MONACO, MONACO - AUGUST 28: Draw special guest, Kaka draws out Newcastle United FC during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase Draw at Grimaldi Forum on August 28, 2025 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Francesco Scaccianoce - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)
Newcastle will be involved in the play-offs
Newcastle will face Qarabag in the play-off round - while the five other English teams have learned more about their potential opponents in the last 16. men were the only club not to finish inside the top eight in the first phase of the competition.
Despite grinding out an on Wednesday, dropped out of the automatic qualification places. The Magpies will now make the long trip to Azerbaijan next month before hosting Qarabag in the second leg at St James' Park.
Newcastle will face one of or if the round of 16 should they advance. Wednesday was full of drama as the final 18 games of the league phase were played simultaneously.
and were the only two teams to have already guaranteed themselves a place in the round of 16. and booked their tickets with comfortable wins while Barcelona and Chelsea both came from behind to seal their spots in the top eight.
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They were joined by and whereas were beaten 4-2 by to miss out on automatic qualification. Coincidentally, Real have been handed a shot at revenge against side in the play-offs.
The holders, , will have to go through an extra round for the second year running, too. They'll play on the opposite side of Newcastle's bracket, with Barcelona or Chelsea also awaiting them. , who reached last year's final, have been drawn to face Bodo/Glimt.
Friday's draw gives the English clubs a slightly clearer indication of who'll play who in the round of 16. For example, Arsenal will play the winner of either vs or vs , having already known which four teams they could possibly face, but not the pairings.
Liverpool and Tottenham's opponents will be the winners vs or vs . City will face the winner of Benfica vs Real or Bodo/Glimt vs Inter.
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Champions League play-off draw in full
Benfica vs Real Madrid
Bodo/Glimt vs Inter Milan
Monaco vs Paris Saint-Germain
Qarabag vs Newcastle
Galatasaray vs Juventus
Club Brugge vs Atletico Madrid
Borussia Dortmund vs Atalanta
Olympiacos vs Bayer Leverkusen
First legs: Tuesday, February 17 and Wednesday, February 18
Second legs: Tuesday, February 24 and Wednesday, February 25
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