When is the Champions League last-16 draw and what happens if Man Utd finish third in group?

Manchester United and other European hopefuls still have work to do to make it through to the knockout rounds on the road to Wembley in the Champions League this season.

United started their Group A charge with a 4-3 loss to Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday night. FC Copenhagen and Galatasaray drew 2-2 and United will meet those two sides next month.

Bayern are favourites to progress as group winners, but United might have something to say about that and there already ought to be one eye on the last-16 and beyond for all teams involved. Here, we take a closer look at details for the upcoming draw and what happens further in the marquee competition.

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When and where does the last-16 draw take place?

The draw will be held on Monday, December 18 with an exact time and location to be confirmed. That comes after group stages are brought to a conclusion just a few days before on December 12/13. By that stage, United and their fellow hopefuls will have a rough idea of who they might be facing if they go through.

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Who can draw who at the last-16 stage?

For the first knockout stage, there are eight seeded teams, or group winners, and they will be pitted against a side who finished as runners-up from another group. Any club who played in the same group will