This is how the Champions League group stage standings look.The last 18 matches were played tonight in an exciting evening from which the eight teams that go directly to the round of 16 and the other 16 that will have to play the playoff or round of 32 have already emerged.
Real Madrid will face Manchester City or Celtic in the round of 16 and in a hypothetical round of 16 tie could face Atletico Madrid or Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen.Barcelona finished second after drawing at home to Atalanta and their round of 16 opponents will be one of these four: PSG, Benfica, Monaco or Brest. There would be no Clasico, at least, until the semi-finals.
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, after coming from behind against Club Brugge, will be assured of a thrilling round of 16 or playoff clash against Bayern Munich or Real Madrid.
Teams qualified automatically to the round of 16
Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille, Aston Villa
How the playoffs look for the remaining round-of-16 spots
Monaco or Brest vs. Paris Saint-Germain or Benfica (for the right to play Liverpool or Barcelona)
Sporting Lisbon or Club Brugge vs. Atalanta or Borussia Dortmund (for the right to play Lille or Aston Villa)
Celtic or Manchester City vs. Real Madrid or Bayern Munich (for the right to play Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen)
Feyenoord or Juventus vs. AC Milan or PSV Eindhoven (for the right to play Arsenal or Inter Milan)
Brest or Monaco vs. Benfica or Paris Saint-Germain (for the right to play Barcelona or Liverpool)
Club Brugge or Sporting Lisbon vs. Borussia Dortmund or Atalanta (for the right to play Aston Villa or Lille)
Manchester City or Celtic vs. Bayern Munich or Real Madrid (for the right to play Bayer Leverkusen or Atletico Madrid)
Juventus or Feyenoord vs. PSV Eindhoven or AC Milan (for the right to play Inter Milan or Arsenal)
Teams eliminated from Champions League
Young Boys, Slovan Bratislava, Salzburg, Girona, Leipzig, Sparta Prague, Sturm Graz, Red Star Belgrade, Bologna, Shakhtar Donetsk, Stuttgart, Dinamo Zagreb.