After five months of league phase matches, it is finally time for the Champions League knockout stage. Before any of the teams can get to the Allianz Arena, though, they first must survive the ...

The new Champions League format sees play-offs introduced for the knockout stage (Getty) The Champions League knockout phase is nearly here but 16 teams will need to go through the play-offs in ...

The Champions League knockout stage bracket format. / Sports Illustrated Per UEFA, eight bowls will be prepared for the draw with balls containing the names of seeded and unseeded teams placed in ...

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The UEFA Champions League's first-ever league phase came to a dramatic close on Wednesday, setting up for an equally entertaining knockout stage that begins in two weeks' time. The introduction of ...

The draw for the knockout playoff round of the new-look UEFA Europa League has been made. But how does this feed into the round-of-16 ties? When is the next draw? How does it all knit together?

The field for the Champions League knockout playoff round is set after Friday's draw. This marks the first year of the new 36-club format in the league phase. The bottom 12 teams in the standings ...

The draw for the knockout playoff round of the new-look UEFA Europa League is upon us. But who is taking part in this draw? Why are the league phase positions so important? And when is the next draw?

Thursday night's 3-2 win over TSG Hoffenheim in Sinsheim, Germany, saw us book a place in at least the knockout play-off round of this year's UEFA Europa League. With still one game to play - Thursday ...

And now it's onto the knockout stage playoffs. Possible opponents for round of 16 teams ...

Inoue made his opponent pay (Picture: PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images) Naoya Inoue added another destructive knockout to his highlight reel with victory over rival Ye Joon Kim – who begged his ...