Playoffs of the Champions League. Who is with whom in the round of 16: preliminary grid

In the evening of January 28, the main round ended Champions League 2025/26.

The 24 best teams will continue the fight for the trophy, 8 of them received direct tickets to the 1/8 finals.

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The 8 best teams of the league automatically advanced to the 1/8 finals. And at the stage of the 1/16 finals, the teams that took places from the 9th to the 24th will play.

Then the tournament will follow the playoff grid. The teams that finished the league stage in places from 9th to 16th will be seeded. According to the grid, they will face the teams ranked from 17th to 24th. The seeded teams will play the return match at home.

Potential opponents are also determined by pairs of teams’ final positions in the league. For example, teams ranked 9th and 10th will face clubs ranked 23rd or 24th. Teams ranked 11th or 12th will play opponents ranked 21st or 22nd, and so on.

8 teams directly qualified for the 1/8 finals of the Champions League (waiting for an opponent):

• Arsenal (24 points), Bayern (21), Liverpool (18), Tottenham (17), Barcelona, ​​Chelsea, Sporting, Man City (16 each)

In the 1/16 finals of the Champions League, the teams will play who took places from the 9th to the 24th:

• Siyani: Real Madrid, Inter (15), PSG, Newcastle (14 each), Juventus, Atletico, Atalanta (13 each), Bayer (12)
• Not sown: Borussia D, Olympiakos (11 each), Brugge, Galatasaray, Monaco, Karabakh (10 each), Bude-Glimt, Benfica (9 each)

The draw for the 1/16 finals of the Champions League will take place on January 30 in Nyon, Switzerland. The 1/16 final matches will be held on February 17/18 and 24/25.

The 8 clubs that will win in the 1/16 finals will advance to the 1/8 finals. The draw for this stage and the subsequent playoff grid will take place on February 27.

The final of the Champions League will be held on May 30, 2026 in Budapest at Puskas Arena.

UEFA Champions League 2025/26

Schedules before the draw

Possible pairings of the 1/16 finals of the Champions LeagueFebruary 17/18 and 24/25

Monaco or Karabakh – PSG or Newcastle

Brugge or Galatasaray – Juventus or Atletico

Bude-Glimt or Benfica – Real Madrid or Inter

Borussia D or Olympiakos – Atalanta or Bayer Leverkusen

Karabakh or Monaco – Newcastle or PSG

Galatasaray or Brugge – Atletico or Juventus

Benfica or Bude-Glimt – Inter or Real Madrid

Olympiakos or Borussia D – Bayer or Atalanta

Possible pairings of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League, March 10/11 and 17/18

• The winner of pair 1 is Barcelona or Chelsea
• The winner of pair 2 is Liverpool or Tottenham
• The winner of match 3 is Sporting or Manchester City
• Winner of match 4 – Arsenal or Bayern
• The winner of match 5 is Chelsea or Barcelona
• The winner of match 6 is Tottenham or Liverpool
• The winner of match 7 is Manchester City or Sporting
• Winner of match 8 – Bayern or Arsenal

Playoff grid

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