Last teams through to the Champions League group stage 🔥 | OneFootball

The eagerly awaited league phase of the 2025/2026 Champions League saw its last four members confirmed this Wednesday (27).

Qarabag, Brugge, Copenhagen, and Benfica made it through.

Pafos, Kairat, and Bodo/Glimt had advanced on Tuesday.

The draw for the matchups will be held this Thursday (28), starting at 1 PM (Brasília time).

See how the qualifications went, the teams that were already guaranteed, and the details of the dates and regulations below.

There was Benfica 🆚 Mourinho

Earlier, Azerbaijan's Qarabag was defeated by Hungary's Ferencváros 3-2 at home. However, they had won the first leg (3-1) and advanced.

The most anticipated matchup ended with Bruno Lage's Benfica eliminating José Mourinho's Fenerbahce at Luz Stadium in front of 64,323 attendees.

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The excitement was already present in the initial stage in Lisbon, with a well-deserved goal by Benfica's Akturkoglu - who is precisely a target for Fener - at 35 minutes.

The Turkish team tried hard but got into trouble in the final minutes after Talisca, a former Benfica player, received two yellow cards in four minutes.

Brugge had already won 3-1 in Glasgow.

And saw their path eased just eight minutes into the return leg.

They were leading against Rangers when the Scottish team had Max Aarons sent off at eight minutes.

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The consequence was a thrashing: 6-0. And NINE TO ONE on aggregate.

Copenhagen dispatched Basel.

Cornelius and Moukoko secured the 2-0 after the 1-1 draw in the first leg.

The seven eliminated teams will go to the UEFA Europa League playoffs.

Tuesday was historic 🤩

Pafos, Kairat, and Bodo had never played in the elite phase of the Champions League.

The first two knocked out European champions.

Pafos, from Cyprus, secured a 1-1 draw against Red Star in front of their fans. They had triumphed in Serbia 2-1.

After two 0-0 draws, Kairat, from Kazakhstan, eliminated Celtic on penalties.

Meanwhile, Bodo/Glimt, from Norway, was comfortable after a 5-0 home win.

Sturm Graz won 2-1, but it wasn't enough.

Teams that were already guaranteed 👇🏽

Athletic Bilbao 🇪🇸

Atlético de Madrid 🇪🇸

Barcelona 🇪🇸

Real Madrid 🇪🇸

Villarreal 🇪🇸

Arsenal 🏴

Chelsea 🏴

Liverpool 🏴

Manchester City 🏴

Newcastle 🏴

Tottenham 🏴

Atalanta 🇮🇹

Inter Milan 🇮🇹

Juventus 🇮🇹

Napoli 🇮🇹

Bayern Munich 🇩🇪

Bayer Leverkusen 🇩🇪

Borussia Dortmund 🇩🇪

Eintracht Frankfurt 🇩🇪

Marseille 🇫🇷

Monaco 🇫🇷

PSG 🇫🇷

Sporting 🇵🇹

Ajax 🇳🇱

Galatasaray 🇹🇷

Olympiacos 🇬🇷

PSV 🇳🇱

Slavia Prague 🇸🇰

Union Saint-Gilloise 🇧🇪

Regulations 📝

The same as last season. The 36 teams will play eight games each after the draw based on four pots.

The top teams go directly to the round of 16.

Teams ranked between 9 and 24 will compete in a playoff.

The knockout stage (including the round of 16 playoffs) will have home and away matches until the semifinals.

The final will be on May 30 at the Puskás Arena in Budapest.

All the Champions League dates 📅

1st round - September 16 to 18, 2025

2nd round - September 30 to October 1, 2025

3rd round - October 21 and 22, 2025

4th round - November 4 and 5, 2025

5th round - November 25 and 26, 2025

6th round - December 9 and 10, 2025

7th round - January 20 and 21, 2026

8th round - January 28, 2026

Round of 16 playoffs (home and away): February 17 and 24, 2026

Round of 16 (home and away): March 10 and 17, 2026

Quarterfinals (home and away): April 7 and 14, 2026

Semifinals (home and away): April 28 and May 5, 2026

Final (single match): May 30, 2026

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

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