2024/25 The Champions League has been full of changes after UEFA's decision to rebuild their Premier Club competition.
After expanding to 36 teams for the first time, the long stage of the group was replaced with the 'Swiss model' league phase. On Wednesday, the inaugural phase of the League was closed, with 24 sides that qualified for the competition's knockout phase.
However, it's not that simple. The top eight teams of everyone secured the automatic switch to the last 16, while the remaining qualifiers are set in the round of the play-off noka. Attracted against other participants for a two -legged tie, the eight winners will make their trip to the last 16.
Here is all you need to know about Champions League Play-off knockout draw.
With the stage of the league that is now over, the Knockout Champions League's Play-offs will be staged Friday 31 January at 11:00 GMT And he was received at the European football house in Nyon, Switzerland.
The drawing will include 16 teams and will be planted, with the sides ending from ninth clubs to 16 facing between 17 and 24 in the standings.
Opponents are also determined by couples within the table. For example, the tenth and set teams will face teams 23 and 24 and so on.
The clubs that ended between the ninth and the 24th in the league phase table will compete in the play-off round, while those in the first eight move directly to the last 16 and those between 25 and 36 are eliminated by the competition.
The parties failed to qualify in the Nokau phase will not fall in the Europa League.
Opponents will not be confirmed until Friday's draw, but those involved know they will face one of the two teams already. Nine and tenth, for example, will face one of the two teams that ended 23 or 24, while 11 and 12 will face teams at 21 or 22. The same format goes on for teams between 13 and 20 .
Clubs included in the round of the Champions League play-off
|
Club |
Final League Phase position |
|---|---|
|
Atalanta |
9 |
|
Borussia Dortmund |
10 |
|
Madrid true |
11 |
|
Bayern Munich |
I 12 |
|
AC Milan |
I 13th |
|
PSV Eindhoven |
14th |
|
Paris Saint-Germain |
15 |
|
Benfica |
16 |
|
Monaco |
17 |
|
Patches |
I 18th |
|
Insult |
19 |
|
Juventus |
20 |
|
Celtic |
21 |
|
Manchester City |
22 |
|
Sporting CP |
23 |
|
Club |
24 |
Clubs eliminated from the Champions League after the league phase
Liverpool, Arsenal and Barcelona are among the eight teams that automatically qualified for the last 16 ending in the first eight, meaning they avoid a play-off flap that causes nerve. The trio of all performed impressive during the eight -match league phase.
Instead, they will each face one of the winners of Play -off – again, planted depending on the position of the league phase – thus providing a well -acquired rest before leading to the field at 16 last in early March.
Knockout's play-offs will take place over a week, with the first legs staged in 11/12 February and the second legs in 18/19 February. Eachdo team will play once on Tuesday and once Wednesday.
Drawing for round 16 will happen Friday 21 February After all, the second legs of the play-offs have ended.