Summary of the UEFA Champions League UCL playoff draw: luck works! Real Madrid faces Benfica.
On 30 Jan 2026 GMT+7, the UEFA Champions League 2025-26 playoff draw took place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, at 18:00 Thai time, to determine the 8 teams advancing to the round of 16.
This round features teams ranked 9-16 as seeded, while those ranked 17-24 are unseeded. Seeded teams will host the second leg. The schedule: first leg on 17-18 February, second leg on 24-25 February.
Monaco (rank 21) vs PSG (rank 11)
Benfica (rank 24) vs Real Madrid (rank 9)
Karabakh (rank 22) vs Newcastle (rank 12)
Bodo/Glimt (rank 23) vs Inter Milan (rank 10)
Galatasaray (rank 20) vs Juventus (rank 13)
Dortmund (rank 17) vs Atalanta (rank 15)
Club Brugge (rank 19) vs Atletico Madrid (rank 14)
Olympiacos (rank 18) vs Leverkusen (rank 16)
The 8 playoff winners will advance to the round of 16 to face the top 8 teams from the league phase, as follows:
1. Arsenal
2. Bayern Munich
3. Liverpool
4. Tottenham Hotspur
5. Barcelona
6. Chelsea
7. Sporting Lisbon
8. Manchester City
The round of 16 draw will be held on 27 February, with first leg matches on 10-11 March and second leg matches on 17-18 March. The top 8 league phase teams will be seeded and host the second leg.