Nigeria, Dec. 12 -- The men have been separated from the boys as far as UEFA Champions League is concerned.

From the multitude of teams that started the journey, only 16 teams are left in the race for Europe's most-prized club silverware.

The roster of 16 teams for the knockout phase was filled on Wednesday night with Atletico Madrid and Atlanta sealing their qualification on the final day unlike some others who had long secured their berths with one or two games to spare.

Holders Liverpool qualified for the last 16 as group winners, as did Manchester City. The other table-toppers were Paris-Saint Germain, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Barcelona , RB Leipzig and Valencia.

London teams, Chelsea and Tottenham went through in second place in ...