16 teams played two-legged knockout playoffs in home and away format with eight coming out victorious. The UEFA will hold Champions League R16 draw on Friday (Feb 27) at its headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland to determine the match-ups which start from March 10.
The UEFA Champions League knockout playoffs are done with eight teams finalized for a place in the last 16 along with eight directly qualified teams. Four spots were up for grabs on Wednesday (Feb 25) after Atletico Madrid, Newcastle, Leverkusen, and Bodo/Glimt qualifed on Tuesday (Feb 24). The remaining four spots went to Galatasary, Atalanta, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), and Real Madrid. All eight teams played two-legged playoffs for a place in the last 16 in home and away format. Now, the UEFS will hold a draw to determine the R16 fixtures- also played in two legs in home and away format with eight teams moving for the quarterfinals.
Eight teams were already in the R16 aftr finishing in top 8 of the league stage while eight teams played two-legged knockout playoffs for a place in final 16. Below are all the team which have qualifed for round of 16
Arsenal
Bayern Munich
Liverpool
Tottenham
Barcelona
Chelsea
Sporting CP
Manchester City
Atlético Madrid (won playoff vs. Club Brugge)
Newcastle (won playoff vs. Qarabag)
Bayer Leverkusen (won playoff vs. Olympiacos)
Bodø/Glimt (won playoff vs. Inter)
Atalanta (won playoff vs. Borussia Dortmund)
Real Madrid (won playoff vs. Benfica)
PSG (won playoff vs. Monaco)
Galatasaray (won playoff vs. Juventus)
16 teams played two-legged knockout playoffs in home and away format with eight coming out victorious. Below are the final aggregate scores of all the winning teams in knockout playoffs:
Galatasaray 7, Juventus 5
Real Madrid 3, Benfica 1
PSG 5, Monaco 4
Atalanta 4, Borussia Dortmund 3
Atlético Madrid 7, Club Brugge 4
Newcastle 9, Qarabag 3
Bodø/Glimt 5, Inter 2
Bayer Leverkusen 2, Olympiacos 0
The UEFA will hold a draw to determine the R16 fixtures which will also be played in two-legged home and away fixtures and the round begins on March 10. Below are the potential match-ups in the Round of 16:
PSG vs. Barcelona or Chelsea
Galatasaray vs. Liverpool or Tottenham
Real Madrid vs. Sporting CP or Manchester City
Atalanta vs. Arsenal or Bayern Munich
Newcastle vs. Chelsea or Barcelona
Atletico Madrid vs. Tottenham or Liverpool
Bodø-Glimt vs. Manchester City or Sporting CP
Bayer Leverkusen vs. Bayern Munich or Arsenal
The UEFA will hold Champions League R16 draw on Friday (Feb 27) at its headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland to determine the match-ups. Once the R16 matches are done, the QFs will be played on April 7-8 (1st leg) and April 14-15 (2nd leg).
The semi-finals amonf top four will be played on April 28-29 (1st leg) and May 5-6 (2nd leg).
The Champions League final takes place at the Puskás Aréna on May 30 in Budapest, Huagary.