Champions League last 16 draw: Chelsea and Spurs get horror ties

The draw for the last 16 of the 2017/18 Champions League has been made – and handed Tottenham and Chelsea particularly unwelcome picks.

Spurs' reward for claiming the most points of any team in the group stage is a tough tussle with Juventus, while Chelsea's pre-draw fears of getting Barcelona – the chances were a high 43% – were confirmed. 

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Joe Brewin

Joe was the Deputy Editor at FourFourTwo until 2022, having risen through the FFT academy and been on the brand since 2013 in various capacities. 

By weekend and frustrating midweek night he is a Leicester City fan, and in 2020 co-wrote the autobiography of former Foxes winger Matt Piper – subsequently listed for both the Telegraph and William Hill Sports Book of the Year awards.