After a thrilling finish to the UEFA Champions League's first-ever league phase, the competition will gear up to hold its inaugural knockout phase playoffs with Friday's draw. The teams that finished from ninth through 24th in the league phase will take part in the knockout phase playoffs,

The draw takes place at 6am ET on Friday, January 31 at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. First legs of the play-off round will take place on February 11/12, with the second legs on February 18/19.