Newcastle discover fate as Jose Mourinho gets rematch in Champions League play-off draw

The Champions League play-off draw is complete and Newcastle are going to Azerbaijan.

Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham all automatically qualified for the knockout stages in Europe.

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It meant only Newcastle were left to face a play-off match, with the Magpies having their opponent confirmed on Friday.

Eddie Howe‘s side will be taking on Qarabag in the last 16, who are the first team from Azerbaijan to ever reach the knockouts.

Elsewhere in the play-off draw, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid and Juventus found out their fixtures.

Real will face off with Jose Mourinho’s Benfica again after their dramatic final gameweek meeting, with PSG taking on Monaco, Atletico facing Club Brugge and Juve coming up against Galatasaray.

As for those who finished in the top eight, they already knew who they could be facing in the round of 16 next month.

Arsenal will be coming up against either Borussia Dortmund, Atalanta, Olympiakos or Bayer Leverkusen.

As for Chelsea, they could face PSG, Monaco, Qarabag or Newcastle, in what would be an all-Premier League affair.

For Liverpool, they could meet Club Brugge, Atletico Madrid, Galatasaray or Juventus, depending on the winners.

That is the same group of potential opponents as Tottenham.

And finally, Man City will end up facing one of Benfica, Real Madrid, Bodo/Glimt or Inter in the last 16.

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Champions League knockout phase play-off draw in FULL

The full draw for the knockout phase play-offs is below.

• Benfica vs Real Madrid
• Bodo/Glimt vs Inter Milan
• Monaco vs Paris Saint-Germain
• Qarabag vs Newcastle
• Galatasaray vs Juventus
• Club Brugge vs Atletico Madrid
• Borussia Dortmund vs Atalanta
• Olympiakos vs Bayer Leverkusen

First legs of each tie will be played on either February 17 or 18, while the second legs will be held on either February 24 or 25.

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When is the draw for the last 16?

Once the play-offs are complete, the winning teams will progress through to the last 16 and another draw will take place.

On February 27, the Champions League round of 16 ties, quarter-finals and semi-finals will all be determined.

The last 16 fixtures are then scheduled to be played across March 10-11 and March 17-18.

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