.webp&w=256&q=75)
Loading banners
NEWS EXPRESS is Nigeria’s leading online newspaper. Published by Africa’s international award-winning journalist, Mr. Isaac Umunna, NEWS EXPRESS is Nigeria’s first truly professional online daily newspaper. It is published from Lagos, Nigeria’s economic and media hub, and has a provision for occasional special print editions. Thanks to our vast network of sources and dedicated team of professional journalists and contributors spread across Nigeria and overseas, NEWS EXPRESS has become synonymous with newsbreaks and exclusive stories from around the world.
Barcelona, Chelsea, Juventus and Newcastle have become the latest clubs to secure qualification for the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League round of 16 or the knockout phase play-offs.
Bayern München have also sealed a direct place in the round of 16, joining Arsenal among the teams to have already qualified automatically.
Under the competition format, the top eight teams in the league phase progress straight to the round of 16, while clubs finishing between ninth and 24th place will compete in the knockout phase play-offs, with the winners advancing to the last 16.
Arsenal and Bayern München are the two teams confirmed so far to have secured direct qualification to the Champions League round of 16.
Several clubs have guaranteed at least a place in the round of 16 or the knockout phase play-offs, including:
Atalanta
Atletico Madrid
Barcelona
Chelsea
Inter
Juventus
Liverpool
Manchester City
Newcastle
Paris Saint-Germain
Real Madrid
Sporting CP
Tottenham Hotspur.
Meanwhile, Frankfurt, Kairat Almaty, Slavia Praha and Villarreal have been eliminated from the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League. (Vanguard)
