UEFA has announced details of the Champions League draw, quarter-finals and semi-finals.
This is because we are halfway through the play-off round.
UEFA announces that the Champions League last 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals will take place 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.
Eight clubs have already automatically progressed to the last 16 of the Champions League after finishing in the top eight of the 36-club stage of the Swiss competition. These eight are Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Spurs, Barcelona, Chelsea, Sporting Lisbon and Manchester City.
Which eight will join them will be determined by sixteen play-off matches, spread over four different match nights.
Eight of those games were played last Tuesday and Wednesday.
Champions League play-off matches – First legs:
Tuesday February 17, 2026
Galatasaray 5 Juventus 2
Benfica 0 Real Madrid 1
Borussia Dortmund 2 Atalanta 0
Monaco2PSG3
Qarabag 1 Newcastle United 6
Bodo/Glimt 3 Inter Milan 1
Club Brugge 3 Atletico Madrid 3
Olympiacos 0 Bayer Leverkusen 2
The last eight play-off games will be played next Tuesday and Wednesday.
Champions League play-off matches – Second leg:
Tuesday February 24, 2026
Atletico Madrid – Club Brugge (5.45 pm)
Bayer Leverkusen vs Olympiakos (8 p.m.)
Inter Milan vs Bodo/Glimt (8 p.m.)
Newcastle United v Qarabag (8 p.m.)
Wednesday February 25, 2026
Atalanta vs Borussia Dortmund (5.45pm)
Juventus vs Galatasaray (8 p.m.)
PSG vs Monaco (8 p.m.)
Real Madrid – Benfica (8 p.m.)
Newcastle United already know that if they get past Qarabag FK, they can only be drawn in the last 16 against Barcelona or Chelsea.
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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