Inter Milan to face Atletico Madrid in Champions League Last 16
Holders Manchester City will face FC Copenhagen in the last 16 of the Champions League.
Current Premier League leaders Arsenal will take on Portuguese side Porto in the first knockout round.
The ties, the first legs of which will take place in February, were confirmed after the draw at the Swiss headquarters of organiser UEFA in Nyon on Monday.
City played Copenhagen – who came through a group that included Manchester United – in the early stages last season, winning 5-0 at the Etihad Stadium and drawing 0-0 in Denmark.
Arsenal’s opponents Porto qualified as runners-up to Barcelona in Group H.
Spanish champions Barca, meanwhile, were handed a tough assignment against Serie A winners Napoli.
Real Madrid, the record 14-time winners, were paired with RB Leipzig with their city rivals Atletico facing Inter Milan.
Paris Saint-Germain will play the fourth Spanish side in the draw, Real Sociedad, with the two German teams, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, tackling Lazio and PSV respectively.
Champions League Last 16 draw:
- FC Porto v Arsenal
- SSC Napoli v FC Barcelona
- PSG v Real Sociedad
- Inter Milan v Atletico Madrid
- PSV Eindhoven v Borussia Dortmund
- Lazio v Bayern Munich
- FC Copenhagen v Manchester City
- RB Leipzig v Real Madrid
In the Europa League, the knockout round play-off draw sees Jose Mourinho’s Roma take on Feyenoord in what is a repeat of the 2022 Europa Conference League final between the sides.
The pick of the other ties sees AC Milan face Stade Rennes of France.
Milan, who have won the Champions League on seven occasions, have never won the Europa League. They defeated Newcastle United in their final Champions League group game this season but finished third behind Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain.
The eight group runners-up from the Europa League face eight third-placed sides from the Champions League group stages, with the winners of the two-legged playoffs progressing to the last 16.
The eight group winners from the Europa League already qualified for the last 16 are West Ham, Brighton, Rangers, Atalanta, Liverpool, Villareal, Slavia Prague and Bayer Leverkusen.
Europa League Knockout Round Play-off draw:
- Feyenoord v AS Roma
- AC Milan v Stade Rennes
- RC Lens v Freiburg
- Young Boys v Sporting Lisbon
- Benfica v Toulouse
- Sporting Braga v Qarabag
- Galatasaray v Sparta Prague
- Shakhtar Donetsk v Olympique de Marseille
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