The UEFA Champions League’s first-ever league part is over, and now, with the draw full, the knockout stage outlook is now a lot clearer. Manchester Metropolis prevented catastrophe, Liverpool topped the league-phase desk, and we are going to get Manchester Metropolis towards both Actual Madrid or Bayern Munich within the playoffs.

Friday’s draw on CBS Sports activities Golazo Community detailed the begin to the trail to the Champions League ultimate at Munich’s Allianz Enviornment on Could 31, resolving the following spherical of matchuops although crew’s final paths stay unsettled.

Knockout part playoff matchups

Groups ranked ninth via sixteenth on the finish of the league part had been seeded and drawn towards one of many unseeded groups.

The seeded crew will host the second leg and the crew with the higher mixture rating will advance to the spherical of 16, with further time and penalties looming if the mixture rating is tied. 

Listed here are the knockout part playoff matchups

• Atalanta vs. Membership Brugge
• Borussia Dortmund vs, Sporting
• Actual Madrid vs. Manchester Metropolis
• Bayern Munich vs. Celtic
• Milan vs. Feyenoord
• PSV vs. Juventus
• PSG vs. Brest
• Benfica vs. Monaco

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Spherical of 16: Doable fixtures

Who superior to spherical of 16 with top-eight end?

• Liverpool‘s attainable opponents in spherical of 16: PSG, Benfica, Monaco, Brest
• Barcelona‘s attainable opponents in spherical of 16: PSG, Benfica, Monaco, Brest
• Arsenal‘s attainable opponents in spherical of 16: Milan, PSV, Feyenoord, Juventus2
• Inter‘s attainable opponents in spherical of 16: Milan, PSV, Feyenoord, Juventus
• Atletico Madrid‘s attainable opponents in spherical of 16: Actual Madrid, Bayern Munich, Celtic, Manchester Metropolis
• Bayer Leverkusen‘s attainable opponents in spherical of 16: Actual Madrid, Bayern Munich, Celtic, Manchester Metropolis
• Lille‘s attainable opponents in spherical of 16: Atalanta, Borussia Dortmund, Sporting, Membership Brugge
• Aston Villa‘s attainable opponents in spherical of 16: Atalanta, Borussia Dortmund, Sporting, Membership Brugge

How did groups qualify for the knockouts?

Within the 36-team league part, the groups that end within the prime eight will earn a bye and qualify instantly for the spherical of 16. These ranked ninth via twenty fourth will enter the first-ever knockout part playoffs, whereas the groups ranked twenty fifth or decrease can be eradicated. In contrast to earlier editions of the Champions League, no groups will drop right down to the UEFA Europa League.

Are there away objectives, and might groups from identical nation meet?

The away objectives rule is not going to apply, and there can be no restriction on groups from the identical nation taking part in one another.  

How does the spherical of 16 work?

Groups that completed the league part ranked first via eighth can be seeded on this spherical, whereas the groups that superior via the knockout part playoffs can be unseeded. The foundations of the earlier spherical apply and there may even be predetermined pairings that may create the bracket. There’s an added reward for the groups that completed the league part within the prime 4, although – they may primarily have their very own quadrants of the bracket and wouldn’t face one another till the latter levels of the competitors.

Listed here are the predetermined pairings for the spherical of 16.

• Pairing A: 1/2 vs. Winner IV
• Pairing B: 3/4 vs. Winner III
• Pairing C: 5/6 vs. Winner II
• Pairing D: 7/8 vs. Winner I

Key Champions League dates

• Jan. 31: Draw for the knockout part playoffs
• Feb. 11-Feb. 19: Knockout part playoffs
• Feb. 21: Draw for the spherical of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals and ultimate
• March 4-12: Spherical of 16
• April 8-16: Quarterfinals
• April 29-Could 7: Semifinals
• Could 31: Closing