The Champions League playoff duels are set. UEFA drew, this Friday (31), the eight clashes of the phase, which is new in 2024/25 and opens the knockout of the competition. The main highlight is the reunion between Real Madrid and Manchester City. >
The first -time matches will take place on February 11 and 12, while the return matches are scheduled for 18 and 19 of the same month. The winning teams will advance to the round of 16, which already have eight teams classified directly: Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille and Aston Villa.>
Playoff clashes:>
Atalanta, Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Milan, PSV, PSG and Benfica decide at home because they are the eight best of the first phase. Monaco, Brest, Feyenoord, Juventus, Celtic, Manchester City, Sporting and Brugg open playoffs as principals. At this stage, teams of the same country can face each other, as well as teams that duel in the first phase.>
