After a thrilling finish to the UEFA Champions League's first-ever league phase, the competition will gear up to hold its inaugural knockout phase playoffs with Friday's draw. The teams that finished from ninth through 24th in the league phase will take part in the knockout phase playoffs,

After a chaotic final Champions League league phase matchday, Real Madrid now know their two potential opponents for the knockout phase playoffs. Despite securing a 3–0 victory against Brest, Real Madrid did not finish in the top eight of the Champions League standings.

The final League Phase games of the revamped Champions League have been played and the play-offs teams have been decided ahead of this week’s draw. Liverpool and Barcelona were the only two