UEFA Champions League play-off draw results

The Champions League play-off round draw took place on Friday, January 30, 2026, determining the matchups for the teams that finished 9th to 24th in the league phase. Here are the fixtures:

Atalanta vs Borussia Dortmund
Bayer Leverkusen vs Olympiacos
Juventus vs Galatasaray
Atletico Madrid vs Club Brugge
PSG vs Monaco
Newcastle vs Qarabag
Real Madrid vs Benfica
Inter vs Bodo/Glimt

The first legs will be played on February 17-18, and the second legs on February 24-25. The winners will join the top 8 teams (Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Tottenham, Barcelona, Chelsea, Sporting CP, and Manchester City) in the Round of 16.

John Tanyanyiwa

Sports

ZIFA Reinstates Two Clubs, Revises Munhumutapa Challenge Cup Fixtures

HARARE – The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has reinstated W.I.N.X FC and Midlands Terrain FC into the Women’s Munhumutapa Challenge Cup after determining that their earlier withdrawals were not processed in accordance with the competition’s rules and regulations. The decision has resulted in changes to the Round of 32 fixtures, with W.I.N.X FC replacing Herentals […]

Read More
Sports

MUNHUMUTAPA CUP DRAW SETS STAGE FOR EARLY KNOCKOUT DRAMA

HARARE – The race for the 2026 Munhumutapa Challenge Cup will gather momentum this weekend after the release of the amended Round of 32 fixtures, with Zimbabwe’s football heavyweights facing potentially tricky assignments in the country’s premier knockout competition. Former league champions Dynamos FC headline the opening round with a difficult away fixture against Hwange […]

Read More
Sports

Herentals Queens Drawn in Group A as African Safari Begins in Botswana

Zimbabwean champions Herentals Queens have officially commenced their CAF Women’s Champions League | COSAFA Qualifiers campaign after being drawn in Group A for the 2026 tournament in Botswana. The draw was conducted on 4 August 2026 and streamed live on the COSAFA YouTube channel and CAF TV. Herentals Queens, who represent Zimbabwe, will now battle […]

Read More