{"id":43807,"date":"2026-02-27T06:33:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T11:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/27\/champions-league-draw-arsenal-easily-qualify-for-semi-finals-man-city-face-real-madrid-again\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T06:33:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T11:33:15","slug":"champions-league-draw-arsenal-easily-qualify-for-semi-finals-man-city-face-real-madrid-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/27\/champions-league-draw-arsenal-easily-qualify-for-semi-finals-man-city-face-real-madrid-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Champions League draw: Arsenal easily qualify for semi-finals, Man City face Real Madrid again"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span 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Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>The draw for the Champions League has been held, with Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool and others considering their opponents for the Champions League&#8217;s last 16.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All six English clubs advanced to the knockout stages, with Arsenal leading the league with eight wins after the end of the league.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham also automatically qualified, with Newcastle advancing to the play-offs with a fairly comfortable win over Qarabag.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Champions_League_full_draw_clubs_know_their_last_16_opponents\"><\/span>Champions League full draw, clubs know their last 16 opponents<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arsenal players line up for the Champions League match (Photo by Carl Recine\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Champions League draw will be completed this Friday morning, and there are some draws to look forward to&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Arsenal vs Bayer Leverkusen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Manchester City vs Real Madrid<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea vs PSG<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Liverpool vs Galatasaray<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tottenham vs Atletico Madrid<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Newcastle vs Barcelona<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bayern Munich vs Atalanta<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sporting Lisbon vs Bodo\/Glimt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This looks like a particularly favorable draw for Arsenal, as they avoid the possibility of facing Manchester City in the quarter-finals and will instead face either Sporting Lisbon or Bod\u00f8\/Glimt, putting them in a good position to advance to the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ucldraw-graphic-414x228.jpg.webp 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point.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Champions_League_knockout_stage_schedule\"><\/span>Champions League knockout stage schedule<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The schedule for this season&#8217;s finals is as follows:<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-cgjb6m-Keyword e2vephq0\">Last 16:<\/b> March 10-11 and 17-18<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-cgjb6m-Keyword e2vephq0\">Quarterfinals:<\/b> April 7-8 and 14-15<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-cgjb6m-Keyword e2vephq0\">Semi-finals:<\/b> April 28-29 and May 5-6<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-cgjb6m-Keyword e2vephq0\">final:<\/b> May 30th<\/p>\n<p>Which Champions League match are you most looking forward to? Are you happy with your team&#8217;s draw? Let us know your opinion in the comments!<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The draw for the Champions League has been held, with Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool and others considering their opponents for the Champions League&#8217;s last 16. All six English clubs advanced to the knockout stages, with Arsenal leading the league with eight wins after the end of the league. 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