A few weeks after his stunning victory at the Estadio Da Luz, Jose Mourinho will be reunited with his former club Real Madrid in the Champions League after Benfica were handed a knockout playoff against the 15-time champions.

Jose Mourinho will face off against former side yet again as Real Madrid and Benfica were paired together in the UEFA Champions League play-off draw. The Portuguese giants pulled off a massive upset

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Real Madrid faces an immediate rematch with Benfica after the teams were drawn together in the Champions League playoffs on Friday. Benfica beat Madrid 4-2 on Wednesday to deny the 15-time European champion direct qualification to the round of 16 and force it into the uncertainty of the playoffs.

Newcastle United, Real Madrid, PSG and more have discovered their respective Champions League playoff round opponents.

Friday’s draw set up some tantalising fixtures to start the knockout stages.

The last team to be drawn by Robert Pires is Inter and they will face a trip to the Arctic circle as they have been drawn against Bodo/Glimt. That concludes the draw for the Champions League knockout phase play-off. Benfica's reward for a big win on Wednesday against Real Madrid is a knockout play-off tie against...

The eight knockout phase play-off ties in the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League are now set following the draw on Friday. Knockout phase play-offs: 17/18 & 24/25 February 2026 Round of 16: 10/11 & 17/18 March 2026 Quarter-finals: 7/8 & 14/15 April 2026 Semi-finals: 28/29 April & 5/6 May 2026 Final: 30 May 2026 (Budapest)

On the heels of Wednesday's final day of league play, the UEFA Champions League knockout round matchups have been set.

After the ignominy of falling out of the Champions League top eight on Wednesday via a defeat at Benfica — which featured the Portuguese side’s goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin scoring a stoppage-time header to send his team through — the two clubs have been drawn to face each other in February’s play-off round.

A tough road in the knockout stage stands between Los Blancos and their 16th Champions League title.

THE Champions League play-off draw has concluded – and there are some thrilling ties to look forward to. Newcastle are the only English side that missed out on a top-eight spot and will face