English sides participating in the Champions League this season booked a place in the knockout stage, following Chelsea and Liverpool's progression on Tuesday night.
The duo joins Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur who qualified in match-day five of the competition, once again underlining the league's strength in Europe following last season's success.
Liverpool finished top of Group E ahead of Italian side Napoli, while Pep Guardiola's Manchester City marched to the knockout stage atop Group C.
Chelsea and Tottenham qualified as runners up in Group H and C respectively, behind Valencia and Bayern Munich.
Attention for the English clubs now shift to the knockout stage draw, with London clubs bracing for the worst as they might come up against tougher opponents.
Seeded teams
- Barcelona (ESP)
- Bayern Munich (GER)
- Juventus (ITA)
- Liverpool (ENG)
- Manchester City (ENG)
- PSG (FRA)
- RB Leipzig (GER)
- Valencia (ESP)
Unseeded teams
- Napoli (ITA)
- Real Madrid (ESP)
- Tottenham (ENG)
- Dortmund (GER)
- Lyon (FRA)
- Chelsea (ENG)
- TBC - one of Shakhtar Donetsk, Dinamo Zagreb or Atalanta
- TBC - one of Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen
Who can Premier League sides face in last-16?
Chelsea
Possible opponents; Bayern Munich, Barcelona, PSG, Juventus, and RB Leipzig
Probably favorable - RB Leipzig
Worst case - Barcelona
Tottenham
Potential opponents: Juventus, Barcelona, RB Leipzig, PSG, and Valencia
Probably favorable - Valencia
Worst case - Barcelona
Liverpool
Potential opponents: Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Atalanta, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Lyon
Favorable opponents - Shakhtar Donetsk
Worst case - Real Madrid
Manchester City
Potential opponents: Real Madrid, Napoli, Lyon, Dortmund, and one of Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen
Favorable opponents: Lyon
Worst case - Real Madrid
