UCL: Who went through, who’s out, in the play-offs & when is the draw?

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Champions League Knockout Stage Takes Shape: Who’s Through, Who’s Out, and Playoff Draw Details

The Champions League group stage concluded with a thrilling final matchday, featuring 18 simultaneous matches that decided the fate of several teams. With the dust settled, the knockout stage is starting to take shape, with a mix of familiar faces and surprise contenders advancing.

Teams Through to the Last 16

Eight teams have secured direct qualification to the Champions League last 16:

  • Liverpool
  • Barcelona
  • Arsenal
  • Inter Milan
  • Atlético Madrid
  • Bayer Leverkusen
  • Lille
  • Aston Villa

These teams finished in the top eight of the league phase, bypassing the play-off round and advancing directly to the knockout stages.

Teams in the Play-off Round

Sixteen teams will battle it out in the play-off round for the remaining eight spots in the last 16:

Seeded:

  • Atalanta
  • Borussia Dortmund
  • Real Madrid
  • Bayern Munich
  • AC Milan
  • PSV Eindhoven
  • Paris Saint-Germain
  • Benfica

Unseeded:

  • Monaco
  • Brest
  • Feyenoord
  • Juventus
  • Celtic
  • Manchester City
  • Sporting CP
  • Club Brugge

These teams finished between 9th and 24th in the league phase and will now face a two-legged play-off tie to determine who progresses to the knockout stages.

Teams Eliminated

The following teams have been eliminated from the Champions League:

  • RB Leipzig
  • RB Salzburg
  • Bologna
  • Sparta Prague
  • Girona
  • Crvena Zvezda
  • Sturm Graz
  • Slovan Bratislava
  • BSC Young Boys
  • Dinamo Zagreb
  • Shakhtar Donetsk
  • Stuttgart

These teams finished outside the top 24 and will not participate in the knockout stages.

Play-off Draw

The draw for the Champions League play-off round will take place on Friday, 31 January at 12:00 CET at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The first legs of the play-off ties will be played on 11-12 February, with the second legs taking place on 18-19 February.


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