{"id":399070,"date":"2026-01-30T16:48:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T16:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/399070\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T16:48:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T16:48:15","slug":"champions-league-draw-confirmed-play-off-round-ties-revealed-for-real-madrid-newcastle-co","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/399070\/","title":{"rendered":"Champions League draw CONFIRMED &#8211; play-off round ties revealed for Real Madrid, Newcastle &#038; Co."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All ties confirmed\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ucl-spotlightt-1769770378-188395.png\" title=\"Champions League draw CONFIRMED - play-off round ties revealed for Real Madrid, Newcastle &amp; Co.\" alt=\"Champions League draw CONFIRMED - play-off round ties revealed for Real Madrid, Newcastle &amp; Co.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n                                       \u00a9TM\/IMAGO\n                                    <\/p>\n<p>The final matchday of the <a title=\"UEFA Champions League\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/uefa-champions-league\/startseite\/wettbewerb\/CL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Champions League<\/a> league phase certainly lived up to expectations during a thrilling night of football on Wednesday evening. There were as many as 18 matches being played simultaneously, with the table taking many different shapes across the 90 minutes of action. <a title=\"Arsenal FC\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/arsenal-fc\/startseite\/verein\/11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Arsenal<\/a>, <a title=\"Bayern Munich\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/bayern-munich\/startseite\/verein\/27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bayern Munich<\/a>, <a title=\"Liverpool FC\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/liverpool-fc\/startseite\/verein\/31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Liverpool<\/a>, <a title=\"Tottenham Hotspur\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/tottenham-hotspur\/startseite\/verein\/148\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tottenham<\/a>, <a title=\"FC Barcelona\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/fc-barcelona\/startseite\/verein\/131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Barcelona<\/a>, <a title=\"Chelsea FC\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/chelsea-fc\/startseite\/verein\/631\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chelsea<\/a>, <a title=\"Sporting CP\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/sporting-cp\/startseite\/verein\/336\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sporting<\/a> and <a title=\"Manchester City\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/manchester-city\/startseite\/verein\/281\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Man City<\/a> all finished in the top eight and confirmed their places in the round of 16. While some big teams are into the play-offs, with the draw being made from 11am GMT this Friday. You can see it below!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ucl-table-1769638985-188275.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"503\" height=\"629\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThe Champions League play-off draw<\/p>\n<p>Going into the draw each club has two potential opponents in the play-off round, ranked on where they finished between ninth and 24th in the league phase table. The draw is as follows: We will reveal the exact ties as they come in! Former Arsenal and France winger Robert Pires is doing the draw.<\/p>\n<p>CONFIRMED<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"SL Benfica\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/sl-benfica\/startseite\/verein\/294\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Benfica<\/a> vs <a title=\"Real Madrid\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/real-madrid\/startseite\/verein\/418\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Real Madrid<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"FK Bod\u00f8\/Glimt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/fk-bod--glimt\/startseite\/verein\/501\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bod\u00f8\/Glimt<\/a> vs <a title=\"Inter Milan\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/inter-milan\/startseite\/verein\/46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Inter Milan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"AS Monaco\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/as-monaco\/startseite\/verein\/162\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Monaco<\/a> vs <a title=\"Paris Saint-Germain\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/paris-saint-germain\/startseite\/verein\/583\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PSG<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Qaraba\u011f FK\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/qaraba--fk\/startseite\/verein\/10625\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Qarabag<\/a> vs <a title=\"Newcastle United\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/newcastle-united\/startseite\/verein\/762\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Newcastle<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Galatasaray\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/galatasaray\/startseite\/verein\/141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Galatasaray<\/a> vs <a title=\"Juventus FC\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/juventus-fc\/startseite\/verein\/506\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Juventus<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Club Brugge KV\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/club-brugge-kv\/startseite\/verein\/2282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Club Brugge<\/a> vs <a title=\"Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/atl-tico-de-madrid\/startseite\/verein\/13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Atl\u00e9tico Madrid<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Borussia Dortmund\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/borussia-dortmund\/startseite\/verein\/16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Borussia Dortmund<\/a> vs <a title=\"Atalanta BC\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/atalanta-bc\/startseite\/verein\/800\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Atalanta<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Olympiacos Piraeus\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/olympiacos-piraeus\/startseite\/verein\/683\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Olympiacos<\/a> vs <a title=\"Bayer 04 Leverkusen\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/bayer-04-leverkusen\/startseite\/verein\/15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bayer Leverkusen<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/play-off-round-draw-1769772605-188407.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"503\" height=\"629\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nWho are the eliminated teams?<\/p>\n<p>Marseille, Pafos, Union Saint-Gilloise, PSV, Athletic Club, Napoli, FC Copenhagen, Ajax, Eintracht Frankfurt, Slavia Prague, Villarreal, and Kairat Almaty are all all out of the competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"All ties confirmed\u00a0 \u00a9TM\/IMAGO The final matchday of the Champions League league phase certainly lived up to 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