Spain, England lead with 3 each in Champions League last 16

Posted December 09, 2015 6:00 am

The Associated Press

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho raises his hand as fans chant his name during the Champions League group G soccer match between Chelsea and FC Porto at Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein) The Associated Press

NYON, Switzerland (AP) - Spain and England lead the way with three teams each in the Champions League round of 16 draw next Monday.

Chelsea and Arsenal advanced with wins on Wednesday to help the Premier League keep pace despite Manchester United's exit on Tuesday.

Germany and Italy each has two teams after Roma edged Bayer Leverkusen for second place with just six points in their group behind defending champion Barcelona.

Six countries share the other places including newcomer Gent of Belgium, by far the lowest-ranked team left.

Zenit St. Petersburg and Dynamo Kiev will be kept apart by a UEFA rule blocking Russian and Ukrainian teams being drawn together.

Teams cannot be drawn against opponents from their home country or a group-stage opponent.roup winners are seeded and will be drawn against unseeded group runners-up.

Seeded teams: Real Madrid, Wolfsburg, Atletico Madrid, Manchester City, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Zenit St. Petersburg

Unseeded teams: Paris Saint-Germain, PSV Eindhoven, Benfica, Juventus, Roma, Arsenal, Dynamo Kiev, Gent.

Arsenal's Olivier Giroud celebrates after scoring his third goal as Arsenal's manager Arsene Wenger watches during a Champions League Group F soccer match between Olympiakos and Arsenal at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium in Piraeus port, near Athens, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) The Associated Press

Gent's Danijel Milicievic, right, jubilates after scoring a goal during the Champions League Group H soccer match between Gent and FC Zenit at the Ghelamco Arena in Ghent, Belgium, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert) The Associated Press

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