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Time, date, playoff teams and everything to know
The UEFA Champions League will conduct the draw for its knockout stage Friday in Switzerland, setting the bracket for world’s premier club soccer tournament for the rest of this season.
The 2024-25 edition of the Champions League saw the first major format change in decades, with the group stage standings sorting all 36 entrants (as opposed to the old standard that involved numerous groups of four). Wednesday’s final set of games resulted in 12 sides being eliminated, leaving 24 clubs to battle it out in an expanded knockout round.
The group stage came with plenty of drama. Manchester City, who have won four straight Premier League championships, trailed a must-win game at halftime only to survive and advance with a comeback victory. Many of the sport’s most famous clubs — teams like Liverpool, Barcelona, and Arsenal — advanced with ease, while upstarts like Lille, PSV, and Celtic surpassed expectations to claim knockout stage spots of their own.
Here’s what to know about the Champions League playoff phase draw:
When is Champions League draw for knockout round playoff?
UEFA will conduct the draw for the Champions League knockout round on Friday, Jan. 31 at the confederation’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The draw will begin at 6 a.m. ET.
What Champions League teams qualified for knockout round?
With the UEFA Champions League ending its group stage on Wednesday, this season’s format change has resulted in 24 teams advancing to the knockout round. The new format gave the top eight teams in the group stage a bye to the round of 16. In order of finish, those teams are the following:
- Liverpool
- Barcelona
- Arsenal
- Inter Milan
- Atlético Madrid
- Bayer Leverkusen
- Lille
- Aston Villa
16 more teams move on to a new playoff phase. Within that subset, the eight teams that finished higher in the group-stage standings will be seeded in Friday’s draw. Those eight teams are as follows:
- Atalanta
- Borussia Dortmund
- Real Madrid
- Bayern Munich
- AC Milan
- PSV
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Benfica
Finally, the last eight teams to qualify for the knockout stage’s playoff phase are the following:
- Monaco
- Brest
- Feyenoord
- Juventus
- Celtic
- Manchester City
- Sporting Clube
- Club Brugge
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Champions League knockout round playoff bracket
Despite the need for a draw, UEFA’s new format for the Champions League has given fans a rough look at what the knockout stage bracket will look like:
Friday’s draw will effectively take the standings from the group stage, and sort the teams that qualified for the playoff phase into eight pots of four. Teams that finished higher in the standings will be set up to play those that finished further down. For example, Atalanta (ninth place) and Borussia Dortmund (10th) will be in a pot with Sporting Clube (23rd) and Club Brugge (24th). The teams in 11th and 12th will be in a pot with those that finished 21st and 22nd, and so on.
The draw will determine which teams in a given pot will square off in the playoff phase: Atalanta could play Sporting Clube or Club Brugge, rather than the more clear-cut “higher seed vs. lower seed” approach seen in events like NCAA’s college basketball tournament.
When does Champions League knockout round playoff begin?
The knockout round in the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League begins with the playoff phase, which will see all teams play home-and-away matches settled by aggregate scores over the two legs.
Games in the first leg of the playoff phase will be played on Feb. 11-12, with the second legs coming one week later on Feb. 18-19.
On Friday, Feb. 21, UEFA will hold a draw for the bracket for the rest of the knockout stage, beginning with the eight sides that secured an automatic berth in the round of 16 and the eight teams that advance through the playoff phase. The Champions League final will be held Saturday, May 31 at the Allianz Arena in Munich.
How to stream Champions League knockout round playoff draw
The Champions League knockout round draw on Friday can be streamed on Paramount+, UEFA.com, and on UEFA’s YouTube channel.
Watch the Champions League knockout draw on Paramount+
Champions League draw for knockout round: TV, time, streaming for Friday
- Date: Friday, Jan. 31
- Time: 6 a.m. ET (12 p.m. local)
- Streaming: Paramount+, UEFA.com, UEFA’s YouTube channel
- Location: House of European Football (Nyon, Switzerland)
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Time, Date, Playoff Teams, and Everything to Know
The highly anticipated playoffs are right around the corner, and football fans everywhere are getting ready for the excitement to come. Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming playoff games:
Time and Date:
The playoff games will kick off on Saturday, January 8th, with the first game starting at 1:00 PM ET. The action will continue throughout the weekend, with games on both Saturday and Sunday.
Playoff Teams:
The playoff teams have been determined after a grueling regular season. The top teams from each conference will face off in the playoffs, including the defending champions, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the powerhouse Green Bay Packers.
Key Matchups:
Some of the most highly anticipated matchups include the Buffalo Bills vs. the New England Patriots, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. the Los Angeles Rams, and the Dallas Cowboys vs. the San Francisco 49ers. These games are sure to be intense battles as the teams fight for a spot in the conference championships.
How to Watch:
If you can’t make it to the games in person, don’t worry! The playoff games will be broadcast on various networks, including CBS, NBC, FOX, and ESPN. You can also stream the games live on platforms like Hulu Live, YouTube TV, and the NFL app.
Don’t miss out on the action as the best teams in the league go head-to-head in the playoffs. Tune in this weekend to see who will advance to the next round and ultimately compete for the coveted Super Bowl title.
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