The league placings created the knockout bracket, and the new "seeding" system means the highest-placed teams can't face each other until the latter stages of the knockout round.

Following the second leg play-off matches on Wednesday, the Champions League this season is now set for the knockout stage with 16 teams. The eight play-off winners, Real Madrid, PSG, Borussia ...

The UEFA Champions League began the proper knockout stage in March with the Round of 16, the draw for which took place on February 1. The final eight teams secured their spots in this stage of the ...

The new-look knockout phase of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League is under way, with 16 teams still left in the competition on the road to Munich. UEFA.com profiles all the remaining contenders.

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The Champions League round of 16, quarter-final and semi-final draw will take place on Friday, February 21 at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland to determine the p ...

The clubs that finished in the top eight went directly through to the round of 16. The 16 teams that finished in positions ...

Following the second leg play-off matches on Wednesday, the Champions League this season is now set for the knockout stage with 16 teams. The eight play-off winners, Real Madrid, PSG, Borussia ...

Conversely, Brest suffered the heaviest defeat for a French team in the UEFA ... through the knockout play-offs join the eight who qualified directly for the last 16, where they will face off.