By the end of Wednesday evening we will know the identities of all the last sixteen clubs in the Champions League.
Twelve clubs have already made progress.
Firstly, eight places were filled in the last 16 of the Champions League after finishing in the top eight of the 36-club stage of the Swiss League.
Those eight were Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Spurs, Barcelona, Chelsea, Sporting Lisbon and Manchester City.
The remaining eight joining them will be decided by the play-off round with draws.
Another four clubs advanced to the eighth finals of the Champions League via the play-offs on Tuesday evening:
Atletico Madrid 4 Club Brugge 1 (Atletico Madrid progress 7-4 on aggregate)
Bayer Leverkusen 0 Olympiacos 0 (Bayer Leverkusen progresses 2-0 on aggregate)
Inter Milan 1 Bodo/Glimt 2 (Bodo/Glimt progress 5-2 on aggregate)
Newcastle United 3 Qarabag 2 (Newcastle United progress 9-3 on aggregate)
(Inter Milan fans pictured above as their team was eliminated by Bodo/Glimt last night)
So the twelve who have now qualified for the last sixteen of the Champions League are Newcastle United, Bayer Leverkusen, Bodo/Glimt, Atletico Madrid, Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Spurs, Barcelona, Chelsea, Sporting Lisbon and Manchester City.
Champions League play-off matches tonight (Wednesday) to decide the last four (first leg scores in brackets):
Atalanta (0) vs Borussia Dortmund (2) at 5:45 PM
Juventus (2) against Galatasaray (5) at 8 p.m
PSG (3) vs Monaco (2) at 8 p.m
Real Madrid (1) vs Benfica (0) at 8 p.m
The UEFA Champions League round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals will be held on Friday, February 27, 2026.
The draw(s) will take place this Friday at 11am (UK time) at the UEFA House of Football in Nyon.
Newcastle United can only be drawn against Barcelona or Chelsea in the last sixteen rounds.
Below you will find the dates on which the remaining Champions League rounds will be played:
Round of 16: 10/11 and 17/18 March 2026
Quarter-finals: 7/8 and 14/15 April 2026
Semi-finals: April 28/29 and May 5/6, 2026
Final: May 30, 2026 (will be held in Budapest)
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