The full knockout stage draw, involving Liverpool, Arsenal, Aston Villa and the play-off winners, will be on Friday 21 February at 11am GMT. The final will be held at the Allianz Arena in Munich on 31 May 2025.

Friday morning, UEFA conducted the draw for the Champion League's new playoff phase, which essentially adds one more round to the previous format's knockout stage. 16 teams were sorted, with pairings influenced (but not entirely determined) by order of finish in the group stage.

The UEFA Champions League's first-ever league phase will come to a dramatic close on Wednesday, when all 18 games will kick off at once with several spots in the knockout stages up for grabs. All but nine teams are still in the running to qualify for the next rounds,