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Real Madrid will face Benfica once again in the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League playoffs just days after the played a dramatic tie in the last game of the league
stage. Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain will once again play an all French tie in this round like they did last year with a clash against Monaco this time.
UEFA Champions League Playoff Draw
Real Madrid vs. Benfica
Inter vs. Bodø/Glimt
PSG vs. Monaco
Newcastle vs. Qarabağ
Juventus vs. Galatasaray
Atleti vs. Club Brugge
Atalanta vs. B. Dortmund
Leverkusen vs. Olympiacos
The seeded teams will play at home in the second leg. This means the teams listed first above will play away first before getting the chance to seal the tie at their home stadium. The unseeded teams will have to travel away for their second leg.
For those unversed, teams that finished between 9 and 16 are seeded, while those between 17 and 24 are unseeded.
The bracket was made in a way that teams were drawn according to their positions, as the 9th and 10th ranked team are playing either the 23rd or 24th.
The draw for the Round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final will take place after the playoffs on 27th February. Here is who can face whom.
