UEFA Champions League 2025-26

ROUND OF 16, 1ST LEG
WDL Head-to-head

MAR 10			Form	League position
Galatasaray TUR	2-2-1	20th (10pts)
Liverpool ENG		3rd (18pts)
Rams Park

Atalanta ITA	First meeting	15th (13pts)
Bayern GER		2nd (21pts)
Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia

Newcastle ENG	1-0-4	12th (14pts)
Barcelona ESP		5th (16pts)
St James’ Park

Atlético ESP	0-0-1	14th (13pts)
Tottenham ENG		4th (17pts)
Metropolitano Stadium

MAR 11
Leverkusen GER	0-1-1	16th (12pts)
Arsenal ENG		1st (24pts)
BayArena, Leverkusen

PSG FRA		3-3-2	11th (14pts)
Chelsea ENG		6th (16pts)
Parc des Princes

Real Madrid ESP	5-5-5	9th (15pts)
Man City ENG		8th (16pts)
Bernabéu

Bodø/Glimt NOR	First meeting	23rd (9pts)
Sporting CP POR		7th (16pts)
Aspmyra Stadion

FUTURE DATES
Last 16, 2nd leg		Mar 17 / 18
Quarter-finals		Apr 7 / 8, 14 / 15
Semi-finals		Apr 28 / 29, May 5 / 6
Final			May 30, Puskás Aréna, Budapest

Igor
Tudor.
Under
pressure
amid chaotic
descent towards
Premier League
relegation

SAVAGED SPURS
Tottenham Hotspur travel to Atlético,
as crisis engulfs their stuttering season.
European campaign will only serve to
provide relief from dire domestic
situation – 2025 UEFA Europa
League winners have spent
£979m on players since 2019

Tottenham: Managerial history
Igor Tudor		Days: 20		0-0-3
Thomas Frank		225		13-10-15
Ange Postecoglou		706		47-14-40
Antonio Conte		509		41-12-23
Nuno Espírito Santo	123		9-1-7
José Mourinho		516		45-17-24
Mauricio Pochettino	1967		160-60-73


FREQUENT FOES
Real Madrid and Man City clash in knock-out stage
for fifth successive season – with both teams
struggling for domestic form, European
success could be crucial route to silverware

Real Madrid: Most Champions League match-ups

Bayern Munich	First match: 2000	22
Juventus		1996			17
Dortmund		1998			16
Man City		2012			15
Roma		2001			12
Liverpool	2009			12

Antoine
Semenyo.
£64m January
signing to bolster
City squad, alongside
Marc Guéhi for £20m

NATIONAL PRIDE
For first time, Premier League teams
dominate Last 16 with six teams –
compared with three from Spain.
Real are only team to qualify each
knock-out stage since 2003-04

Champions League Last 16:
Nationalities since 2003-04
England		81
Spain		72
Other nations	215
Total:
368

Source: UEFA
Pictures: Getty Images
*Data as of Mar 6
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