Liverpool have been drawn against Paris St-Germain in the last 16 of the Champions League. Liverpool topped the league phase of the competition with seven wins from their eight matches, and must now topple the French champions to progress. Arsenal will face Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven, who knocked out Juventus in the play-off round.

The draw for the Champions League last 16 is complete with the tie of the round pitting Premier League leaders Liverpool against French champions Paris Saint-Germain. Holders Real Madrid face city rivals Atletico while the top two in the Bundesliga meet. By comparison, the likes of Arsenal and Barcelona have been handed favourable draws.

Arsenal, Aston Villa and Liverpool have discovered their opponents for the UEFA Champions League round of 16. Real Madrid take on Atletico in a headline tie.

Liverpool will take on Paris Saint-Germain and reigning champion Real Madrid will play rival Atletico Madrid in the Champions League Round of 16, the draw revealed Friday in Nyon, Switzerland.

Manchester City were the biggest name to crash out at that stage, with Real Madrid, who beat them 6-3 on aggregate, drawn to face rivals Atletico Madrid. That's one of two ties with teams from the same country as Bayer Leverkusen were put against Bayern Munich in an all-German contest.

The Madrid and German matchups were not possible in the old Champions League format where teams from the same country could not face each other in the round of 16. The new tennis-style seeded bracket allows for those derbies, and for teams to reunite after already playing each other in the league phase of the competition.

The English sides left in the Champions League have learnt their route to the final following the draw for the knockout rounds. Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa all progressed straight to the round of 16 after finishing in the top eight of the new League Phase,

French champions. Liverpool were far and away the best team in the Champions League league phase and finished atop the standings with 21 out of 24 possible points. Their only defeat came against PSV Eindhoven on the final matchday when Arne Slot rested his best players.