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Who is playing who in the Champions League knockout play-offs?
Wednesday night saw the culmination of the Champions League league phase and now attention quickly turns to the competition's knockout rounds.
In a dramatic evening, the top eight in the league table automatically qualified for the round of 16, while the teams from 9th to 24th would get a second chance of progressing to the next stage through the play-offs.
Sixteen teams went into the draw, which was made on Friday morning, so here's the line-up for the Champions League play-offs for 2025-26.
Who is playing who in the Champions League knockout play-offs?
The games will be played as two-legged ties, home and away and take place on February 17-18 and February 24-25, 2026.
- Borussia Dortmund vs Atalanta
- Olympiacos vs Bayer Leverkusen
- Galatasaray vs Juventus
- Club Brugge vs Atletico Madrid
- Monaco vs PSG
- Qarabag vs Newcastle United
- Benfica vs Real Madrid
- Bode/Glimt vs Inter Milan
Who will the winners play in the round of 16?
The eight play-off games have been split into two pathways, the blue and silver pathway brackets, each leading to the round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-final and the showpiece in Budapest this May.
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