UEFA Champions League round of 16, quarter-final and semi-final draw: Where is it, when is it, who is involved?

The 2024/25 UEFA Champions League round of 16, quarter-final and semi-final draw takes place at 12:00 CET on Friday 21 February at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland.

The top eight sides in the league phase qualified automatically for the round of 16, where they are joined by the eight winners of the two-legged knockout phase play-offs, which are new to the competition in 2024/25.

From the knockout phase play-offs onwards the tournament is a bracket with potential opponents in the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals also pre-defined by pairings which are determined by teams’ final league positions.

For example, teams that finished first and second in the league phase will face the winners of the knockout phase play-off ties involving the 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th-placed teams in the round of 16; teams that finish third or fourth will be drawn against the winners of the knockout phase play-off ties involving the 13th, 14th, 19th and 20th-placed teams, and so on.

Which teams are in the Champions League round of 16 draw?

The eight winners of the two-legged knockout phase play-offs join the top eight sides from the league phase in the round of 16 draw. The league phase top eight will be seeded for the round of 16 draw and will, in principle, play their return legs at home.