Who Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester City could face in the Champions League knockout stages

The prize: AFP/Getty Images
The prize: AFP/Getty Images

With just one gameweek left in the Champions League Group Stages, club bosses are beginning to turn their attention to the draw for the knockout stages.

The draw for the Round of 16 will take place in Switzerland on December 11, the Monday following the final round of games in 2017, and while some sides are yet to book their place others know exactly where they’ll be.

With group winners being the seeded sides for the draw, and thus playing a supposed ‘easier’ side who finished as runner-up in their respective group, the battle is on for top spot.

While first is still up for grabs in some groups, a few Premier League sides have already qualified top.

Tottenham are the headliners, having beaten Real Madrid to top in Group H after drawing at the Bernabeu and taking three points from the holders at Wembley.

Chelsea and Manchester City have also claimed top spot with a game to spare.

With that in mind, who could those three be facing in the Round of 16? It’s important to note that clubs cannot be drawn against a team from their Champions League group or from their domestic league.


Here are the available options, at this stage, for those who have already topped their group.

Chelsea: Basel, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Sevilla, Shakhtar Donetsk, Porto, Real Madrid.

Man City: Basel, Bayern Munich, Roma, Juventus, Sevilla, Porto, Real Madrid.

Tottenham: Basel, Bayern Munich, Roma, Juventus, Sevilla, Shakhtar Donetsk, Porto.