Summary
On Friday, 16 teams will find out their opponents for the Champions League knockout phase play-off draw. The event starts at 11:00 GMT in Switzerland and pairs teams based on their league phase standings to form seeded and unseeded matchups. The play-off winners will move on to the last 16 stage, where they will face the top eight teams from the league phase.
Key Facts
- The draw involves 16 teams who finished between ninth and 24th in the league phase.
- Top eight teams from the league phase have already qualified for the last 16.
- The draw will determine which pathway, either silver or blue, the teams will follow.
- Seeded teams, ranked ninth to 16th, will be paired with unseeded teams, ranked 17th to 24th.
- The first legs of the play-offs are on 17 or 18 February, with the second legs a week later.
- Play-off winners will advance to face top eight teams in a knockout format.
- Upcoming key dates are 27 February for further draws and 30 May for the final.
