UCL draw: Real Madrid to face Manchester City in play-off round

It’s time for the play-off draw for the 2024/25 UEFA

Champions League knockout stages, with several of Europe’s top sides discovering their fate.

Top eight automatically into last 16 and seeded:

1. Liverpool – Round of 16 vs: PSG (15th), Benfica (16th), Monaco (17th) or Brest (18th)
2. Barcelona – Round of 16 vs: PSG (15th), Benfica (16th), Monaco (17th) or Brest (18th)
3. Arsenal – Round of 16 vs: Feyenoord (19th), Juventus (20th), AC Milan (13th), or PSV (14th)
4. Inter – Round of 16 vs: Feyenoord (19th), Juventus (20th), AC Milan (13th), or PSV (14th)
5. Atletico Madrid – Round of 16 vs: Celtic (21st), Manchester City 22nd), Real Madrid (11th), or Bayern Munich (12th)
6. Bayer Leverkusen – Round of 16 vs: Celtic (21st), Manchester City 22nd), Real Madrid (11th), or Bayern Munich (12th)
7. Lille – Round of 16 vs: Sporting (23rd), Club Brugge (24th), Dortmund (10th), or Atalanta (9th)
8. Aston Villa – Round of 16 vs: Sporting (23rd), Club Brugge (24th), Dortmund (10th), or Atalanta (9th)

8. Aston Villa – Round of 16 vs: Sporting (23rd), Club Brugge (24th), Dortmund (10th), or Atalanta (9th)

Play-off knockout draw for teams 9th to 24th:

1. Atalanta vs Club Brugge (24th)
2. Borussia Dortmund vs Sporting CP (23rd)
3. Real Madrid vs Manchester City (22nd)
4. Bayern Munich vs Celtic (21st)
5. AC Milan vs Feyenoord (19th)
6. PSV vs Juventus (20th)
7. Paris Saint-Germain vs

• Brest (18th)

16. Benfica vs Monaco (17th)

For those teams who finished 17th to 24th in the league phase standings, they will be unseeded for the rest of the competition and face the challenge of an away second leg in the play-offs.

Source: Flashcore