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Benfica will face Real Madrid in the Champions League play-offs just three weeks after their dramatic league phase encounter.
On Wednesday, goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin’s 98th-minute goal earned Jose Mourinho’s side a 4-2 win against the Spanish giants.
Newcastle will play Qarabag after finishing the league phase in 12th place, while defending champions Paris St-Germain, who finished 11th, will face Ligue 1 rivals Monaco.
The two-legged play-offs are for teams who finished between 9th and 24th in the league phase and the first games will take place on 17-18 February, with the second round one week later.
Qarabag finished 22nd in the league phase after winning three, drawing one and losing four of their matches.
They were defeated 6-0 against Liverpool at Anfield in their final outing and have not beaten a Premier League team in nine previous attempts.
The Azerbaijan champions avoided defeat for the first time against an English club when drawing 2-2 with Chelsea in November.
Champions League play-offs draw in full
Bodo/Glimt v Inter Milan
Benfica v Real Madrid
Monaco v Paris St-Germain
Qarabag v Newcastle
Galatasaray v Juventus
Club Brugge v Atletico Madrid
Borussia Dortmund v Atalanta
- 16 August 2025
Watch highlights of every Champions League game from 22:00 on Wednesday on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.
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