When is Champions League draw? Date, start time, TV channel and live stream for knockout play-offs

The league phase of this season’s Champions League has come to a thrilling conclusion, and we now know who faces two matches next month to reach the knockout stage proper.

Arsenal beat Kairat to make it a perfect eight wins from eight to finish top, ahead of Bayern Munich, with Liverpool thrashing Qarabag 6-0 to finish third. Tottenham finish a remarkable fourth after another commanding win, this time away at Eintracht Frankfurt.

Barcelona and Chelsea are also straight into the last-16 stage, seeing off Copenhagen and Napoli respectively, and Sporting and Manchester City round off the top eight.

Holders Paris Saint-Germain have to settle for a two-legged play-off after being held by Newcastle, who will also be in the hat on Friday along with record winners Real Madrid, who fell to a shock defeat away at Benfica. It is a stacked draw, with Inter Milan, Juventus, and Atletico Madrid all also in the mix.

The draw for the Champions League knockout phase play-offs will take place at 12pm GMT on Friday, January 30, 2026.

TV channel: The draw will be broadcast live on TNT Sport 1.

Live stream: TNT Sport subscribers can watch the draw via the Discovery+ app and website. The draw will also be streamed live on the UEFA.com website.

LIVE coverage: You can follow the draw with Standard Sport’s dedicated live blog.

Teams that finish between ninth and 16th in the League Phase will be seeded and play their second leg at home, against the sides who finished the league phase in 17th to 24th.

There is also a pairing system in place. That means the ninth and tenth-placed teams will take on either the team that finished 23rd or 24th, with 11th and 12th up against the 21st or 22nd-placed side, and so on.

Clubs can face other teams from the same country, as well as sides that they played in the league phase.

The first legs will be played on either Tuesday, February 17 or Wednesday, February 18 with the reverse fixtures taking place a week later.

Paris Saint-Germain (11th)