The teams classified at the round 16th of the UEFA Champions League 2024-2025
The League Phase of the new format of the UEFA Champions League 2024-25 defined the first eight teams classified to Eighth finalwhile the other eight were confirmed after 16th playoffs.
The eight leaders of the standings advanced directly and will face the survivors of the 16 -wing playoff phase, who achieved the passage after each overcome a series of direct elimination.
The eighths are scheduled to play between March 4 and 12, 2025. The quarterfinals, to be played between April 8 and 16. The semifinals will be between April 29 and May 7 and the Grand Final will be on May 31 at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.
The classified to the eighths of the Champions League
From the League Phase
Liverpool
The English team won the first seven games of the League phase (against Milan, Bologna, RB Leipzig, Leverkusen, Real Madrid, Girona and Lille) and was the first to achieve the direct classification to the round of 16. He could not end with full victories because, with alternates, he fell against PSV Eindhoven on the last day, but at least ended in the first place.
Barcelona
The Catalan team assured the passage after the impressive 5-4 victory over Benfica as a visitor on the seventh date of the League phase. Flick’s team won six games and closed with a 2-2 draw against Atalanta.
Arsenal
The English team had remained one step away from the classification after the seventh date and confirmed it in the last game, in which he beat Girona as a visitor. It ended with 6 victories, a draw and a fall.
Inter
The Nerazzurro closed the League phase with a good victory over Monaco and thus assured its presence in eighths. He won six games, tied one and lost one. It was the team with fewer goals against, since it only received one.
Atlético Madrid
The team led by Diego Simeone thrashed Salzburg as a visitor on the final day and stayed with the direct ticket, thanks to 6 wins and 2 losses in the League phase.
Bayer Leverkusen
The runner -up of the last UEFA Europa League defeated Sparta Prague on the last day and qualified. It ended with 5 wins, a draw and 2 losses.
Lille
One of the big surprises of this League phase. The French picture hit and got among the best eight after scolding Feyenoord on the last date. It ended with 5 wins, a draw and 2 losses.
Aston Villa
Those of Birmingham closed the League phase with a worked 3-2 win over Celtic and thus achieved the direct classification to the eighth with 16 points (5 wins, a draw and 2 losses).
From the playoffs
Feyenoord
The Dutch team hit and eliminated AC Milan in the 16av playoffs. In the League phase he had ended in 19th place with 13 points (4 wins, 1 draw, 3 losses).
Brugge Club
He also starred in a surprise, by eliminating Atalanta, the UEFA Europa League champion, as a visitor. The Belgian team had classified the playoffs in the last place with only 11 points and left the ninth on the way, which was about to classify directly.
Benfica
In a great game, the Eagles tied 3-3 against Monaco and enforced the victory of the first leg in the Principality to overcome the playoffs. In the League phase, they ended in 16, with 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses.
Bayern Munich
The Bavarian team suffered until the last minute to tie him as a local and eliminate Celtic in the playoffs. In the Liga phase he had finished in 12th place, with 5 wins and 3 losses.
Borussia Dortmund
The runner -up of the last edition had no problem eliminating Sporting Lisbon in the playoffs and got into eighth once again. In the League phase he finished in 10th, with 5 wins and 3 losses.
PSG
He got rid of Brest without problems in the French playoffs of the playoffs and achieved the passage to the round of age. He had not done a good campaign in the League phase, since he ended in 15th place with 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses.
real Madrid
The current champion showed great authority and beat Manchester City in both playoff games. He left behind an irregular league phase, in which he ended in 11th place with 5 wins and 3 losses.
PSV Eindhoven
In a series that was defined in supplementary time, the current Dutch champion recovered from his bad moment, surpassed Juventus 3-1 and, with a global 4-3, became the last member of the eighths of the eighths of end.
How will the eighths of the Champions be played
The best eight will pass directly to the round of 16 of the Champions. The clubs that occupy the positions between 9 and 24 will face each other in a round trip meetings in a previous phase (16th final), whose Winners will advance to face direct classifiedwhile the losers will fall eliminated.
It should be noted that there will be no decreases to the Europa League qualifiers from the 2024-25 season. Clubs that are located between positions 25 and 36 will be immediately outside Europe.
This means that the team that is located 24 of the League phase, a sufficient seat for a quota in Europa League under the current system is likely to move forward until European champion is crowned.
