Everything you need to know about today's Champions League draw
UEFA will hold the draw for the 2025/26 Champions League knockout play-off round today, January 30, 2026. The ceremony will take place at the House of European Football in Nyon, starting at 12:00. The draw will include 16 teams, ranked from 9th to 24th in
UEFA will hold the draw for the 2025/26 Champions League knockout play-off round today, January 30, 2026. The ceremony will take place at the House of European Football in Nyon, starting at 12:00.
The draw will include 16 teams, ranked from 9th to 24th in the league phase, while the top eight teams have qualified directly for the round of 16.
The seeded teams are:
Real Madrid, Inter, Paris, Newcastle, Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Atalanta and Bayer Leverkusen.
The unseeded teams are:
Borussia Dortmund, Olympiacos, Club Brugge, Galatasaray, Monaco, Qarabağ, Bodø/Glimt and Benfica.
According to the regulations, teams will face each other based on their positions in the league phase, with the higher-ranked teams playing, in principle, the second leg at home. There are no restrictions on matches between teams from the same association or against opponents from the league phase.
The matches will be played over two legs:
- First legs: February 17/18, 2026
- Second legs: February 24/25, 2026
The winners of these ties will secure a place in Europe's round of 16.
