Newcastle to face Qarabag in Champions League play-offs

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Newcastle will play Qarabag in a two-legged play-off in an attempt to reach the last 16 of the Champions League.

The Magpies drew 1-1 with defending champions Paris St-Germain on Wednesday in the league phase to seal 12th place.

PSG, who finished 11th, will face Monaco while 15-time European champions Real Madrid will again face former manager Jose Mourinho’s Benfica.

Goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin’s 98th-minute goal earned Benfica a 4-2 win against the Spanish giants on Wednesday.

The play-offs are for teams who finished between 9th and 24th in the league phase.

The first legs will take place on 17-18 February, with the second legs one week later.

The Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary will host the 2025-26 final on 30 May.

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

Olympiacos v Bayer Leverkusen