When is the Champions League knockout phase play-off draw?
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The Champions League knockout phase is nearly here but 16 teams will need to go through the play-offs in order to reach the next round of the competition.
The new Champions League format, used for the first time this season, sees the top eight teams in the league phase automatically go through to the knockout stage.
Liverpool and Barcelona are the only two teams who are guaranteed to finish in the top eight so far.
The teams who finish between ninth and 24th place will qualify for the Champions League knockout phase play-offs, which are played over two legs in February.
The teams finishing in 25th place and below will be eliminated from the competition and will not drop into the Europa League unlike previous seasons.
After Wednesday’s fixtures, all 36 Champions League clubs have just one more game to determine their final place in the league phase.
The teams who finish between ninth and 16th will be seeded in the knockout phase play-off draw, which means they will play a club placed 17th to 24th.
The eight teams that win their knockout phase play-off will advance to the round of 16 where they will play one of the clubs who finished in the top eight in the league phase.
When is the draw for the Champions League knockout phase play-offs?
The draw for the Champions League knockout phase play-offs will be held on January 31.
How to watch the Champions League knockout phase play-off draw?
The draw will be streamed live on UEFA’s website and on their official YouTube channel.
The time for the draw has not yet been announced.
When are the Champions League knockout phase play-offs?
The first legs of the knockout phase play-offs will be played on February 11 and February 12.
The return legs will be played the following week on either February 18 or February 19.
When is the Champions League round-of-16 draw?
The draws for the round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final will all take place on February 21.
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