UEFA Champions League Playoffs Draw Highlights: Real Madrid to face Man City, PSG in for All-France tie

That's it from us. As the playoffs take place in the coming weeks, let's hope for some top action and we will be back for the Round of 16 draw. Till then, Good Bye!

UCL Playoffs Draw Live Updates

Pep Guardiola will be up for a massive challenge as they will have to lock horns against Real Madrid. Although the Premier League club has done well against Madrid in the past, it will be a different challenge this season.

UEFA Champions League Playoffs Draw LIVE

A few massive tie awaits for the fans as PSG will be facing the first-ever Champions League same-country fixture against Stade Brest.

UCL Playoffs Draw - Complete List of Matches

Stade Brest vs PSG

AS Monaco vs Benfica

Juventus vs PSV Eindhoven

Feyenoord vs AC Milan

Manchester City vs Real Madrid

Celtic vs Bayern Munich

Atalanta vs Club Brugge

Sporting CP vs Borussia Dortmund

UCL Playoffs Draw LIVE

Manchester City will face Real Madrid. Juventus will be up against PSV

UEFA Champions League Playoffs Draw Live

The unseeded teams are being drawn at first.

UCL Playoffs Draw Live

If you have just joined us, stay connected as the Playoffs matches will be drawn very soon.

Road to Munich begins.

Who will make it all the way to Munich? 💬 #UCL pic.twitter.com/YsHv6Cqp9C

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UCL Playoffs Draw Live Updates

The event has started in Nyon. We are going to know about the playoffs lineups soon.

UCL Playoffs Draw Live Updates

The playoffs draw will commence very soon. The teams delegates are already in Nyon and the proceedings will start within the next 15 minutes.

UEFA Champions League Playoffs Draw Live Updates

This is how the matches are going to be stacked.Remember, either team facing one of the other teams in the opposite pairing means the other team in the same pair shall play against the remaining team in the opposite pair.

Playoff Brackets

Atalanta (9th) or Borussia Dortmund (10th) vs Sporting CP (23rd) or Club Brugge (24th)

Real Madrid (11th) or Bayern Munich (12th) vs Celtic (21st) or Manchester City (22nd)

AC Milan (13th) or PSV Eindhoven (14th) vs Feyenoord (19th) or Juventus (20th)

PSG (15th) or Benfica (16th) vs AS Monaco (17th) or Stade Brest (18th)

Understanding the Brackets:

Atalanta or Borussia Dortmund will be playing either against Sporting CP or Club Brugge. If Atalanta is drawn against Sporting CP, Dormund is automatically drawn against Brugge or vice-versa. Atalanta or Dortmund can't play against each other.

UCL Playoffs Draw Live Updates

The UEFA Champions League draw will be streamed live on the UEFA.com from 11 am GMT / 4:30 pm IST today.

UCL Playoffs Draw Live

A look at how the Champions League balls would work at the playoffs draw.

Draw pots for the knockout phase play-offs ⚽️#UCLdraw pic.twitter.com/RKHVOGlMqK

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UCL Playoffs Draw LIVE - Who will Manchester City Face?

Manchester City somehow scrapped into the playoff positions with a final matchday victory over Club Brugge. Pep Guardiola's men finished 22nd in the table and is going to face either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the playoffs.

UCL Playoffs Draw Live Updates - Who will Real Madrid Face?

Defending Champions Real Madrid finished 11th in the points table at the end of the group stages. They are set to face either Celtic or Manchester City in the playoffs.

How Does the Knockout Playoff Round Draw Work?

The draw is structured in a way that pairs teams based on their league phase positions. Teams are paired in order (e.g., 9th with 10th, 11th with 12th, and so on). Each pair is then split into opposite halves of the knockout bracket to ensure they cannot meet again until the final.

Unlike previous seasons, there is no restriction on clubs from the same country facing each other from this stage onwards. Additionally, clubs may be drawn against teams they have already faced in the league phase, including their most recent opponents from Matchday 8.

UCL Playoffs Draw Live - Teams to Watch Out

There are several European Giants who will participate in the Playoffs of this newly constructed UEFA Champions League knockouts format.

Defending Champions Real Madrid, Premier League giants Manchester City are going to learn their next opponents today. Also Bayern Munich, PSG, Borussia Dortmund shall take part in the playoffs.

Champions League Playoffs Draw Live Updates

The teams which finished 9th to 24th in the group stages are going to take part in the playoffs. The teams progressed are-

Atalanta (9th), Borussia Dortmund (10th), Real Madrid (11th), Bayern Munich (12th), AC Milan (13th), PSV Eindhoven (14th), Paris Saint-Germain (15th), Benfica (16th), Monaco (17th), Stade Brest (18th), Feyenoord (19th), Juventus (20th), Celtic (21st), Manchester City (22nd), Sporting CP (23rd), Club Brugge (24th)

UEFA Champions League Playoffs Draw Live

The top eight teams from group stages have progressed directly in the Round of 16. The teams are -

Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille, Aston Villa.

UEFA Champions League Playoffs Draw Live Updates

Hello and Welcome to the Live Coverage of the UEFA Champions League Playoffs draw. 16 teams will learn their fate ahead of the two-legged playoffs and stay connected for all the latest updates. The playoffs draw will start at 11 am GMT and will take place in Nyon, Switzerland.