Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille and Aston Villa. These eight teams won a direct promotion to the 1/8 Champions League, taking a place in the TOP 8 league phase table. Play-off could watch on television, waiting for potential rivals. And there was no shortage of emotions.
The play-off phase provided emotions. Surprises, madness and giant overboard
There were sensations such as Club Brugge eliminating Atalanta Bergamo (2: 1, 3: 1), or Milan falling off with Feyenoord Rotterdam (0: 1, 1: 1), from whose injured players you can arrange a wider composition than healthy. There were much less unexpected decisions, such as PSG even destroying Brest (3: 0, 7: 0). However, in definitely the biggest hit of this phase Real Madrid in the two -legged he did not give any chance to Manchester City (3: 2 and 3: 1), proving that this is simply not the season of the Pep Guardiola team.
Thus, we have already learned a set of participants of the 1/8 final of the Champions League. Potential combinations in the fight for the quarter -finals have also been established on the basis of the league phase table. The higher the place, the potentially easier to rival and in general. For example, Liverpool and Barcelona, i.e. teams from places 1 and 2, can hit the winners of two-sides between teams from places 15-18. These teams are PSG and Benfik Lisbon. The most interesting is part of the ladder with Bayer Leverkusen, Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, because of these four teams two couples will be created.
When the draw of the 1/8 final of the Champions League? Where to watch?
The draw will decide about who exactly who will come across. We will not have to wait too long for them, because it will take place on Friday, February 21. Beginning at 12:00. Free broadcast on the official UEFA website. The first matches of the 1/8 finals are March 4 and 5, 2025. Rematch exactly a week later, i.e. 11 and 12 March. A detailed schedule will appear shortly after the draw, most likely the same day.
Potential pairs of 1/8 final of LM:
- Liverpool – Benfica/PSG
- FC Barcelona – Benfica/PSG
- Arsenal – PSV/Feyenoord Rotterdam
- Inter Milan – PSV/Feyenoord Rotterdam
- Atletico Madrid – Real Madrid/Bayern Munich
- Bayer Leverkusen – Real Madrid/Bayern Munich
- Lille – Borussia Dortmund/Club Brugge
- Aston Villa – Borussia Dortmund/Club Brugge