By the end of Wednesday night we will know the identity of the final 16 in the Champions League.
Eight clubs have already automatically progressed.
Eight spots filled in the Champions League last 16, having finished in the top eight places of the 36 club Swiss League stage.
Those eight are Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Spurs, Barcelona, Chelsea, Sporting Lisbon and Manchester City.
The remaining eight to join them, decided by 16 play-off matches to be played across four different match nights.
Eight of those games were played last Tuesday and Wednesday.
Champions League play-off matches – First legs:
Tuesday 17 February 2026
Galatasaray 5 Juventus 2
Benfica 0 Real Madrid 1
Borussia Dortmund 2 Atalanta 0
Monaco 2 PSG 3
Qarabag 1 Newcastle United 6
Bodo/Glimt 3 Inter Milan 1
Club Brugge 3 Atletico Madrid 3
Olympiakos 0 Bayer Leverkusen 2
Plenty of these play-off ties remain in the balance, Newcastle United will easily the biggest lead from the first leg games.
The final eight play-off matches to be played tonight and tomorrow.
Champions League play-off matches – Second legs:
Tuesday 24 February 2026
Atletico Madrid v Club Brugge (5.45pm)
Bayer Leverkusen v Olympiakos (8pm)
Inter Milan v Bodo/Glimt (8pm)
Newcastle United v Qarabag (8pm)
Wednesday 25 February 2026
Atalanta v Borussia Dortmund (5.45pm)
Juventus v Galatasaray (8pm)
PSG v Monaco (8pm)
Real Madrid v Benfica (8pm)
The UEFA Champions League round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals draws, will be held on Friday 27 February 2026.
The draw(s) will be held at the UEFA House of Football in Nyon at 11am (UK time) this Friday.
Newcastle United already know that if they get past Qarabag FK, they can then only be drawn in the last 16 against either Barcelona or Chelsea.
The dates of when the remaining Champions League rounds will be played, are listed below:
Round of 16: 10/11 and 17/18 March 2026
Quarter-finals: 7/8 and 14/15 April 2026
Semi-finals: 28/29 April and 5/6 May 2026
Final: 30 May 2026 (To be held in Budapest)
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