4'er takımdan 12 grup var, ilk 2 sırayı alan takımlar bir üstteki eleme turuna çıkıyor, şampiyonlar ligi'nde gruplarında 3. olan 8 takım daha eklenerek toplamda 32 takıma ulaşıyorlar ve eleminasyona devam ediyorlar.
bu turdaki eşleşmelerin kuralı ise şöyle:
"In the draw for the round of 32, the twelve group winners and the four better third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage (based on their match record in the group stage) are seeded, and the twelve group runners-up and the other four third-placed teams from the Champions League group stage are unseeded. A seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team, with the seeded team hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn against each other. In the draws for the round of 16 onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association may be drawn with each other."
ps: geçen seneki knock-out eşleşmelerinin nasıl olduğuna dair örnek:
en.wikipedia.org
