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📆 Dates and kick-off times confirmed for Champions League last 16 ⌚️
Feb 27 2026 16:10 · By onefootball.com · 5 Reads
UEFA has officially announced the schedules and dates for the round of 16 matches of the 2025/2026 Champions League.
The star clash between Real Madrid and Manchester City will capture all the attention. This matchup, which has become a modern classic of the competition, will have its first leg at the Santiago Bernabéu on Wednesday, March 11 at 21:00 CET .
Meanwhile, FC Barcelona will visit the always challenging St. James' Park a day earlier to face Newcastle , while Atlético de Madrid will host Tottenham under Igor Tudor at the Metropolitano also on Tuesday, March 10 . Both matches will kick off at 21:00 CET .
The return legs will take place a week later, although for Real Madrid the ' impasse ' will be shorter. On Tuesday, March 17 , they will visit Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium starting at 21:00 CET .
The rest of the round of 16 will be decided the day after, including the ties of Atlético de Madrid and Barcelona . It will be Barcelona that opens the Wednesday session by hosting Newcastle starting at 18:45 CET at Camp Nou . The colchoneros will face Tottenham at the Tottenham Stadium starting at 21:00 CET.
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