The first team qualified for the Champions League round of 16 from the play-offs » Humiliation in Atletico Madrid

Ashley Davis24/02/2026

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Article by Maria Olteanu – Published Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 9:37 p.m. / Updated Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 9:40 p.m.

The first four matches of the second leg of the Champions League play-off are played on Tuesday, at the end of which we will find out four more teams qualified for the round of 16 of the most prestigious interclub competition on the continent. Atletico Madrid qualified for the “eighties” after defeating Club Brugge, score 4-1, three others are played from 22:00. All, liveTEXT on GSP.ro and on TV on Prima Sport and Digi Sport.

Full schedule and results from the Champions League play-offs

Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Tottenham, Barcelona, Chelsea, Sporting and Manchester City are the 8 teams that qualified directly for the last 16 of the Champions League

FINAL » Atletico Madrid – Club Brugge 4-1

bullets: A. Sorloth 23', 76', 87', J. Cardoso 48' / J. Ordonez 36'
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In the round: 3-3
Television: Digi Sport 1, Prima Sport 1

By far the most important match of the evening is the duel of Cristi Chivu's team with Bodo/Glimt, in Italy, where Inter must overturn a two-goal deficit to advance in the competition.

Newcastle seem to have the easiest task, being qualified after the round match, when they prevailed with 6-1. Only a miracle would see the score reversed. Atletico Madrid and Club Brugge start tied after the first leg, while Bayer Leverkusen have a two-goal lead over Olympiakos.