30.01.2025
All participants of the Champions League playoffs have been determined
All participants of the Champions League playoffs have been announced.
All 18 matches of the final, eighth round of the main stage took place on Wednesday. Based on their results, the teams that took places from first to eighth received a direct ticket to the 1/8 finals. The teams that finished in lines from 9th to 24th will play in the playoff round.
The results of the draw, which will take place on January 31 in Nyon, Switzerland, will determine the pairs of playoff matches for reaching the 1/8 finals. The teams that are higher in the standings will play the return matches at home. The matches will be held on February 11-12 and 18-19.
The possible pairs of the playoff round for reaching the 1/8 finals look like this:
- «Monaco»/»Brest» - «PSG»/»Benfica»;
- Sporting/Brugge vs Atalanta/Borussia;
- Celtic/Manchester City vs Real/Bayern;
- Feyenoord/Juventus vs Milan/PSV.