The final eight teams in Europe’s biggest club competition will learn their next opponents on Friday at the Champions League quarterfinal draw.
With just two games left to be played in the round of 16, UEFAÂ is all but set to draw the ties for the quarterfinal round of the 2016-17 tournament.
The draw will be held at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, this Friday, March 17, at 7 a.m. ET. Television details aren’t yet set in stone, but the process will be streamed on uefa.com.
The quarterfinals for this year’s Champions League will be played in mid-April, with the first legs on April 11-12, and the return matches on April 18-19.
Six teams have already booked their spot in the quarterfinals, having won their round of 16 ties in the past week.
Barcelona and Real Madrid (Spain), Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund (Germany), Juventus (Italy) and Leicester (England) are all through, with two clubs yet to join them.
Leicester are making their first ever appearance in the Champions League after beating Sevilla 2-0 at home on Tuesday. Kasper Schmeichel made a late penalty save to prevent the tie from going to extra time. The Foxes are so far the only English club to advance to the quarterfinals (Manchester City will attempt to do so against Monaco on Wednesday).
The final round of 16 matches are to be played Wednesday evening. Atletico Madrid will host Bayer Leverkusen with a 4-2 lead on aggregate, and Manchester City visit Monaco holding a 5-3 advantage.
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According to UEFA, the quarterfinal draw is completely open, meaning there are no seedings, and teams from the same country are allowed to play one another. Â Whichever team is drawn first plays the first leg of the tie at home.
This year’s Champions League final will be in Cardiff at the Principality Stadium.