This is how the Champions League round of 16 would end up after Barça's breakthrough in the 'TOP 8'

Published:7/11/2024 - 05:28h

Updated:7/11/2024 - 05:45h

Barça managed to get into the 'TOP 8' of the Champions League with their victory in Serbia. In this way, the Catalans would qualify directly for the round of 16

The fourth day of the 2024/25 Champions League ended on Wednesday, November 6. Although there are still half of the matches left to play, the qualifying positions are beginning to be defined little by little and the teams are starting to do the math to determine their possible crossings in the next round based on the position they currently occupy.

In the new format of the continental tournament, the top eight teams in the league phase directly advance to the round of 16. As of today, the only Spanish team in these places is FC Barcelona (6th), while Real Madrid (18th) and Atlético de Madrid (23rd) would fight for their place in the playoffs, which are accessed by the teams that finish the league phase between 9th and 24th position.

The teams that finish the league phase between 25th and 36th will be eliminated from the Champions League, with Girona being the representative of Spanish football that, mathematically, would currently be out of European competition.

In the playoff, the pairings will be determined based on a draw that will pit the 9th/10th placed team against the 23rd/24th placed team, and so on. Following the same criteria, the winners of this round will face one of the teams that qualified directly in the round of 16.

The possible round of 16 matches as of today

Once the fourth day of the league phase is over, the pairings for the next round will be as follows:

Playoffs

Atalanta or Manchester City vs Atlético de Madridor PSV (9º/10º - 23º/24º)
Juventus Or Arsenal vs Feyenoord or Brujas (11º/12º - 21º/22º)
Bayer Leverkusen Or Lille vs Benfica or Milan (13º/14º - 19º/20º)
Celtic Or Dinamo Zagreb vs Bayern Munich or Real Madrid (15º/16º - 17º/18º)

Eighth of final

Liverpool Or Sporting CP vs winning of the Celtic or Dinamo Zagreb vs Bayern Munich or Real Madrid (1º/2º vs Winners 15º/16º - 17º/18º)
Monaco or Brest vs winner of the Bayer Leverkusen or Lille vs Benfica or Milan (3º/4º vs Winners 13º/14º - 19º/20º)
Inter Or FC Barcelona vs winner of the Juventus or Arsenal vs Feyenoord or Brujas (5º/6º vs Winners 11º/12º - 21º/22º)
Borussia Dortmund Or Aston Villa vs winning of the Atalanta or Manchester City vs Atlético de Madrid or PSV (7º/8º vs Winners 9º/10º - 23º/24º)