The knockout phase to qualify for the UEFA Champions League 2024-25 round of 16 has been done. 16 teams who had finished from 9 to 24 in the league stage have went against their opponent in a two-legged fixture to determine the 8 teams of the round of 16. Those who had finished in the top 8 in the league stage had already qualified for the round of 16 stage.
Now, from these qualified teams, a draw will take place among potential opponents to determine who will face whom in the round of 16, quarter-final and in the semi-final. Here is everything you need to know about the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League round of 16, quarter-final and semi-final draw.
When and Where will it take place?
The 2024-25 UEFA Champions League round of 16, quarter-final and semi-final draw will take place at 12:00 CET on Friday 21 February at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland.
This means that football fans from India will be able to see the draw at 4:30β―pm on Friday 21 February.
How can you watch the draw?
The draw will be live-streamed on UEFA.com.
Which teams have qualified for the UCL 2024-25 Round of 16 draw?

The top 8 teams from the league stage had automatically qualified for the UCL 2024-25 Round of 16 draw. Now, another 8 teams have qualified for the round of 16 stage after playing a two-legged knock-out fixture against their drawn opponents.
League phase top eight (seeded, ordered by league phase position)
1. Liverpool (ENG)
2. Barcelona (ESP)
3. Arsenal (ENG)
4. Inter Milan (ITA)
5. Atletico de Madrid (ESP)
6. Bayer Leverkusen (GER)
7. Lille (FRA)
8. Aston Villa (ENG)
Knockout phase play-off winners (unseeded, ordered by league phase position)
10. B. Dortmund (GER)
11. Real Madrid (ESP)
12. Bayern Munich (GER)
14. PSV (NED)
15. PSG (FRA)
16. Benfica (POR)
19. Feyenoord (NED)
24. Club Brugge (BEL)
Which teams are potential opponents of which teams?
So, as per the new theme of the tournament, the top 8 teams have been put into a bracket of four seeded groups i.e. 1 or 2, 3 or 4, 5 or 6, 7 or 8.
In the knockout phase play-off draw, the potential bracket of possible winners from the knockout-phase play-off was already made to determine their possible opponent from the bracket of the seeded groups from the top 8.
Here are the potential opponents who could face each other in the UEFA Champions League 2024-25 round of 16 (in order of match No.)
- Liverpool or Barcelona vs PSG or Benfica
- Lille or Aston Villa vs Club Brugge or Borussia Dortmund
- Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen vs Real Madrid or Bayern Munich
- Arsenal or Inter Milan vs PSV or Feyenoord
So, from the above list, you can get that Liverpool's and Barcelona's potential opponents are PSG or Benfica. The draw will be done to determine which team will face whom in the round of 16. For Lille and Aston Villa, the potential opponents are Club Brugge or Borussia Dortmund. Atletico Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen will face either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich. Arsenal and Inter Milan could face either PSV or Feyenoord.
How the draw will be done?

One ball is taken from the bowl containing the two relevant ranked teams (i.e. the teams ranked 7 and 8) and is opened to display the team. The first team drawn from this bowl is placed in their reserved spot on the silver side of the bracket (see bracket graphic above). The other seeded team of the pairing is then drawn and displayed, and allocated in the corresponding reserved spot on the blue side of the bracket.
How the quarter-final and semi-final fixtures will be made?
The winner of Round of 16 Match No. 1 will play against the winner of Round of 16 Match No. 2 in the 1st Quarter-final. The rest will continue as per the graphic above. The draw will be done only to determine which team will play the first leg and which will play the second leg of the fixture.
UCL 2024-25 QF Fixture Bracket
- QF1: RO16-1 vs RO16-2
- QF2: RO16-3 vs RO16-4
- QF3: RO16-5 vs RO16-6
- QF4: RO16-7 vs RO16-8
UCL 2024-25 Semi-final fixture bracket
- SF1: QF1 vs QF2
- SF2: QF3 vs QF4
Dates for the Champions League round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals
- Round of 16: 4/5 & 11/12 March
- Quarter-finals: 8/9 & 15/16 April
- Semi-finals: 29/30 April & 6/7 May
- Final: 31 May (Munich)