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      <title>Real Madrid set for Benfica rematch in Champions League knockout playoffs</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Real Madrid, who lost to Benfica on Wednesday, will play the Portuguese club again in next month’s Champions League knockout playoffs, while holders Paris St Germain will face fellow Ligue 1 side Monaco after the draw took place on Friday.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Teams ranked ninth to 24th in the league phase of the Champions League were drawn against each other in two-legged ties to be played between February 17 and 25. The winners join the top-eight teams from the league phase in the round of 16.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Benfica keeper Anatoliy Trubin scored in the 98th minute to wrap up a 4-2 win over Real in their final league-phase clash that left the LaLiga side ninth in the table, a point below eighth-placed Manchester City.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;French champions PSG finished 11th after failing to win any of their last three league-phase matches, while Monaco were 21st.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Newcastle United will play Azeri side Qarabag, while Atletico Madrid, who finished three points below the top eight, will face Club Brugge.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Borussia Dortmund have been pitted against Atalanta after both teams missed out on a top-eight finish due to back-to-back losses.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bayer Leverkusen, the other German side in the playoffs, will face Olympiacos again after losing to the Greek champions earlier this month.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Serie A leaders Inter Milan will take on Norwegian team Bodo/Glimt, and Juventus will play Turkish side Galatasaray.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Real Madrid, who lost to Benfica on Wednesday, will play the Portuguese club again in next month’s Champions League knockout playoffs, while holders Paris St Germain will face fellow Ligue 1 side Monaco after the draw took place on Friday.</strong></p>
<p>Teams ranked ninth to 24th in the league phase of the Champions League were drawn against each other in two-legged ties to be played between February 17 and 25. The winners join the top-eight teams from the league phase in the round of 16.</p>
<p>Benfica keeper Anatoliy Trubin scored in the 98th minute to wrap up a 4-2 win over Real in their final league-phase clash that left the LaLiga side ninth in the table, a point below eighth-placed Manchester City.</p>
<p>French champions PSG finished 11th after failing to win any of their last three league-phase matches, while Monaco were 21st.</p>
<p>Newcastle United will play Azeri side Qarabag, while Atletico Madrid, who finished three points below the top eight, will face Club Brugge.</p>
<p>Borussia Dortmund have been pitted against Atalanta after both teams missed out on a top-eight finish due to back-to-back losses.</p>
<p>Bayer Leverkusen, the other German side in the playoffs, will face Olympiacos again after losing to the Greek champions earlier this month.</p>
<p>Serie A leaders Inter Milan will take on Norwegian team Bodo/Glimt, and Juventus will play Turkish side Galatasaray.</p>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:54:41 +0500</pubDate>
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