"A crazy night of Champions League action on Wednesday concluded the league phase for another season. All six Premier League sides have progressed, with only Newcastle having to play in next month's play-off round. Holders Paris St Germain and Real Madrid both failed to seal automatic spots. PSG could only draw 1-1 at home to Newcastle United, a result that left both sides facing a playoff despite starting the final night in the automatic places."
"Straight into the last 16 Arsenal (England) Bayern Munich (Germany) Liverpool (England) Tottenham Hotspur (England) FC Barcelona (Spain) Chelsea (England) Sporting (Portugal) Manchester City (England) Knockout phase play-off places (seeded) Real Madrid (Spain) Inter Milan (Italy) Paris St. Germain (France) Newcastle United (England) Juventus (Italy) Atletico Madrid (Spain) Atalanta (Italy) Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) Knockout phase play-off places (unseeded) Borussia Dortmund (Germany) Olympiacos (Greece) Club Brugge (Belgium) Galatasaray (Turkey) AS Monaco (France) Qarabag (Azerbaijan) Bodo/Glimt (Norway) Benfica (Portugal)"
A chaotic final matchday concluded the Champions League league phase, with all six Premier League teams advancing and only Newcastle facing next month's play-off round. Paris St Germain and Real Madrid failed to secure automatic qualification; PSG drew 1-1 at home with Newcastle, leaving both clubs heading to the knockout play-offs despite starting the night in automatic positions. Benfica's last-minute goal against Real sees them sneak through in 24th place. The knockout draw is scheduled for 30 January 2026. The top eight teams qualified directly for the round of 16, while the next sixteen enter seeded versus unseeded play-off ties.
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