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6 pm IST: That's all from me guys. This is me Sayantan, taking time off for now. See you later during yet another live football match. The list of matches from the UEFA competitions are here. 

P.S: Seeded group winners will be away in the round of 16 first legs on 14/15 and 21/22 February and at home in the return matches on 7/8 and 14/15 March.

5:43 pm IST: Europa League 2016-17 round of 32 results:

Athletic Club vs Apoel FC

Legia Warsaw vs AFC Ajax

Anderlecht vs Zenit St. Petersburg

Astra Giurgui vs Genk

Manchester United vs Saint Etienne

Villarreal vs Roma

Ludogorets vs Copenhagen

Celta Vigo vs Shakhtar Donetsk

Olympiakos vs Osmanlispor

Gent vs Tottenham Hotspur

FC Rostov vs Sparta Prague

Krasnodar vs Fenerbahce

Monchengladbach vs Fiorentina

AZ Alkmaar vs Lyon

Hapoel Beer-Sheva vs Besiktas

Paok FC vs Schalke

5:35 pm IST: Watch the #UELDraw HERE....

German football veteran Patrik Andersson is the UEFA Europa League final ambassador.

5:30 pm IST: The Europa League draw is under way...

5:25 pm IST: Meanwhile, we have a reaction from the Arsenal camp ahead of their annual showdown against Bayern.

David Miles, Arsenal club secretary, (to UEFA): "We are through to the knockout stage for the 17th consecutive season, which is testament to Arsène Wenger and the teams throughout that time. But the fans will think we have got the rough end of the draw again – at some stage the tide has got to turn and we will beat them."

5:05 pm IST: Folks, stay tuned for the Europa League 2016/17 draw as well, as the two top guns of English Premier League -- Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur -- know of their fate.

All you need to know about the #UELDraw Round of 32:

There are two pots: the 12 group winners and four best third-ranked teams transferring from the UEFA Champions League are seeded. The 12 group runners-up and remaining third-placed UEFA Champions League sides are unseeded.

Seeded: Ajax (NED), APOEL (CYP), Beşiktaş (TUR), Fenerbahçe (TUR), Fiorentina (ITA), Genk (BEL), København (DEN), Lyon (FRA), Osmanlıspor (TUR), Roma (ITA), Schalke (GER), Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR), Sparta Praha (CZE), St-Étienne (FRA), Tottenham Hotspur (ENG), Zenit (RUS).

Unseeded: Anderlecht (BEL), Astra Giurgiu (ROU), Athletic Club (ESP), AZ Alkmaar (NED), Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER), Celta Vigo (ESP), Gent (BEL), Hapoel Beer-Sheva (ISR), Krasnodar (RUS), Legia Warszawa (POL), Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL), Manchester United (ENG), Olympiacos (GRE), PAOK (GRE), Rostov (RUS), Villarreal (ESP).

Full Champions League 2016/17 round of 16 showdowns:

Sevilla vs Leicester City

PSG vs Barcelona

Bayer Leverkusen vs Atletico Madrid

Porto vs Juventus

Bayern Munich vs Arsenal

Benfica vs Borussia Dortmund

Real Madrid vs Napoli

Man City vs Monaco

4:50 pm IST: Sevilla next.... to fight against Leicester City!

4:49 pm IST: PSG vs BARCELONA!

4:48 pm IST: Leverkusen up next, and they are up against Atletico Madrid!

4:47 pm IST: Porto now. They take on Italian giants Juventus.

4:46 pm IST: Bayern Munich now. They take on...........ARSENAL!!! YET AGAIN.

4:45 pm IST: Benfica are next. They take on Borussia Dortmund!

4:44 pm IST: Real Madrid are next. They face Napoli!

4:43 pm IST: Manchester City are the first to be picked! And they take on Monaco in the round of 16 of UCL.

4:42 pm IST: ICYMI, these are the rules that will be followed during the draw:

  • There are two seeding pots: one consisting of group winners and the other of runners-up.
  • Group toppers cannot face another group winner.
  • No team can be drawn against an opponent from their own country.
  • No team can face an opponent from their group stage.
  • Seeded group winners will be away in the round of 16 first legs on 14/15 and 21/22 February and at home in the return matches on 7/8 and 14/15 March.

Champions League pots

Group Winners

Arsenal

Napoli

Barcelona

Atletico Madrid

Monaco

Borussia Dortmund

Leicester City

Juventus

Runners-up

Benfica

PSG

Manchester City

Bayern Munich

Bayer Leverkusen

Real Madrid

Porto

Sevilla

 

4:40 pm IST: Ruud Gullit, the architect of 'Total Football', is the guest for the draw. He is moments away from picking up balls from pots!

4:35 pm IST: Giorgio Marchetti, the deputy Gen Secy of UEFA, has taken the podium. Get ready for the big announcements! 

For those keen on watching the event, CLICK HERE....

4:30 pm IST: Almost here, guys... LET THE FEAST BEGIN!

Pedro Pinto, the UEFA chief of communications, is here!

4:20 pm IST: Time ticking tocking as the moments inch just closer.... Give us your predictions. Post a comment below or tweet to me @san_footy!

4:15 pm IST: For all interested, this is where you can get all the information on WHERE TO WATCH THE #UCLDraw...

4:10 pm IST: Meanwhile, some possible showdowns we could witness:

  • Leicester City possible opponents: Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Sevilla, Paris St-Germain, Benfica or Bayer Leverkusen.
  • Arsenal possible opponents: Bayern Munich, Real Madrid.
  • Real Madrid possible opponents: Arsenal, Napoli, Monaco, Leicester or Juventus.
  • Bayern Munich possible opponents: Arsenal, Barcelona, Napoli, Monaco, Leicester or Juventus
  • Barcelona possible opponents: PSG, Benfica, Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen or Porto.

4:05 pm IST: Napoli captain Marek Hamšík is one tough guy. Here's what he has said about possibly facing Zinedine Zidane's Real Madrid: 

"I don't fear anybody, honestly. We won't be scared even if we get Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid. If we play with the determination we had at the weekend against Cagliari, we can beat any team."

4 pm IST: Almost half an hour so remaining folks, check out what the clubs are talking about on Twitter:

3:55 pm IST: Champions League pots

Group Winners

Arsenal 

Napoli

Barcelona

Atletico Madrid

Monaco

Borussia Dortmund

Leicester City

Juventus

Runners-up

Benfica

PSG

Manchester City

Bayern Munich

Bayer Leverkusen

Real Madrid

Porto

Sevilla

3:50 pm IST: For all those joining in, these are the rules that will be followed during the draw:

  • There are two seeding pots: one consisting of group winners and the other of runners-up.
  • Group toppers cannot face another group winner.
  • No team can be drawn against an opponent from their own country.
  • No team can face an opponent from their group stage.
  • Seeded group winners will be away in the round of 16 first legs on 14/15 and 21/22 February and at home in the return matches on 7/8 and 14/15 March.

3:45 pm IST: Hello and welcome to International Business Times, India's live coverage of the UEFA Champions League and the Europa League draws, taking place in Nyon, Switzerland, this Monday. This is me Sayantan (twitter @san_footy), once again, to give you all the detailed updates from the event. Stay tuned to this page.

We know Mondays are tough for everyone around the world, but when there's a much-awaited event happening on football, we can't but help make an effort to catch it. While many of you could tune into the action on TV or live stream it, you could also follow this page for all the live updates!