The drama of Matchday 8 was saved till the final kick of the opening section of the 2025-26 Champions League.
Up 3-2 towards nine-man Real Madrid and needing to attain once more for a goal differential tie-breaker benefit over Marseille and Pafos, Benfica goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin headed house a free kick within the 98th minute to ship José Mourinho’s males into February’s playoffs.
The defeat affected Real Madrid in addition to they finish ninth in the table and shall be a seeded group in subsequent month’s two-legged playoffs.
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Eight teams will not have to fret about taking part in Champions League soccer in February. Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Liverpool. Tottenham, Barcelona, Chelsea, Sporting, and Manchester City all earned computerized locations in March’s round of 16.
The Gunners beat Kairat Almaty 3-2 on Wednesday to take the highest general spot with an 8-0-0 document. Viktor Gyökeres opened the scoring two minutes into the match and Kai Havertz helped regain the lead after quarter-hour.
Finishing behind Arsenal within the desk is Bayern Munich, who earned second place after a 2-1 win over PSV, because of a Harry Kane 84th minute goal.
Along with Real Madrid, Inter Milan, PSG, Newcastle, Juventus Atlético Madrid, Atalanta, and Bayer Leverkusen would be the seeded teams within the playoffs. Borussia Dortmund, Olympiacos, Club Brugge, Galatasaray, Monaco, Qarabağ, Bodø/Glimt, and Benfica all transfer on as nicely and would be the unseeded golf equipment within the subsequent round.
Wednesday was the tip of the street for 12 golf equipment with Marseille, Pafos, Union Saint-Gilloise, PSV, Athletic Club, Napoli, Copenhagen, Ajax, Eintracht Frankfurt, Slavia Prague, Villarreal, and Kairat all seeing their European desires come to an finish.
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The February playoffs draw shall be held Friday at 6 a.m. ET.
Champions League knockout round schedule
Playoffs: Feb. 17-18 and 24-25
Round of 16: March 10-11 and 17-18
Quarterfinals: April 7-8 and 14-15
Semi-finals: April 28-29 and May 5-6
Final: May 30 (Puskás Aréna, Hungary)
Here’s how Matchday 8 performed out stay on Wednesday:
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Advanced to Round of 16
1. Arsenal
2. Bayern
3. Liverpool
4. Tottenham
5. Barcelona
6. Chelsea
7. Sporting CP
8. Manchester City
Round of 16 playoff
9. Real Madrid
10. Inter
11. PSG
12. Newcastle
13. Juventus
14. Atlético Madrid
15. Atalanta
16. Leverkusen
17. Dortmund
18. Olympiacos
19. Club Brugge
20. Galatasaray
21. Monaco
22. Qarabag
23. Bodø/Glimt
24. Benfica
Eliminated
25. Marseille
26. Pafos FC
27. Union Saint-Gilloise
28. PSV Eindhoven
29. Athletic Club
30. Napoli
31. Copenhagen
32. Ajax
33. Frankfurt
34. Slavia Prague
35. Villarreal
36. Kairat Almaty
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Champions League Matchday 8 outcomes
FT: Ajax 1-2 Olympiacos
FT: Arsenal 3-2 Kairat Almaty
FT: Monaco 0-0 Juventus
FT: Athletic Club 2-3 Sporting
FT: Atlético Madrid 1-2 Bodø/Glimt
FT: Barcelona 4-1 Copenhagen
FT: Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 Villarreal
FT: Benfica 4-2 Real Madrid
FT: Borussia Dortmund 0-2 Inter Milan
FT: Club Brugge 3-0 Marseille
FT: Eintracht Frankfurt 0-2 Tottenham
FT: Liverpool 6-0 Qarabağ
FT: Manchester City 2-0 Galatasaray
FT: Napoli 2-3 Chelsea
FT: Pafos 4-1 Slavia Prague
FT: PSG 1-1 Newcastle
FT: PSV 1-2 Bayern Munich
FT: Union St.-Gilloise 1-0 Atalanta