Playoff Champions League: first leg 18 February, second leg at San Siro on 24 February

The draw in Nyon has determined Inter's opponent in the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League playoffs: the Nerazzurri will face the Norwegian side Bodø/Glimt.

The first leg will be played on Wednesday, 18 February at 21:00 CET in Norway at Aspmyra Stadion, while the return leg will be played at San Siro on Tuesday, 24 February at 21:00 CET.

Inter has been drawn on the right side of the bracket, the section UEFA has called the 'Blue Path.' The winner of the tie between the Nerazzurri and Bodø/Glimt will face, over two legs in the Round of 16, the winner of Sporting Lisbon vs. Manchester City, who finished the group stage in 7th and 8th place, respectively.

PLAY-OFFS: SCHEDULE

FIRST LEG

Tuesday 17 February 2026: Galatasaray vs. Juventus , 18:45 CET Monaco vs. PSG, 21:00 CET Borussia Dortmund vs. Atalanta, 21:00 CET Benfica vs. Real Madrid, 21:00 CET

Wednesday 18 February 2026: Qarabağ vs. Newcastle, 18:45 CET Bruges vs. Atletico Madrid, 21:00 CET Bodø/Glimt vs. Inter, 21:00 CET Olympiacos vs. Bayer Leverkusen, 21:00 CET

SECOND LEG

Tuesday 24 February 2026: Atletico Madrid vs. Bruges, 18:45 CET Bayer Leverkusen vs. Olympiacos, 21:00 CET Inter vs. Bodø/Glimt, 21:00 CET Newcastle vs. Qarabağ, 21:00 CET Wednesday 25 February 2026: Atalanta vs. Borussia Dortmund, 18:45 CET Juventus vs. Galatasaray, 21:00 CET PSG vs. Monaco, 21:00 CET Real Madrid vs. Benfica, 21:00 CET

KNOCKOUT STAGE | DATES

Knockout-stage playoffs: 17/18 and 24/25 February 2026 Round of 16, quarter-final and semi-final draw: 27 February 2026 Round of 16: 10/11 and 17/18 March 2026 Quarter-finals: 7/8 and 14/15 April 2026 Semi-finals: 28/29 April and 5/6 May 2026 Final: 30 May 2026 (Budapest)