Several high-profile clubs will compete in the knockout phase play-offs for a place in the Round of 16 of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League after missing out on automatic qualification from the league phase.
Reigning European champions Paris Saint-Germain will once again have to navigate the knockout phase play-offs to stay in the competition.
Real Madrid, the most successful club in Champions League history with 15 titles, also missed out on direct qualification following a 4–2 defeat to Benfica in their final league-phase fixture.
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Under the new Champions League format, teams finishing outside the top eight must compete in a two-legged knockout phase play-off, with the winners advancing to the last 16.
Teams confirmed for the knockout phase play-offs:
1. Atalanta
2. Atlético de Madrid
3. Borussia Dortmund
4. Benfica
5. Bodø/Glimt
6. Club Brugge
7. Galatasaray
8. Inter Milan
9. Juventus
10. Bayer Leverkusen
11. Monaco
12. Newcastle United
13. Olympiacos
14. Paris Saint-Germain
15. Qarabağ
16. Real Madrid