All participants of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League have been determined

The play-off round of the Champions League, which determined all 16 participants of the 1/8 finals of the tournament, ended on February 25.

This season, the general stage of the competition was held in an updated format with the participation of 36 clubs. In the first stage, each team played eight matches — four on its own field and four on the road.

Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Barcelona, Chelsea, Sporting and Manchester City were among the clubs ranked from first to eighth and automatically qualified for the playoffs.

According to the results of the play-off round, they were joined by Atalanta, Bayer Leverkusen, Atletico, Newcastle United, Buda-Glimt, PSG, Galatasaray and Real Madrid.

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On February 24, Spanish FC Atletico Madrid beat Belgian Brugge in the second leg of the Champions League play-off round with a score of 4:1 and advanced to the 1/8 finals of the tournament. Alexander Serlot scored a hat-trick for the winning team, and Johnny Cardozo scored another goal. Joel Ordonez scored for Brugge.

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