The league stage of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League drew to a detailed on Wednesday with half of the last-16 groups determined. The highest-eight have certified robotically for the brand new format whereas the remaining might be decided by a two-legged play-off.
The groups which have completed between ninth and 24th, of the 36 total, discover themselves within the knockouts that might be performed in a house and away type.
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The groups that completed the league section between ninth and 16th might be seeded for the playoffs and can face a crew positioned 17th to 24th. The seeded crew, generally, will play the return leg at dwelling.
The potential opponents are pre-defined by how they fared within the eight-match league stage. For instance, groups ending ninth and tenth will face golf equipment that ended 23rd or 24th; groups ending 11th or 12th might be drawn in opposition to both the 21st or 22nd-placed sides.
Ultimately, the eight golf equipment that prevail within the knockouts progress to the Spherical of 16.
Which groups are within the Champions League play-off draw?
As already talked about, the groups that completed between ninth and 24th within the league section have discovered their means into this two-legged knockout section play-off. Win right here will verify their progress to the following stage.
Seeded groups
Atalanta (ITA)
Borussia Dortmund (GER)
Actual Madrid (ESP)
Bayern Munich (GER)
AC Milan (ITA)
PSV Eindhoven (NED)
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
Benfica (POR)
Unseeded groups
Monaco (FRA)
Brest (FRA)
Feyenoord (NED)
Juventus (ITA)
Celtic (SCO)
Manchester Metropolis (ENG)
Sporting CP (POR)
Membership Brugge (BEL)
When is the Champions League playoff draw?
The draw for the Champions League playoff spherical will happen on 31 January (Friday) at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
| Knockout section play-off draw | 31 January |
| Knockout section play-offs | 11/12 & 18/19 February |
| Spherical of 16, quarter-final, semi-final attracts | 21 February |
| Spherical of 16 | 4/5 & 11/12 March |
| Quarter-finals | 8/9 & 15/16 April |
| Semi-finals | 29/30 April & 6/7 Might |
| Closing (in Munich) | 31 Might |
What time is the Champions League playoff draw?
The draw for the Champions League playoff will happen at 4:30pm IST (6am ET/11am GMT).
Easy methods to reside stream the Champions League playoff draw?
The draw for the UEFA Champions League playoffs might be reside streamed on SonyLiv app and web site. It can even be out there on UEFA’s official web site.
What’s the format of the draw?
Eight bowls are arrange for the draw, with balls containing the names of seeded and unseeded groups organized in pairs based mostly on their league section place.
The draw begins with the unseeded groups, inserting them into their designated positions within the bracket. This begins with the groups ranked 23rd and 24th and concludes with the groups ranked 17th and 18th.
A ball is drawn from the bowl for the 23rd and 24th-ranked groups, revealing the primary crew, which is positioned in a reserved spot on the silver facet of the bracket. The second unseeded crew from the pair is then drawn and positioned in its corresponding spot on the blue facet.
This course of continues with the opposite unseeded groups till all pairings are drawn and positioned on the bracket.
As soon as the unseeded groups are set, the draw proceeds with the seeded groups, beginning with these ranked 15th and 16th. The identical process applies: the primary crew drawn goes to the silver facet, and the second to the blue facet.
This methodology is repeated for the remaining pairings, ending with the groups ranked ninth and 10th to finalise the knockout spherical matchups.
In precept, seeded golf equipment are scheduled to play the return leg at dwelling. Groups can encounter others from the identical nation in the course of the knockout section, in addition to opponents they’ve already confronted within the league section.
When will the Champions League playoff matches be performed?
The Champions League knockout section playoffs might be performed over the course of two weeks:
First legs: 11/12 February
Second legs: 18/19 February
Every membership will ideally play as soon as on a Tuesday after which on a Wednesday. UEFA, nonetheless, will verify the schedule, together with match dates and kick-off occasions, on the night of the draw.
