Football: UEFA Champions League Results

The 2024/25 UEFA Champions League knockout phase play-off draw takes place from 12:00 CET on Friday 31 January.

From the knockout phase play-offs onwards, the tournament is a bracket. The seeded team will, in principle, play the return leg at home.

The eight clubs that prevail in the knockout phase play-offs progress to the round of 16.

Which teams are in the Champions League knockout phase play-off draw?

Seeded teams
9. Atalanta (ITA)
10. Borussia Dortmund (GER)
11. Real Madrid (ESP)
12. Bayern München (GER)
13. Milan (ITA)
14. PSV (NED)
15. Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
16. Benfica (POR)

Check out the bracketUnseeded teams
17. Monaco (FRA)
18. Brest (FRA)
19. Feyenoord (NED)
20. Juventus (ITA)
21. Celtic (SCO)
22. Manchester City (ENG)
23. Sporting CP (POR)
24. Club Brugge (BEL)

How can I watch the draw?

The draw will be streamed live on UEFA.com

Where is the Champions League knockout phase play-off draw?

The draw takes place at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland.

How does the draw work?

The draw starts with the unseeded teams, allocating each team from a pair of unseeded teams to one of the relevant pre-determined positions in the bracket, starting with the sides ranked 23/24 and finishing with those in 17/18.

The same procedure is carried out with the remaining unseeded clubs.

Once all the pairings of unseeded teams have been drawn and assigned to an appropriate position on the bracket, the draw continues with the seeded sides, starting with the pairing ranked 15/16. The process is the same as described above for the unseeded teams, with the first team drawn from the relevant bowl allocated to the reserved designated spot on the silver side of the bracket and the second team on the blue side.

The procedure is repeated for the remaining pairings, finishing with the teams ranked 9/10 to complete the pairings for the knockout round play-offs.

In principle, the seeded clubs play the return leg at home.

Can teams from the same national association face each other in the Champions League knockout phase play-offs?

Sides can face another team from the same national association in the knockout phase play-offs. Clubs can also face opponents they met during the league phase.

When do the knockout phase play-off games take place?

The knockout phase play-offs are played over the course of two weeks:

First legs: 11/12 February 2025
Second legs: 18/19 February 2025

Each club will, in principle, play once on a Tuesday and once on a Wednesday. UEFA will confirm the calendar, including match dates and kick-off times, on the evening of the draw.

If matches are impacted by stadium or city clashes, these will be resolved in accordance with the applicable principles set by the Club Competitions Committee.