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Olympiacos to Face Leverkusen or Atalanta in Champions League Play-off

Published January 29, 2026, 00:03
Olympiacos to Face Leverkusen or Atalanta in Champions League Play-off

Olympiacos has advanced to the 24 best teams in the Champions League, following their 2-1 victory over Ajax in Amsterdam. The team will participate in the intermediate knockout phase, where they will face either Bayer Leverkusen or Atalanta. If they qualify, they will meet Arsenal or Bayern Munich in the Round of 16. The top 8 teams from the League Phase directly qualified for the Round of 16, while 12 teams were eliminated, including Paphos FC, Saint-Gilloise, PSV Eindhoven, and Villarreal. The draw for the intermediate phase will take place on Friday, January 30, 2026, in Nyon, Switzerland. The dates for the subsequent stages of the competition have also been announced.