{"id":1427435,"date":"2026-01-30T11:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T11:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1427435"},"modified":"2026-01-30T11:41:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T11:41:38","slug":"champions-league-knockout-phase-play-off-draw","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/champions-league-knockout-phase-play-off-draw\/","title":{"rendered":"Champions League knockout phase play-off draw in full: Every play-off fixture confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>After an engrossing final round of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/champions-league-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Champions League<\/a> league phase matches, attention now swiftly turns to the knockout phase play-off draw, and beyond.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The stand-out draw of the tie sees Benfica and Real Madrid face off again after their enthralling encounter on the final day of the league phase, with Benfica&#8217;s last-gasp equaliser through goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin sending them through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only one English side have to go through the play-off stage, with Newcastle United earning a draw against Qarabag &#8211; a tie they will feel is a winnable one despite the Azerbaijani side beating the likes of Frankfurt and Copenhagen in the league phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-champions-league-knockout-phase-play-off-draw-in-full\">Champions League knockout phase play-off draw in full<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team named first will play the first leg at home. The first legs will be played on the 17th\/18th February, with the reverse legs being played the following week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Monaco vs Paris Saint-Germain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Galatasaray vs Juventus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benfica vs Real Madrid<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Borussia Dortmund vs Atalanta<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Qarabag vs Newcastle United<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Club Brugge vs Atletico Madrid<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bodo\/Glimt vs Inter Milan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Olympiakos vs Bayer Leverkusen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-which-8-teams-have-already-qualified-for-the-last-16\">Which 8 teams have already qualified for the last-16?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Tottenham, Barcelona, Chelsea, Sporting CP, and Manchester City have already booked their places in the last-16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-does-the-play-off-draw-work\">How does the play-off draw work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The eight seeded teams will each face one of the unseeded teams in the play-offs. Clubs are paired together for the draw based on where they finished (see section above).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In all matches, the seeded teams will play the second-leg at home, and the eight winners will progress through to the last-16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-when-are-the-play-offs\">When are the play-offs?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The play-off first-legs will be played over the 17th\/18th February, and the second-legs will then take place the following week on the 24th\/25th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-happens-in-the-last-16\">What happens in the last-16?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The eight teams that finished in the top-8 of the league phase will face the eight winners from the play-offs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the top-8 clubs already know which group of four play-off teams they could meet, the exact matchups won\u2019t be confirmed until Friday 27th February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Barcelona or Chelsea will face one of Monaco\/Qarabag\/PSG\/Newcastle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Liverpool or Tottenham will face one of Club Brugge\/Galatasaray\/Juventus\/Atletico Madrid<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sporting CP or Manchester City will face one of Bodo-Glimt\/Benfica\/Real Madrid\/Inter Milan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arsenal or Bayern Munich will face one of Borussia Dortmund\/Olympiakos\/Atalanta\/Bayer Leverkusen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-who-are-the-favourites-to-win-the-champions-league\">Who are the favourites to win the Champions League?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">League phase winners Arsenal, who won all eight games, are the 7\/2 frontrunners to win the competition for the first time. Bayern Munich follow at 9\/2, ahead of Manchester City and Barcelona, who can both be backed at 7\/1.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/champions-league-tips\/\"><strong>Champions League predictions &amp; tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/champions-league-outright-odds-qualification\/\"><strong>Champions League outright odds <\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/\"><strong>Latest football news<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best betting sites<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/best-free-bet-offers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best free bet offers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a 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