Champions League’s new format explained, bracket: Manchester City will play Bayern Munich or Real Madrid

The first league phase in the European Champions League ended, and the look of the knockout exit is now clearer. Manchester City avoided a disaster, Liverpool exports the stage table, and we will get Manchester City against Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the qualifiers.

On Friday, the draw will detail the path to the Champions League final in Allianz Arena in Munich on May 31, where he is still playing in round 16 is still unstable.

This is what to know:

Tour qualifiers by knockout: potential installations

16 Arc Tour: Possible Fitts

Who advanced to a round of 16 with eight above?

• LiverpoolTheir potential opponents in round 16: Paris Saint -Germain, Benfica, Monaco, Prest
• BarcelonaTheir potential opponents in round 16: Paris Saint -Germain, Benfica, Monaco, Prest
• ArsenalTheir potential opponents on round 16: Milan, PSV, Feyenoord, Juventus 2
• InterTheir potential opponents on round 16: Milan, PSV, Feyenoord, Juventus
• Atletico MadridTheir potential opponents in round 16: Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Celtic, Manchester City
• Bayer LeverkusenTheir potential opponents in round 16: Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Celtic, Manchester City
• nightTheir potential opponents in round 16: Atalanta, Borussia Dortmund, Sporting, Borgej Club
• Aston VillaTheir potential opponents in round 16: Atalanta, Borussia Dortmund, Sporting, Borgej Club

How does the stage qualifiers work with a knockout?

The teams ranked ninth until the sixteenth at the end of the league stage, and will be drawn against one of the non -classified teams. Each team will be made four potential opponents and will discover their actual enemy at Friday’s draw before participating in a series of legs.

The classified team will host the second stage and the team with a greater degree will advance to round 16, with additional time and penalties on the horizon if the total result is linked.

Below are the pre -defined pairs of the teams that will play in the stage qualifiers with a knockout.

• AtalantaTheir potential opponents in the coated qualifiers: Sporting, Club Brugge
• Borussia DortmundTheir potential opponents in the coated qualifiers: Sporting, Club Brugge
• real madridTheir potential opponents in the coated qualifiers: Celtic, Manchester City
• Bayern MunichTheir potential opponents in the coated qualifiers: Celtic, Manchester City
• MilanTheir potential opponents in the coated qualifiers: Feyenoord, Juventus
• PSVTheir potential opponents in the coated qualifiers: Feyenoord, Juventus
• PSGTheir potential opponents in the coated qualifiers: Monaco, Prest
• BenficaTheir potential opponents in the coated qualifiers: Monaco, Prest
• MonacoTheir potential opponents in the coated qualifiers: PSG, Benfica
• PrestTheir potential opponents in the coated qualifiers: PSG, Benfica
• VenorTheir potential opponents in the coated qualifiers: Milan, psv
• Juventus‘Potential opponents in the coated qualifiers: Milan, psv
• CelticTheir potential opponents in the coated qualifiers: Real Madrid, Bayern Munich
• Manchester CityTheir potential opponents in the coated qualifiers: Real Madrid, Bayern Munich
• athleteTheir potential opponents in the coated qualifiers: Atalanta, Borussia Dortmund
• Borouge ClubTheir potential opponents in the coated qualifiers: Atalanta, Borussia Dortmund

How do the difference qualify for the knockout?

In the 36 -team league phase, the teams that end in the first eight place will get goodbye and qualify directly for a round of 16. That ninth to 24 will enter the first qualifiers at all, while the teams ranked 25 or less will be eliminated. Unlike previous versions of the Champions League, no teams will decrease to the UEFA.

Are there goals away, and can you meet teams from the same country?

The base of external goals will not apply, and there will be no restrictions on teams from the same country that plays each other.

How does 16 round work?

The teams that finished the league stage will be ranked first until the eighth in this round, while the teams that advanced through the stage qualifiers with the knockout will be unprecedented. The rules of the previous round apply and there will also be a predetermined pair that will create the bow. There is an additional reward for the teams that ended the league stage in the first four places, although they will mainly get their own quarters of the bow and will not face each other until the last stages of the competition.

Below is the predetermined association for a 16th round.

• Contest A: 1/2 against the fourth winner
• Contemporary: 3/4 against the third winner
• Contest C: 5/6 for the second winner
• Contest d: 7/8 against the winner

Main Champions League dates

• January 31: Draw for the stage qualifiers with a knockout
• February 11. 19: The knocking of the stage qualifiers
• February 21: Withdrawal for round 16, quarter -finals, semi -finals and final round
• 4-12 March: Tour 16
• April 8-16: The quarter -finals
• April 29-7: The semi -finals
• May 31: last