JAKARTA - The 2025/2026 Champions League group stage matches were completed simultaneously on Thursday, January 29, 2026. A total of 24 teams have ensured that they will continue their journey.
The top eight teams advance directly to the round of 16, while teams finishing from ninth to 24th will compete in the knockout playoff, with the winner advancing to the round of 16.
The draw for the knockout phase of the Champions League playoff will take place on Friday, January 30, 2026, at noon local time, in Nyon, Switzerland.
The draw involves teams finishing in ninth to 24th place in the league phase.
The matches for the knockout stage playoff were determined through a draw conducted according to the following principles:
Clubs are paired based on their position at the end of the league phase to form four seeded pairs (clubs in positions 9 and 10, 11 and 12, 13 and 14, and 15 and 16) and four non-seeded pairs (positions 17 and 18, 19 and 20, 21 and 22, and 23 and 24). Clubs in each seeded pair are drawn, against clubs in each non-seeded pair. For example, the 9th or 10th seeded club against the 23rd or 24th club, the 11th or 12th club against the 21st or 22nd club, the 13th or 14th club against the 19th or 20th club, and the 15th or 16th club against the 23rd or 24th club.If you look at the final standings, there is a possibility of a meeting between teams from the same country or teams that have been faced in the league phase.
The playoff matches take place in two legs and the seeded team will in principle play the second leg at home. The first leg will take place on February 17 and 18, 2026 and the second leg on February 24 and 25, 2026.
If a match is affected by a stadium or city clash, this will be resolved in accordance with the Principles set out by the UEFA Club Competitions Committee for Stadium and City Clashes.
UEFA will confirm the calendar, including match dates and kick-off times, after the draw is made.
Teams who continue their journey in the Champions League
Eight Big
Arsenal Bayern Munich Liverpool Tottenham Hotspur Barcelona Chelsea Sporting CP Manchester City
9-16th place
Real Madrid Inter Milan Paris Saint-Germain Newcastle Juventus Atletico Madrid Atalanta Leverkusen
Ranking 17-24
Borussia Dortmund Olympiacos Club Brugge Galatasaray AS Monaco Qarabag Bodo/Glimt Benfica
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