GOAL brings you a complete round-by-round breakdown of the new knockout phase of the Champions League.
The revamped Champions League is now into the last-four stage and it promises to be an exciting finale.
As well as an expanded league phase, there is an extra round in the knockout phase, with a playoff to determine which eight teams join the top eight in the last 16. After that comes the quarter-finals, the semi-finals and the winner-takes-all final.
Here, GOAL brings you a breakdown of every round on the road to the final in Munich this coming May.
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Team 1
Agg
Team 2
First leg
Second leg
Brest
0-10
PSG
0-3
0-7
Club Brugge
5-2
Atalanta
2-1
3-1
Manchester City
3-6
Real Madrid
2-3
1-3
Juventus
3-4
PSV
2-1
1-3
Feyenoord
2-1
AC Milan
1-0
1-1
Celtic
2-3
Bayern Munich
1-2
1-1
Sporting
0-3
Borussia Dortmund
0-3
0-0
Monaco
3-4
Benfica
0-1
3-3
The draw for the knockout stage playoffs was held on January 31, 2025.
Ties were played across two legs, with the first legs played on for February 11 and 12, and the second legs taking place a week later on February 18 and 19.
Real Madrid notably knocked Manchester City out of the competition, with a Kylian Mbappe hat-trick condemning Pep Guardiola's side to elimination. Celtic were knocked out by Bayern Munich in a closely fought tie, while Borussia Dortmund overcame Sporting with a 3-0 aggregate victory.
The ejection of Atalanta at the hands of Club Brugge was one of the surprises of the round, with the reigning Europa League winners suffering a 5-2 aggregate defeat. Meanwhile, Paris Saint-Germain made light work of their compatriots Brest, beating them 10-0 over the two legs.
Elsewhere, continental heavyweights AC Milan were put out by Dutch outfit Feyenoord, Benfica beat Monaco and PSV knocked out Juventus.
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Team 1
Agg
Team 2
First leg
Second leg
PSG
1-1 (4-1 penalties)
Liverpool
0-1
1-0 (a.e.t.)
Club Brugge
1-6
Aston Villa
1-3
0-3
Real Madrid
2-2 (4-2 penalties)
Atletico Madrid
2-1
0-1 (a.e.t.)
PSV
3-9
Arsenal
1-7
2-2
Benfica
1-4
Barcelona
0-1
1-3
Borussia Dortmund
3-2
Lille
1-1
2-1
Bayern Munich
5-0
Bayer Leverkusen
3-0
2-0
Feyenoord
1-4
Inter
0-2
1-2
The draw for the round of 16 took place on February 21, 2025, following the conclusion of the playoffs. You can see the draw above..
Ties were played over two legs, with first legs on March 4/5 and second legs on March 11/12.
While PSG and Real Madrid had to rely on penalties to overcome Liverpool and Atletico Madrid, respectively, the likes of Aston Villa, Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Inter booked their passage to the next stage convincingly. Elsewhere, Borussia Dortmund edged Lille in the second leg after playing out a goalless draw in the opening leg.
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Team 1
Agg
Team 2
First leg
Second leg
PSG
5-4
Aston Villa
3-1
2-3
Arsenal
5-1
Real Madrid
3-0
2-1
Barcelona
5-3
Borussia Dortmund
4-0
1-3
Bayern Munich
3-4
Inter
1-2
2-2
The quarter-final ties would see the teams play the first leg on April 8/9, with the second leg taking place on April 15/16.
Aston Villa's dream run was cut short by PSG, despite the English side's valiant fight-back in the second leg, while Arsenal booked a 5-1 win on aggregate against 15-time winners Real Madrid to complete the first semi-final fixture.
In other other quarter-finals, Borussia Dortmund recorded a 3-1 victory against Barcelona – but it was Hansi Flick's men who emerged on top with a 5-3 aggregate win, while Inter defeated Bayern Munich 4-3 on aggregate – after drawing the second leg 2-2.
Getty Images SportChampions League semi-finals
Team 1
Agg
Team 2
First leg
Second leg
PSG
–
Arsenal
1-0
May 7
Barcelona
–
Inter
3-3
May 6
The semi-finals will be contested across two legs. The first legs were played on April 29 and 30, with the second legs being played on May 6/7.