The new format ultimately produced the same end result. All of the top eight who progress straight to the last 16 hail from Europe’s five biggest leagues, with three from England, two from Spain, and one each from Italy, Germany and France.Champions League knockout phase play-off draw –
Only six clubs from other countries have reached the play-offs, all of a certain pedigree: former European Cup winners in PSV Eindhoven, Benfica, Feyenoord and Celtic, former runners-up in Club Brugge, and Portuguese giants Sporting.
No club from east of Munich has progressed, and the only club who were probably expected to qualify but failed to do so were RB Leipzig, although they were hampered by injuries and had a difficult draw – their opponents amassed more points combined than those of any other team.
Which teams will be in the draw pots?
Unseeded teams
17. Monaco (FRA)
18. Brest (FRA)
19. Feyenoord (NED)
20. Juventus (ITA)
21. Celtic (SCO)
22. Manchester City (ENG)
23. Sporting CP (POR)
24. Club Brugge (BEL)
Seeded teams
9. Atalanta (ITA)
10. Borussia Dortmund (GER)
11. Real Madrid (ESP)
12. Bayern München (GER)
13. Milan (ITA)
14. PSV (NED)
15. Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
16. Benfica (POR)
Champions League knockout phase play-off draw – Which teams will be in the draw pots?
The teams that finished the league phase between ninth and sixteenth place will be seeded in the first draw of the knockout phase, and will face a team placed between seventeenth and twenty-fourth place. In principle, the seeded team will play the second leg at home.
Champions League knockout phase play-off draw – Where and when will the Champions League knockout phase play-off draw be held?
The UEFA Champions League knockout phase play-off draw will take place at the at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland and the proceedings will begin at 12.00 CET.
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