Champions League, Real Madrid and Liverpool
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Chelsea will play holders Paris St-Germain in the Champions League last 16 while Manchester City will face Real Madrid in the knockout stages for a fifth straight season.
Liverpool are poised to face Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League quarter-final if the Reds progress past Galatasaray and the Ligue 1 outfit beat Chelsea
‘In order to best prepare for its two Champions League matches against Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain has approached the LFP Board of Directors, with the agreement of FC Nantes, to request that the match be played the week of April 20, 2026,’ the statement said.
The destination stays the same for everyone. The Champions League final is scheduled for Puskás Aréna in Budapest on May 30, 2026. For a plain explainer on how the knockout bracket works round by round, ESPN keeps a running guide: Champions League knockout bracket explainer.