LONDON (AP) — Here’s the status of the matches after the first stage of the Champions League.
Team automatically qualifies for Round of 16
Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Tottenham, Barcelona, Chelsea, Sporting Lisbon, Manchester City.
What will happen in the playoffs for the remaining round of 16 spots?
Monaco or Qarabag vs. Paris Saint-Germain or Newcastle (right to play against Barcelona or Chelsea)
Club Brugge or Galatasaray vs. Juventus or Atlético Madrid (right to play against Liverpool or Tottenham)
Bodo/Glimt or Benfica vs. Real Madrid or Inter Milan (right to play for Sporting Lisbon or Manchester City)
Borussia Dortmund or Olympiakos vs. Atalanta or Bayer Leverkusen (right to play against Arsenal or Bayern Munich)
Qarabag or Monaco vs. Newcastle or Paris Saint-Germain (right to play against Chelsea or Barcelona)
Galatasaray or Club Brugge vs. Atlético Madrid or Juventus (right to play against Tottenham or Liverpool)
Benfica or Bodo/Glimt vs. Inter Milan or Real Madrid (right to play against Manchester City or Sporting Lisbon)
Olympiakos or Borussia Dortmund vs. Bayer Leverkusen or Atalanta (right to play against Bayern Munich or Arsenal)
Teams eliminated from the Champions League
Marseille, Paphos, Union Saint Giroise, PSV Eindhoven, Athletic Bilbao, Napoli, FC Copenhagen, Ajax, Eintracht Frankfurt, Slavia Prague, Villarreal, Kairat.
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