UCL Draw: Who will Real Madrid, PSG, Juventus, Atletico Madrid and more face in the knockout phase of the tournament?

After a cinematic end to the group stage encounter of the UEFA Champions League 2025-26, the top eight teams of the table have directly qualified for the round of 16 phase of the competition. However, the remaining eight spots are yet to be filled and 16 clubs are in contention to earn the same.The final day of the Group Stage saw Benfica inflict a dramatic upset over the 15-time champions, Real Madrid. With a 4-2 win over Madrid, Jose Mourinho's side entered the top-24 and further made its way to the knockouts. The dismal performance pushed the Spanish Giants outside of top-8, and now they will also have to play the knockouts. Besides Madrid, the current holders, Paris Saint-Germain, also could not carve its way inside the top-8. They finished 11th after drawing with Newcastle United 1-1. Also, Inter Milan, Juventus, Atletico Madrid, and Borussia Dortmund are the other high-profile clubs pushed in the knockouts section.UCL Knockouts Draw ResultA total of 16 teams will play the knockouts, and out of them, 8 will proceed to the Round of 16. To determine who will face whom in the knockouts, a draw was conducted on Friday.Here's the result of the draw:Atalanta vs Borussia DortmundBayer Leverkusen vs OlympiacosJuventus vs GalatasarayAtletico Madrid vs Club BruggePSG vs MonacoNewcastle vs QarabagReal Madrid vs BenficaInter vs Bodo/GlimtReal Madrid will face Benfica again, this time in a two-legged tie. The first leg will be held in Lisbon, whereas Bernabeu will welcome Mourinho in the second leg. Given how Benfica got the better of Madrid in almost every department in the recent clash, among all the fixtures, this will likely get the most attention.As for the other contests, Dortmund will be expected to come out as the winner against Atalanta. Leverkusen may prevail over Olympiacos. Atletico Madrid have struggled, but will be expected to topple Club Brugge. PSG will enter as the heavy favourites against the League 1 companions, Monaco. Inter may feel the heat as Bodo/Glimt have beaten Manchester City and Atletico Madrid in the competition. Newcastle will be the favourites over Qarabag.With all to look forward to, let's see what transpires in the knockouts of the UEFA Champions League. Considering the nature of the tournament, a few upsets can take place. However, in any case, it will be an enthralling next few weeks in the UEFA Champions League.