Champions League knockout phase draw result, bracket for Round of 16 and beyond in 2026
The draw for the Champions League knockout phase takes place on Friday at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
Playoffs to determine the final eight teams in the Round of 16 were completed on February 24 and 25, as Norwegian club Bodo/Glimt followed up their league-phase wins over Manchester City and Atletico Madrid with a stunning two-leg victory over last season’s finalists Inter Milan.
City and Atletico are among the usual suspects of European heavyweights in the last 16, while Arsenal will hope to kick on from a perfect league phase of eight wins out of eight.
Liverpool are also in contention, although Arne Slot’s men found out last year that dominating the league phase can count for little, as they were knocked out out by eventual winners Paris Saint-Germain in the Round of 16.
As they did last season, Luis Enrique’s side were forced to take on a fellow Ligue 1 side in the knockout playoffs after failing to finish in the top eight, edging past Monaco 5-4 on aggregate.
Below, The Sporting News details how the bracket played out all the way to the final.
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Teams in UEFA Champions League knockouts
These are the 16 teams that qualified for the knockout phase.
Seeded teams are those who qualified for the Round of 16 directly via a top-eight finish in the league phase standings, while the unseeded teams are those who advanced through from the knockout-playoff round.
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Seeded teams
| Club | Nation |
| Arsenal | England |
| Bayern Munich | Germany |
| Liverpool | England |
| Tottenham | England |
| Barcelona | Spain |
| Chelsea | England |
| Sporting CP | Portugal |
| Manchester City | England |
Unseeded teams
| Club | Nation |
| PSG | France |
| Galatasaray | Turkey |
| Real Madrid | Spain |
| Atalanta | Italy |
| Newcastle | England |
| Atletico Madrid | Spain |
| Bodo/Glimt | Norway |
| Bayer Leverkusen | Germany |
UEFA Champions League knockout phase: Draw result, bracket
Below is how the Champions League knockout schedule will look in 2025/26 following the draw in Switzerland.
The bracket is set from the Round of 16 onwards, meaning teams will know their possible opponents in the quarterfinals and semifinals should they progress.
For the quarterfinals and semifinals, the teams listed first in each fixture will play the first legs of those ties at home.
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Round of 16
| Match No. | Fixture | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg | Aggregate Score |
| RO16 1 | PSG vs. Barcelona or Chelsea | _ | _ | _ |
| RO16 2 | Galatasaray vs. Liverpool or Tottenham | _ | _ | _ |
| RO16 3 | Real Madrid vs. Sporting CP or Man City | _ | _ | _ |
| RO16 4 | Atalanta vs. Arsenal or Bayern Munich | _ | _ | _ |
| RO16 5 | Newcastle vs. Chelsea or Barcelona | _ | _ | _ |
| RO16 6 | Atletico Madrid vs. Tottenham or Liverpool | _ | _ | _ |
| RO16 7 | Bodo/Glimt vs. Man City or Sporting CP | _ | _ | _ |
| RO16 8 | Leverkusen vs. Bayern Munich or Arsenal | _ | _ | _ |
Quarterfinals
| Match No. | Fixture | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg | Aggregate Score |
| QF 1 | RO16 1 vs. RO16 2 | _ | _ | _ |
| QF 2 | RO16 3 vs. RO16 4 | _ | _ | _ |
| QF 3 | RO16 5 vs. RO16 6 | _ | _ | _ |
| QF 4 | RO16 7 vs. RO16 8 | _ | _ | _ |
Semifinals
| Match No. | Fixture | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg | Aggregate Socre |
| SF 1 | QF 1 vs. QF 2 | _ | _ | _ |
| SF 2 | QF 3 vs. QF 4 | _ | _ | _ |
Final
Champions League 2025/26 round dates
Round of 16
- 1st legs: March 10-11
- 2nd legs: March 17-18
Quarterfinals
- 1st legs: April 7-8
- 2nd legs: April 14-15
Semifinals
- 1st legs: April 28-29
- 2nd legs: May 5-6
