Champions League 2025/26 knockout phase play-off draw: How it works, fixture dates, seeded and unseeded teams

For eight UEFA Champions League teams, Wednesday night marked the first milestone on the journey towards May 39;s final at the Puskas Arena in Budapest. For Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Tottenham, Barcelona, Chelsea, Sporting CP and Manchester City, it was a case of mission accomplished from a gruelling eight-game league phase as the additional challenge of navigating a two-legged play-off - and a potential fixture pile-up - in February was avoided.

Champions League 2025/26 knockout phase play-off draw: How it works, fixture dates, seeded and unseeded teams
For eight UEFA Champions League teams, Wednesday night marked the first milestone on the journey towards May 39;s final at the Puskas Arena in Budapest. For Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Tottenham, Barcelona, Chelsea, Sporting CP and Manchester City, it was a case of mission accomplished from a gruelling eight-game league phase as the additional challenge of navigating a two-legged play-off - and a potential fixture pile-up - in February was avoided.

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