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The league phase of the Champions League is down to the final two games, so who's heading for a knockout spot and which are teams are facing an early exit?

The top eight sides at the end of the league phase qualify automatically for the last 16.

The next 16 sides - ranked ninth to 24th - go into a two-legged play-off against each other to make the knockout rounds.

The bottom 12 teams will be eliminated, with no access to the Europa League.

The teams that finish from ninth to 16th will be seeded, with those finishing 17th to 24th unseeded.

Seeded teams cannot face one another, and the same goes for unseeded teams.

Wednesday January 21

Wednesday January 28

The Champions League knockout phase play-off draw takes place at 11am UK time on Friday January 30.

The draw for the round of 16 takes place on Friday February 27.

Play-off draw: January 30, 2026
Knockout play-offs: February 17-18 and 24-25, 2026
Round of 16: March 10-11 and 17-18, 2026
Quarter-finals: April 7-8 and 14-15, 2026
Semi-finals: April 28-29 and May 5-6, 2026
Final: Saturday, May 30, 2026

The 2025/26 Champions League final will take place in Budapest at the Puskas Arena on Saturday May 30.