Chelsea’s Champions League draw and path to final revealed

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·27 February 2026

Chelsea’s Champions League draw and path to final revealed

Chelsea will play Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League last-16 as the two-time winners plot another deep run in the competition.

The Premier League side secured a top-eight finish during the initial phase despite parting ways with manager Enzo Maresca, and Liam Rosenior will now have a chance to oversee his first European knockout campaign.

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Twice winners of the Champions League, Chelsea have a good recent trophy record, following up Conference League success with a Club World Cup crown last summer, though will perhaps covet this rather more.

And Chelsea are now set for a rematch of last summer’s Club World Cup final as they prepare to face Champions League holders PSG in the last 16. The Blues produced a statement performance to beat PSG 4-1 in New Jersey, with the French side now targeting revenge.

The two legs of the tie will take place on Wednesday 11 March at the Parc des Princes and at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday 17 March.

Chelsea’s Champions League draw

Should they progress past PSG, Chelsea will face either Galatasaray or Liverpool in the quarter-finals. As Chelsea are the sixth seeds, they are guaranteed to be at home in the second leg in the last-16, but would not be if they are the lower seed in the quarter-finals.