Champions League play-offs draw in full
Bodo/Glimt v Inter Milan
Benfica v Real Madrid
Monaco v Paris St-Germain
Qarabag v Newcastle
Galatasaray v Juventus
Club Brugge v Atletico Madrid
Borussia Dortmund v Atalanta
Olympiacos v Bayer Leverkusen
Once the eight winners of the play-offs have been determined they progress to the last 16, where they will meet the top eight finishers from the league phase.
From this point onward the competition adopts a knockout format, with each fixture other than the final contested over two legs.
As with the play-offs, teams’ final ranking in the league phase will influence seeding in the last 16, with seeded sides – those that finished in the top eight of the league – given the advantage of playing their second fixture at home.
This is the first season that the position in which teams have placed in the league phase will also influence seeding for the quarter-final and semi-finals.
Teams finishing first to fourth at the end of the league phase will be seeded for the quarter-finals, and therefore given the second leg home advantage for their potential quarter-final tie.
The two sides who finish top and runner-up in the league will also be seeded for the semi-finals, earning them the benefit of playing the second leg of their semi-final tie at home should they reach that stage.
If a seeded team does not progress to the quarter or semi-finals, the team that knocked them out inherits their seeding position.
Knockout phase fixture dates
The dates for the knockout phase are as follows:
Last 16: 10-11 and 17-18 March
Quarter-finals: 7-8 and 14-15 April
Semi-finals: 28-29 April and 5-6 May
Final: 30 May
Europa League Play Off draw
Ties will be played on February 19 and February 26
Dinamo Zagreb vs Genk
Brann vs Bologna
Ludogorets vs Ferencvaros
Celtic vs Stuttgart
Panathinaikos vs Viktoria Plzen
Fenerbahce vs Nottingham Forest
PAOK vs Celta Vigo
Lille vs Red Star Belgrade
The top eight teams
Lyon, Aston Villa, Midtjylland, Real Betis, Porto, Braga, Freiburg and Roma – have all qualified for the next round of the Europa League,
2025-26 Europa League Round of 16 — one at each club’s stadium — will be played on the following Thursday nights:
March 12, 2026 March 19, 2026
The two-legged quarterfinal ties will be played: April 9, and April 16, 2026
Semifinals
The two-legged semifinal ties will be played: April 30, 2026 May 7, 2026
Europa League Final
May 20, 2026, at Beşiktaş Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey.
