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In the new league phase format, the top eight teams have progressed straight through to the last 16 and avoided a two-legged knockout play-off tie in the process.
Meanwhile the teams that finished between ninth and 24th will be in action this week.
As Borussia Dortmund, Olympiacos, Club Brugge, Galatasaray, Monaco, Qarabag, Bodo/Glimt and Benfica finished the league phase in 17th to 24th, they are at home for their respective first-legs.
Champions League knockout phase playoff fixtures
Monaco vs Paris Saint-Germain
Borussia Dortmund vs Atalanta
Olympiacos vs Bayer Leverkusen
Bodo/Glimt vs Inter Milan
Club Brugge vs Atletico Madrid
When is the Champions League last-16 draw?
The top eight from the league phase of the competition will face the eight winners of the knockout play-off ties in the last 16. The draw for the last 16 will take place on Friday February 27, 2026.
In addition, each team’s potential route to the Champions League final will become clear as the quarter-final and semi-final paths will be revealed.
Who can Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham and Chelsea face?
Because of the newly introduced pairing system, all five Premier League teams already know their four potential opponents in the last-16 draw.
Man City, meanwhile, will face either Real Madrid, Benfica, Bodo/Glimt or Inter Milan after finishing eighth in the league phase.
Who is guaranteed a Champions League last-16 place?
Champions League last-16 dates
The first legs will be played on either March 10 or March 11, with the return fixtures a week later.
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