Champions League knockout phase play-off draw: Manchester City ...

The eight knockout phase play-off ties in the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League are now set following the inaugural draw on Friday.

What are the Champions League knockout phase play-off ties?

Matches kick off at 21:00 CET unless stated

First legs

11/02: Brest vs Paris Saint-Germain (18:45 CET)11/02: Juventus vs PSV Eindhoven 11/02: Manchester City vs Real Madrid 11/02: Sporting CP vs Borussia Dortmund 12/02: Club Brugge vs Atalanta (18:45 CET)12/02: Monaco vs Benfica 12/02: Celtic vs Bayern München 12/02: Feyenoord vs Milan

Second legs

18/02: Milan vs Feyenoord (18:45 CET)18/02: Atalanta vs Club Brugge18/02: Bayern München vs Celtic18/02: Benfica vs Monaco19/02: Borussia Dortmund vs Sporting CP (18:45 CET)19/02: Paris Saint-Germain vs Brest19/02: PSV Eindhoven vs Juventus19/02: Real Madrid vs Manchester City

When are the Champions League knockout phase matches?

Round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final draw: 21 February 2025Round of 16: 4/5 & 11/12 March 2025Quarter-finals: 8/9 & 15/16 April 2025Semi-finals: 29/30 April & 6/7 May 2025Final: 31 May 2025

How did the draw work?

Eight bowls were prepared for the draw, with the balls containing the names of the seeded and unseeded teams placed in pairs in the corresponding marked bowls according to the league phase rankings.

The draw started by allocating each team from a pair of unseeded teams to one of the relevant pre-determined positions in the bracket, starting with the sides ranked 23/24 and finishing with those in 17/18. One ball was taken from the bowl containing the two relevant ranked teams. The first team drawn was placed in their reserved spot on the silver side of the bracket, the second in the corresponding reserved spot on the blue side of the bracket. The same procedure was carried out with the remaining unseeded clubs.

The draw continued with the seeded sides, starting with the pairing ranked 15/16. The process was the same as described above for the unseeded teams, finishing with the teams ranked 9/10 to complete the pairings for the knockout round play-offs. In principle, the seeded clubs play the return leg at home.