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Champions League draw: Man City handed nightmare tie as Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa routes made clearer
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Updated 11:30 31 Jan 2025 GMTPublished 11:29 31 Jan 2025 GMT

Champions League draw: Man City handed nightmare tie as Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa routes made clearer

Manchester City, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich learn their Champions League play-off fate.

Nasir Jabbar

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The Champions League play-off draw has been revealed as the likes of Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester City have learned their fate.

The Champions League league phase concluded on Wednesday as eight teams, including Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa, booked their spot in the last-16.

A further 16 teams reached the play-off stage, which feature the likes of Man City, Celtic, Real, Bayern and Paris Saint-Germain.

On Friday, the play-off fixtures were revealed following UEFA's ceremony in Nyon, Switzerland.

Champions League play-off draw in full:

The teams that finished between ninth and 16th in the Champions League standings have been seeded and have been drawn against an unseeded team that finished between 17th and 24th in the table.

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The seeded team will have the slight advantage of playing the second leg at home.

Brest vs. Paris Saint-Germain

AS Monaco vs. Benfica

Juventus vs. PSV Eindhoven

Feyenoord vs. AC Milan

Manchester City vs. Real Madrid

Celtic vs. Bayern Munich

Club Brugge vs. Atalanta

Sporting CP vs. Borussia Dortmund

The Champions League play-off draw: Image: UEFA
The Champions League play-off draw: Image: UEFA

When will the play-off matches be played?

The Champions League play-off fixtures will take place over two legs on February 11/12 and 18/19.

Who has qualified for the last-16?

Eight teams have qualified directly for the last-16:

1 - Liverpool

2 - Barcelona

3 - Arsenal

4 - Inter Milan

5 - Atletico Madrid

6 - Bayer Leverkusen

7 - Lille

8 - Aston Villa

When is the draw for the last-16 and quarter-finals?

The draw for the last-16 and beyond will take place on February 21 following the play-off round.

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Champions League, Football

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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