Roundup of the Round of 16 action in the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League.
This stage saw the top eight clubs in the League Phase re-join the action alongside the eight Knockout Play-off winners, as the 16 teams left battled it out for a spot in the Quarter-Finals.
PSG 8-2 Chelsea
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s brace and Vitinha’s effort saw PSG thump Chelsea 5-2 at home in the first leg, having twice led through Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Dembele only for Malo Gusto and Enzo Fernandez to equalise for the English visitors.
PSG eventually avoided any cupset as they cruised to a 3-0 second-leg win at Stamford Bridge through initial first-half goals from Kvaratskhelia and Barcola, before Senny Mayulu sealed their victory with his 62nd-minute finish.
Galatasaray 1-4 Liverpool
Mario Lemina’s seventh-minute header saw Galatasaray clinch a first-leg victory at home against a sloppy Liverpool display.
Second-half goals from Hugo Ekitike, Ryan Gravenberch and Mohamed Salah saw Liverpool complete a 4-0 second-leg win to seal their aggregate comeback, after Dominik Szoboszlai had restored parity on aggregate in the first half.
Real Madrid 5-1 Manchester City
Federico Valverde’s hat-trick saw Real Madrid ruthlessly claim a 3-0 first-leg victory at home, before Vinicius Junior’s brace secured a 2-1 second-leg win at City despite Erling Haaland’s equaliser.
Atalanta 2-10 Bayern Munich
Michael Olise’s brace plus goals from Josip Stanisic, Serge Gnabry, Nicolas Jackson and Jamal Musiala saw Bayern Munich claim a 6-1 first-leg victory away, despite Mario Pasalic’s consolatory injury-time effort for the Italian hosts.
Harry Kane’s brace plus goals from Lennart Karl and Luis Diaz saw Bayern claim a 4-1 second-leg victory at home to rubber stamp their Quarter-Final spot, although Lazar Samardzic denied them a clean sheet with his consolatory header for Atalanta.
Newcastle 3-8 Barcelona
Lamine Yamal’s 96th-minute penalty salvaged a 1-1 draw for Barcelona at Newcastle in the first leg, after Harvey Barnes had fired the Magpies into a 86th-minute lead.
Raphinha and Marc Bernal saw goals cancelled out by Anthony Elanga early in the second leg as Newcastle twice came from behind, before Yamal’s late first-half penalty set in motion a second-half meltdown from the visiting Magpies, as Robert Lewandowski struck twice in-between goals from Fermin Lopez and Raphinha.
Atletico Madrid 7-5 Tottenham
Julian Alvarez’s brace plus goals from Marcos Llorente, Antoine Griezmann and Robin Le Normand saw Atletico Madrid cruise to a comfortable 5-2 first-leg win at home, despite Pedro Porro and Dominic Solanke’s consolatory effort as Spurs recovered from 4-0 down after 22 minutes.
Randal Kolo Muani’s header and Xavi Simons’ second-half brace saw Tottenham claim a futile 3-2 second-leg win at home, despite Alvarez’s strike and David Hancko’s header having twice pulled Atletico level from behind.
Bodo/Glimt 3-5 Sporting Lisbon
Sondre Brunstad Fet’s penalty coupled with goals from Ole Didrik Blomberg and Kasper Høgh saw Bodo/Glimt claim a shock 3-0 first-leg victory at home.
Goncalo Inacio, Pedro Goncalves and Luis Suarez however found the net to pull Sporting Lisbon back level on aggregate, before the Portuguese club sealed their comeback through extra-time goals from Maximiliano Araujo and Rafael Nel.
Bayer Leverkusen 1-3 Arsenal
Kai Havertz’s 89th-minute penalty salvaged Arsenal a 1-1 draw away in the first leg, after Robert Andrich headed Bayer Leverkusen into a 46th-minute lead.
Eberechi Eze’s half-volley and Declan Rice’s curled finish however saw Arsenal complete an aggregate comeback with a 2-0 home victory in the second leg.
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