UEFA Champions League knockout phase: Bracket, draw result for Round of 16 and beyond in 2025

The UEFA Champions League began the proper knockout stage in March with the Round of 16, the draw for which took place on February 1.

The final eight teams secured their spots in this stage of the tournament after coming through the knockout-round playoffs, with Real Madrid’s 6-3 aggregate win over Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain’s 10-0 obliteration of Brest the most notable results.

The likes of Liverpool, Barcelona and Arsenal had already reached the Round of 16 by virtue of finishing in the top eight positions of the league phase, a new addition to this season’s competition. From here on out, fans will be on more familiar footing: each knockout stage sees teams paired in two-legged matchups, the winner of which goes on to the next round.

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Below, The Sporting News details how the bracket for the quarterfinals and semifinals is laid out.

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Teams in UEFA Champions League knockouts

These are the 16 teams who qualified for the knockout phase.

Seeded teams are those who qualified for the Round of 16 directly via a top eight finish in the league phase standings, while the unseeded teams are those who advanced through from the knockout-playoff round.

Seeded teams

Club Nation
Liverpool England
Barcelona Spain
Arsenal England
Inter Milan Italy
Atletico Madrid Spain
Bayer Leverkusen Germany
Lille France
Aston Villa England

Unseeded teams

Club Nation
Club Brugge Belgium
Borussia Dortmund Germany
Real Madrid Spain
Bayern Munich Germany
PSV Netherlands
Feyenoord Netherlands
PSG France
Benfica Portugal

UEFA Champions League knockout phase: Draw result, bracket

Below is how the Champions League knockout schedule will look in 2024/25 following the draw in Switzerland.

The bracket is now set, meaning teams will know their possible opponents in the quarterfinals and semifinals should they progress from the Round of 16.

For the quarterfinals and semifinals, the teams listed first in each fixture will play the first legs of those ties at home.

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Round of 16

Match No.  Fixture 1st Leg 2nd Leg Aggregate Score
RO16 1 PSG vs. Liverpool 0-1 0-1 1-1 (PSG pens)
RO16 2 Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa 1-3 3-0 1-6
RO16 3 Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid 2-1 1-0 2-2 (Real Madrid pens)
RO16 4 PSV vs. Arsenal 1-7 2-2 3-9
RO16 5 Feyenoord vs. Inter Milan 0-2 2-1 1-4
RO16 6 Bayern Munich vs. Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 0-2 5-0
RO16 7 Borussia Dortmund vs. Lille 1-1 1-2 3-2
RO16 8 Benfica vs. Barcelona 0-1 3-1 1-4

Quarterfinals

Match No. Fixture 1st Leg 2nd Leg Aggregate Score
QF 1 PSG vs. Aston Villa Apr. 9 Apr. 15  
QF 2 Arsenal vs. Real Madrid 3-0 Apr. 16  
QF 3 Bayern Munich vs. Inter Milan 1-2 Apr. 16  
QF 4 Barcelona vs. Borussia Dortmund Apr. 9 Apr. 14-16  

Semifinals

Match No. Fixture 1st Leg 2nd Leg
SF 1 Winner QF 2 vs. Winner QF 1 Apr. 29-30 May 6-7
SF 2 Winner QF 3 vs. Winner QF 4 Apr. 29-30 May 6-7

Final

Match Date
Winner SF 1 vs. Winner SF 2 May 31

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