Chelsea’s Champions League draw and path to final revealed

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·27 febbraio 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.

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.