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2024/25 Champions League playoffs and round of 16 draw: games, teams, pairings, dates

Either Real Madrid or Manchester City will fail to reach the round of 16 after being drawn against one another in the knockout phase playoffs.

Either Real Madrid or Manchester City will fail to reach the round of 16 after being drawn against one another in the knockout phase playoffs.
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The knockout stages of the first ever Champions League in its new format are almost upon us, with 16 clubs, including Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich and PSG, hoping to progress to the round of 16 via the knockout phase playoffs. The draw for the playoffs took place on Friday, January 31, and didn’t disappoint, with Real Madrid being drawn to face Manchester City.

Which teams have qualified directly for the Champions League round of 16?

Those four big hitters all missed out on direct qualification for the last 16, which they could have achieved by finishing in the top eight in the maiden eight-game league phase. The eight direct qualifiers are:

Liverpool

Barcelona

Arsenal

Inter Milan

Atlético Madrid

Bayer Leverkusen

Lille

Aston Villa

2024/25 Champions League knockout phase playoffs draw

As it is, Madrid, City, Bayern and PSG are among the 16 clubs who finished between 9th and 24th, qualifying for the knockout phase playoffs. The teams will face off in eight two-legged ties, with the winners progressing to the round of 16.

The teams finishing between 9th and 16th were seeded for the draw and will play the second leg at home:

The teams finishing between 17th and 24th were unseeded for the draw and will play the second leg away:

Team listed first is at home in the first leg.

Brest vs PSG

Club Brugge vs Atalanta

Manchester City vs Real Madrid

Juventus vs PSV Eindhoven

Feyenoord vs Milan

Celtic vs Bayern Munich

Sporting CP vs Borussia Dortmund

Monaco vs Benfica

2024/25 Champions League round of 16 bracket

The bracket for the round of 16 has also been decided, and looks like this:

Brest / PSG vs Liverpool / Barcelona

Club Brugge / Atalanta vs Lille / Aston Villa

Manchester City / Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid / Bayer Leverkusen

Juventus / PSV Eindhoven vs Arsenal / Inter Milan

Feyenoord / Milan vs Inter Milan / Arsenal

Celtic / Bayern Munich vs Bayer Leverkusen / Atlético Madrid

Sporting CP / Borussia Dortmund vs Aston Villa / Lille

Monaco / Benfica vs Barcelona / Liverpool

When are the 2024/25 Champions League knockout phase playoffs?

The first legs of the knockout phase playoffs will be played on Tuesday, February 11 and Wednesday, February 12. The second legs will follow on Tuesday, February 18 and Wednesday, February 19.

When is the draw for the 2024/25 Champions League round of 16?

Although we have a general idea of how the round of 16 will shape up, the actual pairings won’t be decided until a draw on Friday, February 21. On that date, the bracket for the remainder of the tournament will also be set.

2024/25 Champions League knockout stage schedule

Round of 16

First legs on Tuesday, March 4 and Wednesday, March 5. Second legs on Tuesday, March 11 and Wednesday, March 12.

Quarterfinals

First legs on Tuesday, April 8 and Wednesday, April 9. Second legs on Tuesday, April 15 and Wednesday, April 16.

Semifinals

First legs on Tuesday, April 29 and Wednesday, April 30. Second legs on Tuesday, May 6 and Wednesday, May 7.

The final will be played at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany on Saturday, May 31.

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