2025-26 Champions League: BVB - Atalanta and Benfica - Real Madrid in the knockout round play-off

Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga) will face Atalanta BC (Serie A Enilive) in a qualifying play-off for the Round of 16 of the 2025-26 Champions League, following the draw made by UEFA in Nyon (Switzerland) on 30/01/2026.

The first leg will take place on 17 or 18/02 at the Signal Iduna Park while the second leg will be held at the New Balance Arena on 24 or 25/02. The winning team will qualify for the Round of 16 of the European competition, for which the draw will be made on 27/02. The matches will take place on 10-11/03 (first leg) and 17-18/03 (second leg).

The seven other fixtures are (the first team listed will host in the first leg)
• SL Benfica (Liga Portugal Betclic) - Real Madrid CF (LALIGA EA Sports);
• Qarabag (Azeri D1) - Newcastle United FC (Premier League);
• Bodø/Glimt (Norwegian D1) - FC Inter Milan (Serie A Enilive);
• Galatasaray (Süper Lig) - Juventus FC (Serie A);
• AS Monaco FC (Ligue 1 McDonald's) - Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1) ;
• Club Brugge (Jupiler Pro League) - Chelsea FC (Premier League);
• Olympiakos (Greek D1) - Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Bundesliga).

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