UEFA Champions League: Werkself face Bayern in round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League was made on Friday: Bayer 04 will meet FC Bayern Munich in the last 16.
Bayern finished in 12th place in the league phase and had to go through the play-offs to reach the round of 16, beating Celtic 3-2 on aggregate.
DATE TO BE CONFIRMED - FIRST TICKET INFO
The first leg will be played in Munich on 4 or 5 March, with the return leg at the BayArena a week later on 11 or 12 March. The exact schedule will be confirmed in due course.
Advance ticket sales for the home match will begin next Tuesday, 25 February, from 12:00 CET. More information can be found HERE. Tickets will go on sale for the away leg on the following day, Wednesday 26 February, at the same time.
THE LAST-16 DRAW IN FULL:
Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa
Borussia Dortmund vs. Lille
Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid
FC Bayern Munich vs. Bayer 04 Leverkusen
PSV Eindhoven vs. Arsenal
Feyenoord vs. Inter Milan
Paris Saint-Germain vs. Liverpool
Benfica vs. Barcelona
tournament bracket confirmed – potential next opponents
In addition to the draw for the round of 16, the bracket for the rest of the tournament was also determined in Nyon, Switzerland.
If Bayer 04 progress to the quarter-finals, they already know that either Feyenoord or Inter Milan will be waiting for them.
The quarter-finals are set for 8/9 and 15/16 April, the semi-finals on 29/30 April and 6/7 May. The final at Munich's Allianz Arena will take place on 31 May.
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