🏆 Champions League bracket maker
Pick your way through the whole 2026/27 knockout phase — play-offs, round of 16, quarters, semis and the final — then download your bracket as an image.
Tap a team to send it through to the next round.
Seeded from the current pot order — predict the league table and this bracket follows it. Edit the predicted table
The play-off draw is on 29 January 2027 and the round-of-16 draw on 26 February 2027, so the pairings inside each section are still open. Use swap to try a section's other arrangement.
Knockout play-offs
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
How the Champions League knockout phase works
The top eight of the 36-team league phase go straight into the round of 16. Teams finishing 9th to 24th meet in the knockout play-offs, with 9–16 seeded and 17–24 unseeded; 25th to 36th are eliminated.
Every tie before the final is played over two legs, with the seeded side at home in the second. The bracket is split into four sections, so a club's possible path to the final is fixed from the moment the league phase ends — only the exact pairings inside each section are drawn.
Champions League bracket — FAQ
When are the 2026/27 Champions League knockout draws?▼
The knockout play-off draw is on 29 January 2027 and the round-of-16 draw on 26 February 2027. Quarter-final and semi-final pairings are not drawn at all — they follow the predetermined bracket.
How many teams reach the Champions League knockout phase?▼
Twenty-four of the 36. The top eight go straight to the round of 16, and the sides placed 9th to 24th play off for the other eight last-16 places.
Can teams from the same country meet in the knockout phase?▼
Yes. There is no country protection after the league phase, and clubs can also face opponents they already played in the league phase.
When is the 2026/27 Champions League final?▼
5 June 2027 at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid. It is a single match, with extra time and penalties if the scores are level.