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Alex Mott·31. Januar 2025
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Keep up to date as teams in the Champions League and Europa League knockout play-off rounds learn their fate ...
And that's all from us today folks. As ever, stayed tuned to OneFootball for the rest of the day where we'll have continued reaction to both draws whilst looking ahead to the weekend's matches across Europe. Ciao!
We could well be seeing a potential Rome derby in the last 16, which would be fascinating. Or how about Galatasaray vs Manchester United ...
Here's a handy visualisation of the draw in bracket view ...
Fenerbahce just squeezed through but can Jose Mourinho's side make the last 16?
And here are those games in full ...
Some stats from this year's tournament between two of the big teams in the play-off round ...
Some fascinating fixtures there with Porto vs Roma arguably the standout. Which one are you most looking forward to?
And that concludes the Europa League draw!
Fenerbahce vs Anderlecht!
FC Twente vs Bodo/Glimt!
PAOK vs FCSB!
Union SG vs Ajax!
Midtjylland vs Real Sociedad!
AZ Alkmaar vs Galatasaray!
Porto vs Roma!
First out is Viktoria Plzen vs Ferencvaros!
And now to find out the actual fixtures ...
And last of the unseeded sides is Porto.
The last two unseeded teams are being draw with Ferencvaros in the silver side of the draw.
Which means that Danish side Midtjylland are in orange.
Now we move on to 19 & 20 with AZ Alkmaar in silver.
And on the orange side is ... PAOK.
On the silver side next is ... Union SG
Remember, we won't find out the fixtures for another few minutes.
Which means that Fenerbahçe are in the orange side of the draw.
First out is FC Twente who are in the silver side.
And away we go ...
Hands up if you're still thinking about this?
If you didn't follow earlier however, the unseeded teams will be drawn first and placed in one side of the bracket or the other. Then the seeded teams will be drawn to give us the fixtures in the play-off round.
We're now getting the lowdown about today's technical procedure. If you followed the Champions League draw earlier - it's exactly the same.
Rangers did enough to make it straight through to the last 16 and here's who they could face ...
Athletic Bilbao great Aritz Aduriz is speaking on stage with the draw now just a few minutes away.
Here's the bracket view ahead of this afternoon's Europa League draw ...
The likes of Ajax, Real Sociedad and Fenerbahce will all be learning their paths towards potential glory in Bilbao later this year. Stay tuned for another 15 minutes before the draw full gets underway.
And if that wasn't exciting enough, our friends over in Nyon are now moving on to the Europa League draw!
Are we in for a repeat of this?
Great stat from Opta here about Milan's chances (or lack thereof) against Feyenoord ...
Oh god, not this again ...
Man Utd fans seem pleased with the daw ...
Just like London buses ...
Does this sum up your mood, Man City fans?
Who's your favourite here?
Could we see a major surprise between Celtic and Bayern Munich?
We could be looking at a potential Madrid derby in the last 16. Or how about another chapter in the Barcelona vs PSG saga?
And here's the full bracket view of today's draw, including those sides in the last 16 ...
Here's the draw in full ...
About as deadpan as it gets from the Bayern contingent there ..
So what does everyone think of the play-off draw there? It feels like we've got some great games to look forward to.
Some key stats from Man City and Real Madrid in this season's competition so far ...
And that folks, is that. What a draw with the obvious headline attraction coming between Manchester City and Real Madrid!
Sporting CP vs Borussia Dortmund is the last tie drawn.
Club Brugge vs Atalanta!
That means the next game is Celtic vs Bayern Munich!
Man City vs Real Madrid! What a tie ...
Italy vs Netherlands there with the winners playing Arsenal or Inter
Feyenoord vs Milan!
Juventus vs PSV!
Two intriguing ties there, including a fascinating all-Ligue 1 encounter.
Monaco vs Benfica!
Brest vs PSG!
Half of the job is done, but now we will complete the ties ...
Which means that Monaco are the last unseeded team and in the blue bracket.
The last two unseeded teams are being drawn and in silver is ... Brest!
So Feyenoord are in blue
Next out is ... Juventus. The Bianconeri are in silver
Which means that Scottish champions Celtic are in the blue bracket. Again, those clubs will be drawn in a few minutes time.
And Manchester City are out and in the silver side of the draw!
Next is ... Sporting CP. Sporting will be on the blue side of the draw, which will be drawn soon
First out of the pot is ... Club Brugge!
After all that, we're now finally ready ...
Here's Pedro Pinto to introduce today's draw!
After Wednesday's epic final round of matches, who are you backing to lift the trophy in Munich come May? Are Liverpool the favourites? Are Bayern destined to do it at home? Let us know in the comments ...
This is your official five minute warning! The gala in Nyon will start very, very soon ...
If this weirdly dubbed video doesn't get you excited for today's draw then, frankly, I don't know what will ...
Here's today's UCL draw in bracket view ...
So how exactly does today's draw work? Let's be honest, it's not the most straightforward of procedures so let the good folk over at the Evening Standard explain here.
Good morning everyone and welcome to today's draw for the first ever Champions League and Europa League knockout play-off matches. Stay tuned over the next few hours to see who your team will face in the next round of European clashes.