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Five English clubs joined three in qualifying for the Round 16 of the 2025/2026 Champions League knockout.
Liverpool, Manchester, Chelsea and Tottenham secured a top-eight finish in the league phase Wednesday along with Barcelona and Sporting Lisbon.
They join Arsenal and Bayern Munich, who had already secured direct passage to the last 16 before the final round of games.
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Reigning European champions Paris Saint-Germain must go through the knockout play-offs again, as will Real Madrid after the record 15-time winners of the competition lost 4-2 at Benfica.
List of 8 teams through to Champions League Round of 16
- Arsenal
- Bayern Munich
- Liverpool
- Tottenham
- Barcelona
- Chelsea
- Sporting CP
- Manchester City
Knockout phase play-off places (seeded)
9. Real Madrid (Spain)
10. Inter Milan (Italy)
11. Paris St. Germain (France)
12. Newcastle United (England)
13. Juventus (Italy)
14. Atletico Madrid (Spain)
15. Atalanta (Italy)
16. Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)
Knockout phase play-off places (unseeded)
17. Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
18. Olympiacos (Greece)
19. Club Brugge (Belgium)
20. Galatasaray (Turkey)
21. AS Monaco (France)
22. Qarabag (Azerbaijan)
23. Bodo/Glimt (Norway)
24. Benfica (Portugal)
