2m ago 11.39 GMT Jose Mourinho could line himself up for a prodigal return to the Bernabeu. As coach, if Benfica manage to pull off a two-leg tie win. The games will be played over the midweeks of 17-18 and 24-25 February. Share
9m ago 11.32 GMT There’s two types of pathway in that draw, silver and blue. Silver pathway Monaco v Paris St-Germain
Galatasaray v Juventus
Benfica v Real Madrid
Borussia Dortmund v Atalanta Blue pathway Qarabag v Newcastle United
Club Brugge v Atletico Madrid
Bodo/Glimt v Inter Milan
Olympiakos v Bayer Leverkusen Share
14m ago 11.27 GMT So, a reunion of Benfica and Real Madrid, so soon after Anatoly Turbin winner. Newcastle face that long trip to Qarabag but will be happy with that draw. Share
16m ago 11.26 GMT Champions League playoff draw Here come the actual pairings: Borussia Dortmund v Atalanta
Olympiakos v Bayer Leverkusen
Galatasaray v Juventus
Club Brugge v Atletico Madrid
Monaco v PSG
Qarabag v Newcastle
Benfica v Real Madrid
Bodo/Glimt v Inter Share Updated at 11.28 GMT
20m ago 11.22 GMT Here we go in Nyon….and first out are Benfica and Bodo/Glimt, but only for the pathways… Share
24m ago 11.18 GMT How it works Seeded teams first, unseeded teams second Seeded teams are split into four pairs based on league rank and the unseeded teams are also clustered into four pairs based on league rank. Real Madrid (9) or Inter (10) v Bodo/Glimt (23) or Benfica (24)
PSG (11) or Newcastle United (12) v Monaco (21) or Qarabag (22)
Juventus (13) or Atletico Madrid (14) v Club Brugge (19) or Galatasaray (20)
Atalanta (15) or Bayer Leverkusen (16) v Borussia Dortmund (17) or Olympiacos (18) Share
27m ago 11.15 GMT The draw that will determine th
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