Champions League: Arsenal and Man City through but Manchester United, Celtic and Newcastle exit early
Arsenal and Manchester City through as group winners but Man Utd, Celtic and Newcastle knocked out; PSG the last team to qualify for the last 16
Only Arsenal and Manchester City are through to the last 16 from the five British clubs who qualified for the Champions League this season.
After a dismal Champions League campaign, Manchester United are not merely out of the competition but also out of Europe after finishing bottom of Group A.
Unfancied Copenhagen have progressed from the group as runners-up behind Bayern Munich, while Galatasaray will enter the Europa League.
On a bad week for English clubs, Newcastle have also been knocked out of both the Champions League and Europe after a 2-1 defeat at home to AC Milan.
Celtic were knocked out last month but did finish their Champions League campaign in winning fashion after beating Feyenoord – their first victory at home in the Champions League since 2013.
When is the CL last-16 draw?
The Champions League round of 16 draw takes place on Monday December 18 at 11am.
The round of 16 is played over the course of four weeks:
First legs: February 13/14/20/21, 2024 Second legs: March 5/6/12/13, 2024
Arsenal and City through as group winners…and who else is through?
In Group B, Arsenal qualified as group winners with a match to spare, with PSV Eindhoven guaranteed the runners-up spot in the group prior to the pair’s 1-1 draw in the Netherlands.
Manchester City secured top spot in Group G and a seeding in the last-16 draw after they beat RB Leipzig 3-2.
PSG became the 16th and final team to reach the knockout stage of the competition after a 1-1 draw with Dortmund.
The 16 teams to qualify from the group stages:
Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Copenhagen, Dortmund, Inter, Lazio, Leipzig, Man City, Napoli, PSV Eindhoven, Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Porto, Paris Saint-Germain
The eight group winners to be seeded in Monday’s draw:
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Who could Arsenal or Man City play in the last 16?
In Monday’s draw, teams cannot be paired with teams from the same country or sides they faced in this year’s group stage.
Group winners will be paired with runners-up.
Arsenal could be paired with Copenhagen, Inter Milan, Lazio, Leipzig, Paris Saint-Germain, Porto or Napoli.
Man City could be paired with Copenhagen, Inter Milan, Lazio, Paris Saint-Germain, Porto, PSV or Napoli.
How the groups ended
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
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