After a thrilling finish to the UEFA Champions League's first-ever league phase, the competition will gear up to hold its inaugural knockout phase playoffs with Friday's draw. The teams that finished from ninth through 24th in the league phase will take part in the knockout phase playoffs,

The group stage of the UEFA Champions League officially came to a close on Wednesday and the standings are now final. Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal,

The draw for the Champions League knockout phase play-offs will be held on January 31. The time of the draw is 11am GMT. The draw will be streamed live on UEFA’s website and on their official YouTube channel.