The Champions League knockout phase play-off draw has been made with Manchester City learning their nightmare opponents while Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa have their route to the final mapped ou

Liverpool, Arsenal, Aston Villa – are already through to the last 16, having qualified automatically by finishing in the top eight of the group phase table. The draw will give them a clearer idea of the clubs they will face in the round of 16 and their potential opponents on the road to the final in Munich on 31 May.

Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool and Aston Villa have learned their fates for the next stage of the Champions League following the conclusion of the league phase. Liverpool had already guaranteed a top-eight spot and a place in the last-16 having won their first seven games in this year’s competition.

Manchester City face a blockbuster Champions League play-off tie against Real Madrid or Bayern Munich after scraping through the new league phase with a 3-1 victory over Club Brugge.

Mikel Arteta has said the VAR had a "difficult" decision when awarding a handball that denied Arsenal a game-winning goal against Aston Villa on Saturday.

The Champions League group stage concludes on Wednesday with 18 games taking place at the same time, but how does qualification work with knockout clashes, play-offs and elimination all to be decided?