Champions League Playoff Format

 Under the new format, teams will play eight matches in the new league phase (former group stage). They will no longer play three opponents twice – home and away – but.  Teams that finish between ninth and 16th will be seeded in the knockout phase play-off draw, meaning they will face a team placed 17th to 24th. The eight clubs that prevail in.  Teams who place between ninth and 24th in the league phase table will contest new-look play-off ties. These will be played over two legs on February 11-12 and February 18-19.  Teams who placed from ninth to 24th will go into a playoff round, with seeded sides from 9th to 16th drawn against unseeded opponents from 17th to 24th. The winners of.  Keep track as teams secure qualification for the knockout phase of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League. Liverpool and Barcelona have become the first teams to confirm.

 How does the Champions League knockout phase work? The sides who finish 1st-8th in the league phase will qualify automatically for the round of 16. But those who end up in.  The Champions League will follow a new format from 2024-25 - BBC Sport explains what will change and what will stay the same.  Keep track as teams secure qualification for the knockout phase of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League. Liverpool and Barcelona have become the first teams to confirm.  This will be the 70th season of Europe's elite club competition and the 33rd since it was renamed the UEFA Champions League, as well as the first under the new format.It kicks.