Time to wrap up what was a very eventful blog. Thanks for your company and emails – goodnight!
Playoff round
The teams ranked 9th-24th will contest the playoff round, with Friday's draw determining which team from each pair below will go into which path. There are no national exclusions so, for example, Monaco will be drawn against either PSG or Newcastle, with Qarabag playing the other team.
Silver path:
(21) Monaco or Qarabag (22) v (11) PSG or Newcastle (12)
(19) Club Brugge or Galatasaray (20) v (13) Juventus or Atlético (14)
(23) Bodø/Glimt or Benfica (24) v (9) Real Madrid or Inter (10)
(17) Dortmund or Olympiakos (18) v (15) Atalanta or Leverkusen (16)
Blue path:
(22) Qarabag or Monaco (21) v (12) Newcastle or PSG (11)
(20) Galatasaray or Club Brugge (19) v (14) Atlético or Juventus (13)
(24) Benfica or Bodø/Glimt (23) v (10) Inter or Real Madrid (9)
(18) Olympiakos or Dortmund (17) v (16) Leverkusen or Atalanta (15)
Potential last 16 ties
After the playoffs are completed on 24-25 Feb, the last 16 draw will take place on 27 Feb. It will work in a similar way, with each playoff winner paired with a team who qualified automatically by finishing in the top eight. The path to the final in Budapest on 30 May will then be set.
Silver path:
Monaco/Qarabag/PSG/Newcastle v (5) Barcelona or Chelsea (6)
Brugge/Gala/Juve/Atlético v (3) Liverpool or Tottenham (4)
Bodø/Benfica/Madrid/Inter v (7) Sporting or Manchester City (8)
Dortmund/Olympiakos/Atalanta/Leverkusen v (1) Arsenal or Bayern (2)
Blue path:
Qarabag/Monaco/Newcastle/PSG v (6) Chelsea or Barcelona (5)
Gala/Brugge/Juve/Atlético v (4) Tottenham or Liverpool (3)
Benfica/Bodø/Madrid/Inter v (8) Manchester City or Sporting (7)
Olympiakos/Dortmund/Leverkusen/Atalanta v (2) Bayern or Arsenal (1)
Updated
Champions League round-up
Goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin scored a 98th-minute header as Benfica defeated Real Madrid 4-2 to secure a Champions League knockout place on Wednesday and deny their opponents an automatic spot in the last 16.
Benfica were heading out despite leading 3-2 with seconds of stoppage time remaining before Trubin met a free-kick to score the goal they needed to get into the playoff round on goal difference.
Madrid had hoped to finish in the top eight and go straight into the last 16, but their 15 points from eight games was not enough and they finished the match with nine men as Raúl Asencio and Rodrygo were sent off.
Andreas Schjelderup scored two goals for Benfica and Vangelis Pavlidis netted from the penalty spot, while Kylian Mbappé netted twice for Real in a hugely entertaining, end-to-end contest.
