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This week, the UEFA Champions League group stage matches will unusually finish early in Europe.
This will happen due to the scheduling of the world championship in Qatar.
Football fans can rest assured that next year the knockout matches will take place as usual - the first stage matches will be played on February 14-15 and 21-22, and the return matches - on March 7-8 and 14-15.
The opponents of the future quarter-final stage will be revealed soon - during the draw ceremonies starting on November 7 at 1:00 PM.
12 clubs are already calm about their place in the quarter-finals:
Munich's "Bayern"
Lisbon's "Benfica"
London's "Chelsea"
"Brugge"
Dortmund's "Borussia"
Milan's "Inter"
"Liverpool"
"Man City"
"Napoli"
Paris Saint-Germain
"Porto"
Madrid's "Real"
* - teams that have secured first places in their groups
