Champions League draw: Real Madrid faces Benfica again, PSG vs. Monaco and Bodø/Glimt vs. Inter

By Canadian Press on January 30, 2026.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Real Madrid faces an immediate rematch with Benfica after the teams were drawn together in the Champions League playoffs on Friday.

Benfica dumped Madrid into the playoffs with a dramatic 4-2 win against the 15-time European champion on Wednesday, which included a goal from goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin in the eighth minute of added time.

Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain faces an all-French showdown with Monaco in the playoffs and this season’s surprise package, tiny Norwegian team Bodø/Glimt, will play last year’s beaten finalist Inter Milan.

The winners of the two-legged playoffs will advance to the round of 16.

Madrid may yet face another showdown with Manchester City if it advances to the next round.

Champions League playoffs draw

Benfica vs. Real Madrid

Bodø/Glimt vs. Inter Milan

Monaco vs. Paris Saint-Germain

Qarabag vs. Newcastle

Galatasaray vs. Juventus

Brugge vs. Atletico Madrid

Borussia Dortmund vs. Atalanta

Olympiakos vs. Bayer Leverkusen

When will the playoffs take place?

The first legs will be played over Feb. 17-18.

The second legs over Feb. 24-25.

Teams qualified automatically to the round of 16

Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Tottenham, Barcelona, Chelsea, Sporting Lisbon, Manchester City.

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James Robson, The Associated Press