👀 Last 16, play-offs or out: what’s next for the Champions League teams | OneFootball

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·28 January 2026

👀 Last 16, play-offs or out: what’s next for the Champions League teams

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The league phase of the Champions League is over after eight matchdays. But what does this mean for the 36 participants of the 2025/26 CL season? While the top eight teams have qualified directly for the round of 16, places 9 to 24 will go into the playoffs. The rest have been eliminated just a few minutes ago.

Here is a brief overview of where your club has finished.


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Round of 16 (Places 1 to 8)

Arsenal, Bayern, Liverpool, Tottenham, Barcelona, Chelsea, Sporting Lisbon, Manchester City

Playoffs (Places 9 to 24)

Real Madrid, Inter Milan, PSG, Newcastle, Juventus, Atlético Madrid, Atalanta Bergamo, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Olympiacos Piraeus, Brugge, Qarabag, Bodø/Glimt, Benfica Lisbon

Eliminated (Places 25 to 36)

Marseille, Pafos FC, Union Saint-Gilloise, PSV, Athletic Bilbao, Napoli, Copenhagen, Ajax, Frankfurt, Slavia Prague, Villarreal, Qairat Almaty

Were there any surprises for you? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.


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