Champions League Draw 2015-16 – Matches and Fixture Dates Released
The round-of-16 schedule and matches of the Champions League was released today (Monday) in UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
London’s Arsenal, currently leading the English Premier League table has drawn European champions Barcelona FC, which is an extremely difficult drew for the Gunners.
English Premier League champions Chelsea FC has drawn Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain, similar to last season’s round-of-16.
Real Madrid will be facing Roma, and Manchester City FC (sister club of MLS’s New York City FC) have been given a golden opportunity to advance further in the stages after receiving a relatively easy draw of Dynamo Kyiv.
One of the most anticipated clashes is German Champions Bayern Munich facing Italian champions Juventus (former club of MLS Toronto FC’s Sebastian Giovinco and NYCFC’s Andrea Pirlo).
Round-of-16 Fixtures:
Game 1
Tuesday, February 16th
Paris SG vs. Chelsea FC
Benfica vs. Zenit
Wednesday, February 17th
Gent vs. Wolfsburg
Roma vs. Real Madrid
Tuesday, February 23rd
Arsenal vs. Barcelona FC
Juventus vs. Bayern Munich
Wednesday, February 24th
PSV Eindhoven vs. Atletico Madrid
Dynamo Kyiv vs. Manchester City FC
Game 2
Tuesday, March 8th
Wolfsburg vs. Gent
Real Madrid vs. Roma
Wednesday, March 9th
Zenit vs. Benfica
Chelsea FC vs. Paris SG
Tuesday, March 15th
Manchester City FC vs. Dynamo Kyiv
Atletico Madrid vs. PSV Eindhoven
Wednesday, March 16th
Bayern Munich vs. Juventus
Barcelona FC vs. Arsenal
