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Who could the Premier League sides face in the Champions League round of 16?
The Premier League proved its power over the rest of Europe as the Champions League league phase drew to a close, as they dominated the final automatic places.
Of the top eight teams in the final standings, all of which qualify automatically for the round of 16, five of the spots went to English teams, with only Newcastle finishing outside the top eight.
Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham, Manchester City and Chelsea will now get a breather from European competition and wait to see who their opponents will be when they resume Champions League action in March.
Which teams will the Premier League clubs face in the Champions League round of 16?
Due to the format of the competition, the automatic qualifiers will already have an idea of who they will face in the next Champions League fixture in March. The draw for the play-off round is on Friday, 31 January, with the English teams set to face one of the four possible teams.
Arsenal
The Gunners finished top of the pile with a perfect Champions League record of eight wins from eight following their 3-2 win over Kairat in their final league fixture.
- Atalanta
- Bayer Leverkusen
- Olympiacos
- Borussia Dortmund
Liverpool
The Reds overcame some sticky moments in the league phase to finish strongly. In their last three fixtures, they won in Inter, saw off Marseille in France, before a final 6-0 thrashing of Qarabag.
- Juventus
- Atletico Madrid
- Club Brugge
- Galatasaray
Tottenham
Spurs have saved their best performances this season for the Champions League, where they only lost one game out of eight. They finished with a 2-0 away win at Eintract Frankfurt.
- Juventus
- Atletico Madrid
- Club Brugge
- Galatasaray
Manchester City
City's erratic Champions League campaign ended with a comfortable win over Galatasary, with goals from Erling Haaland and Ryan Cherki. However, Pep Guardiola's side also saw some shock defeats, including the loss to Bodo/Glimt.
- Real Madrid
- Inter
- Bodo/Glimt
- Benfica
Chelsea
Liam Rosenior continued his impressive start as Chelsea boss by delivering his biggest win to date on Matchday 8, defeating Italian champions Napoli to see the Blues squeeze into the top eight and elimiate Antonio Conte's side from Europe altogether.
- Newcastle
- PSG
- Monaco
- Qarabag
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