PSV, Benfica, Juventus, Roma, Gent |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | PSG, PSV, Benfica, Juventus, Roma, Arsenal, Dynamo Kiev |
| Paris Saint-Germain | Wolfsburg, Atletico, Manchester City, Barcelona, Bayern, Chelsea, Zenit |
| PSV Eindhoven | Real Madrid, Atletico, Manchester City, Barcelona, Bayern, Chelsea, Zenit |
| Benfica | Real Madrid, Wolfsburg, Manchester City, Barcelona, Bayern, Chelsea, Zenit |
| Juventus | Real Madrid, Wolfsburg, Atletico, Barcelona, Bayern, Chelsea, Zenit |
| Roma | Real Madrid, Wolfsburg, Atletico, Manchester City, Bayern, Chelsea, Zenit |
| Arsenal | Real Madrid, Wolfsburg, Atletico, Barcelona, Zenit |
| Dynamo Kiev | Real Madrid, Wolfsburg, Atletico, Manchester City, Barcelona, Bayern, Zenit |
| Gent | Real Madrid, Wolfsburg, Atletico, Manchester City, Barcelona, Bayern, Chelsea |
Seeded group winners will be away in the round-of-16 first legs on Feb. 16/17 and Feb. 23/24 and at home in the return matches on March 8/9 and March 15/16.
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Paris Saint-Germain are the team to avoid for the seeded teams in Monday's draw, with the likes of Juventus, Roma and Arsenal also presenting a tricky challenge.
Meanwhile, Zenit Saint Petersburg may be seen as the easiest of the seeded teams to face, as despite their excellent Champions League form—their perfect record only spoiled by a loss to Gent in the final group match—Andre Villas Boas' side have been struggling in the Russian League.
The same is true of Chelsea. Jose Mourinho's men have been shocking in the Premier League—they are 14th—but their easy 2-0 win over Porto on Wednesday saw them through as Group G winners.
The Portuguese manager is aware that his side will be seen as one of the easier draws for the second-placed sides, per BBC Sport: "Every team finishing second wants to play us or Zenit Saint Petersburg."
The Blues' Premier League rivals, Arsenal, edged through by the skin of their teeth with an impressive 3-0 victory over Olympiakos on the final matchday.
However, as has so often been the case for Arsene Wenger's side over the years, they did not manage to claim top spot in Group F, and thus face the prospect of a nightmare draw in the last 16, per Sky Sports News HQ:
Any of the three Spanish teams would pose a huge threat to the Gunners' future in this year's Champions League.
Wenger will be desperate to get past the last 16, a feat Arsenal have not achieved since 2010, but they have made it hard for themselves again by coming second in the group.
Manchester City breezed through their group having previously struggled in the Champions League group stages.
Crucially they held onto the top spot, and have every opportunity of making it past the last 16 of the Champions League for the first time in their history.
Barcelona have the chance to make history this season by being the first team to successfully defend the Champions League.
They have looked impressive in the group stages—not least in their 6-1 drubbing of Roma—but they were held to a 1-1 draw by Bayer Leverkusen on the final matchday.
Real and Bayern are the other outstanding candidates, and they will be the teams to avoid in Monday's draw.
