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The path to the 2025 Champions League final is now mapped out following Friday's draw for the round of 16, and there will be some titanic clashes on the way to the showpiece game in Munich on May 31.

Defending champions Real Madrid, Premier League leaders Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal must battle it out in the Silver Path to claim a place in the final.

Former Tottenham Hotspur winger Ivan Perisic and the experienced centre-forward Luuk de Jong are capable of making life tough for Arsenal, but it will be a tall order for the Dutch champions to beat them over two legs.

Mikel Arteta's team are struggling with injuries right now, with forwards Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus out for the season, and that will impact their ability to win the Champions League for the first time.

Maybe not.

Winners: Real Madrid

The path to the Champions League final is now mapped out, and none of the heavyweights have an easy round-of-16 as they bid to be in Munich on May 31. Kristian Skeie - UEFA/UEFA via Getty ImagesBLUE PATH

A potentially epic tie between six-time European champions Bayern and Xabi Alonso's reigning Bundesliga champions Leverkusen.

And, with the Allianz Arena hosting this year's final, they will be desperate to overcome their German rivals.

Bayern needed a stoppage-time equaliser against Celtic in the playoff round while Leverkusen's top-eight finish in the league stage ensured that they avoided those two extra games and have the bonus of playing the second leg of this tie at home.

But new boss Niko Kovac guided Dortmund to a 3-0 aggregate playoff win against Sporting CP and forward Serhou Guirassy is the leading scorer in the Champions League this season with 10 goals, so the German giants will believe they can overcome Lille to book a quarterfinal against Inter or Feyenoord.

Lille will rely on the goals of Jonathan David and the creativity of Osame Sahrauoi to beat Dortmund and this tie really is too close to call.

Simone Inzaghi's team emerged from the league stage with the best defensive record, conceding just once in eight games and keeping seven clean sheets.

The Serie A champions only lost 1-0 to Manchester City in the 2023 Champions League final in Istanbul, and are a dangerous outsider win the competition for the first time since 2010.
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