16 clubs on track for the play-offs, those who finished between 9th and 24th place in the league phase standings. The first eight (Arsenal, Bayern, Liverpool, Tottenham, Barcelona, Chelsea, Sporting, Manchester City) are qualified for the eighth (10/11 and 17/18 March), while the last 12 – including OM and Naples – are eliminated.
Top seeds : Real Madrid (ESP), Inter (ITA), PSG (FRA)Newcastle (ANG), Juventus (ITA), Atletico (ESP), Atalanta (ITA), Leverkusen (ALL)
Unseeded: Dortmund (ALL), Olympiakos (GRE), Bruges (BEL), Galatasaray (TUR), Monaco (FRA)Qarabağ (AZE), Bodø/Glimt (NOR), Benfica (POR)
