Nick and Taylor preview the upcoming 2025/26 Champions League Round of 16 bracket and fixtures, and predict who will ultimately advance to the Quarterfinals. Reigning Champions League winners PSG and reigning Conference League winners Chelsea meet again after their showdown in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup Final. Liverpool and Galatasaray will play out a rematch from Matchday 2 of the League Phase. City and Madrid, who met on Matchday 6 in Madrid, will meet in the knockout rounds for the fifth season in a row. Barcelona and Newcastle meet again after their encounter on Matchday 1 of the League Phase. Meanwhile, Bayern & Atalanta, Atletico Madrid & Tottenham, and Bodo/Glimt & Sporting will all play their respective opponents for the first-ever time in the Champions League. Finally, Arsenal and Leverkusen meet for the first time in a quarter-century in the Champions League.

Nick and Taylor analyze another dramatic rendition of the Champions League Knockout Playoff round, where Italian clubs once again disappointed. Reigning finalists Inter took on the Norwegian minnows Bodo/Glimt and became the latest victims of an unbelievable, unforeseen upset in the competition. Galatasaray and Juventus played out a roller coaster of a tie that featured extra time in Turin. PSG once again faced a domestic rival in the Knockout Playoff round, though this time they barely escaped. Dortmund collapsed in an epic atmosphere in Bergamo. Real Madrid again faced historical UCL kryptonite Benfica, while Leverkusen returned to Greece to face Olympiacos. Finally, Newcastle showed serious intent against an unpredictable Qarabag, while Atletico and Club Brugge played out an absolute thriller.

Timestamps:

0:00-01:32 Intro

01:33-14:57 Inter vs Bodo/Glimt

14:58-30:07 Juventus vs Galatasaray

30:08-37:04 PSG vs Monaco

37:05-49:46 Atalanta vs Dortmund

49:47-01:03:19 Real Madrid vs Benfica

01:03:20-01:08:00 Leverkusen vs Olympiacos

01:08:01-01:17:25 Newcastle vs Qarabag

01:17:26-01:26:08 Atletico Madrid vs Club Brugge

01:26:09-01:31:59 Knockout Playoff Round Recap

Nick and Taylor analyze the pure bedlam from the final matchday of the Champions League League Phase. Benfica's goalkeeper scores a goal that will long be remembered in Champions League history to send the Portuguese outfit into the knockout rounds by the slimmest of margins. Bodo/Glimt travels to Atletico Madrid's fortress, Wanda Metropolitano, and pulls off an incredible comeback to qualify for the knockouts in their debut season. And Club Brugge stuns Marseille in Belgium, routing the French side to once again qualify for the knockout rounds. Elsewhere, Sporting also scored a last-second winner to reach the top-8, Arsenal completed a perfect League Phase campaign, Inter bounced back from losing three-straight, and Olympiacos won their third successive match to ensure knockout football.

Timestamps:

0:00-06:19 Intro

06:20-19:32 Benfica vs Real Madrid

19:33-23:26 Atletico Madrid vs Bodo/Glimt

23:27-29:47 Club Brugge vs Marseille

29:48-36:51 Athletic Club vs Sporting

36:52-45:20 PSV vs Bayern

45:21-51:18 Napoli vs Chelsea

51:19-56:05 Ajax vs Olympiacos

56:06-01:00:13 Pafos vs Slavia Praha

01:00:14-01:03:09 PSG vs Newcastle

01:03:10-01:06:30 City vs Galatasaray

01:06:31-01:10:04 Barcelona vs Copenhagen

01:10:05-01:13:03 Dortmund vs Inter

01:13:04-01:16:01 Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham

01:16:02-01:16:35 Monaco vs Juventus

01:16:36-01:17:50 Liverpool vs Qarabag

01:17:51-01:18:57 Leverkusen vs Villarreal

01:18:58-01:20:25 Arsenal vs Kairat

01:20:26-01:21:29 Union Saint-Gilloise vs Atalanta

01:21:30-01:22:20 Monaco vs Juventus (again)