Matchday 6 for the 2023-24 Champions League will conclude Wednesday, ending the group stage portion of the competition. Here’s a look at the teams who have advanced to the round of 16.
As a reminder, the top two teams from each group advance with the group winners being seeded and the runners-up being unseeded. The group winners are randomly drawn against the runners-up and the group winners typically get to host the second leg in the round of 16, even though the practice of away goals has been abandoned.
Who has qualified for Champions League round of 16?
Manchester City
The defending champions have already qualified for the knockout bracket after four matches and now just need to take care of business against RB Leipzig on Matchday 5 to secure their spot at the top of the group.
Real Madrid
The 2021-22 UCL champions are back in the knockout round with a significantly tweaked roster that appears to be clicking at the right time. Los Blancos have not lost yet in the group stage and will hope to secure the top spot in Group C when they face Napoli on Matchday 5.
Bayern Munich
The German giants are in after defeating Galatasaray, Harry Kane has been a tremendous signing for Bayern Munich, who are hoping to ride one of the world’s top scoring attacks to the final.
Real Sociedad
The La Liga side have qualified but will be fighting for the top spot in the group over the final two matches.
Inter Milan
Inter are in the same group as Real Sociedad, and will be battling with the La Liga side for the top spot in Group D.
Barcelona
With a win over Porto Tuesday, Barcelona are through to the round of 16.
Atletico Madrid
Diego Simeone’s side are into the round of 16 after a win over Feyenoord.
Lazio
Lazio have advanced to the knockout round after a win over Celtic Tuesday.
Borussia Dortmund
Dortmund still haven’t officially won the group, but two teams cannot top them in the points table so they will be playing in the round of 16.
Arsenal
The Gunners took down Lens in style with a 6-0 result on Wednesday, securing a place in the round of 16.
PSV Eindhoven
The Eredivisie side got the draw it needed to secure points, although it likely would’ve been fine in a tiebreaker situation due to a head-to-head points advantage over Lens.
FC Copenhagen
The Danish side got into the round of 16 with a win over Galatasaray on the final matchday, eliminating Man United from contention in the process.
Napoli
The Serie A side did need at least one point in the final match to advance. Napoli got the 2-0 win over SC Braga to secure a spot in the knockout stage.
RB Leipzig
Leipzig have secured a spot in the round of 16 after winning four matches in the group stage. We’ll see if the Bundesliga side, which has been a regular in the Champions League, can make some noise in the knockout bracket.
FC Porto
Porto got a big 5-3 win over Shakhtar Donetsk on Matchday 6 to qualify for the round of 16.
Paris Saint-Germain
PSG gets the draw and AC Milan defeated Newcastle, meaning the French side gets in on head-to-head tiebreakers.