The Blues will face the French side over two legs next year, with the first tie taking place at Stamford Bridge in February and the return leg in northern France scheduled to take place in March.

Today's draw was first conducted on Monday morning, with Chelsea originally being paired with Lille, before a technical issue meant UEFA declared that draw null and void and instructed a re-draw later this afternoon.

Chelsea finished second in Group H behind Juventus. Lille, the current Ligue 1 champions, made it through to the Champions League round of 16 by topping a group that contained RB Salzburg, Sevilla and Wolfsburg. They won three, drew two and lost one of their group games and are currently 11th in their domestic league.

Chelsea and Lille have played two previous matches against each other, both in the group stage of the 2019/20 Champions League.The Blues won both matches 2-1, with Tammy Abraham and Willian scoring in the match in France and Abraham again opening the scoring at home. Cesar Azpilicueta was also on target at Stamford Bridge.

In a change to the regulations from previous seasons, the away goals rule has been scrapped and will no longer be in effect for two-legged knockout ties in the Champions League.

That means if the aggregate scores are level after the usual 180 minutes of the two legs, the tie will be decided in extra-time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out, regardless of the number of goals each team scored at home and away.

Draw in full

RB Salzburg v Bayern MunichSporting Lisbon v Manchester CityBenfica v AjaxChelsea v LilleAtletico v Manchester UnitedVillarreal v JuventusInter Milan v LiverpoolPSG v Real Madrid