Champions League - Play-off round

Real Madrid finished ninth and Atlético Madrid finished fourteenth, and both go through to the play-off stage. Barcelona finished in the top eight, and they qualify directly for the round of 16, while Athletic Bilbao and Villarreal were eliminated. (30.01.26)

First leg results were as follows:

Play-off round, first leg
17 Feb Benfica
0-1 Real Madrid
Vinicius 50
18 Feb Club Brugge
Onyedika 51, Tresoldi 60, Tzolis 89 		3-3 Atlético Madrid
Julian Alvarez (p) 8, Lookman 45, Ordonez (og) 79

Second leg results were as follows (teams qualifying in bold:

Play-off round, second leg
24 Feb Atlético Madrid
Sorloth 23, 76, 87, Johnny 48 		4-1 Club Brugge
Ordonez 36
25 Feb Real Madrid
Tchouameni 16, Vinicius 80 		2-1 Benfica
Rafa Silva 14