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League Phase Of UEFA Champions League 2025 Concluded, Know How The Playoffs Draw Works

The top eight teams - namely Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille, and Aston Villa - have earned a direct spot into the Round of 16.

Which Teams have to play the two-legged playoffs?

The top eight teams – namely Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille, and Aston Villa – have earned a direct spot into the Round of 16.

Here’s how the draw system works for the teams ranked 9th-24th:

Teams are organized into 8 paired seeding bowls based on their league phase rankings:

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  • Bowl 1: Teams ranked 9 & 10 (seeded)
  • Bowl 2: Teams ranked 11 & 12 (seeded)
  • Bowl 3: Teams ranked 13 & 14 (seeded)
  • Bowl 4: Teams ranked 15 & 16 (seeded)
  • Bowl 5: Teams ranked 17 & 18 (unseeded)
  • Bowl 6: Teams ranked 19 & 20 (unseeded)
  • Bowl 7: Teams ranked 21 & 22 (unseeded)
  • Bowl 8: Teams ranked 23 & 24 (unseeded)

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The draw process

They start with the unseeded teams (ranks 17-24), beginning with the lowest-ranked pair:

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    • Draw the first team from a pair and place it on the silver side of the bracket
    • The second team automatically goes to the blue side
    • They work upward from ranks 23/24 to 17/18

    Then they move to the seeded teams (ranks 9-16):

      • Start with ranks 15/16 and follow the same process
      • First team drawn goes to silver side, second to blue side
      • Continue upward through the rankings
      • Finish with teams ranked 9/10

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      This process creates the full playoff bracket that will determine which teams advance to join the top 8 in the Round of 16.

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