According to Tasnim news agency, the efforts of the top 32 teams of the European continent in the form of 8 groups of 4 teams and the holding of six weeks of continuous competitions came to an end in order to determine the faces of the teams that qualified for the elimination stage of this league. The 16 teams that managed to be in the first and second places of the eight-tables at the end of the group stage, now have to compete in the round of 16 after their direct opponents are determined in the draw ceremony.
Also, the third teams of the groups have the opportunity to appear in the Europa League playoffs and continue in this league.
The 16 teams qualified for the round of 16 of the Champions League are:
Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Manchester City, Chelsea, Napoli, Club Brugge, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica, Borussia Dortmund, Liverpool and Porto, Tottenham, Eintracht Frankfurt, Leipzig and Milan.
Also, 8 teams got the opportunity to compete again in the Europa League as follows:
Ajax, Bayer Leverkusen, Barcelona, Sporting Lisbon, Salzburg, Sevilla, Juventus and Shakhtar Donetsk.