Manchester City, PSG, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Milan and Real Madrid ultimately had to settle for the final scenario of having to play a playoff match in order to qualify for the round of 16. Some of the teams above are basically favorites to qualify automatically for the round of 16 compared to several other teams in the top 8 of the standings, but their poor performance means they have to work harder.
I'm happy to say that Manchester City, PSG, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Milan and Real Madrid might be able to qualify for the last 16, but once again they will have to work very hard to win a ticket. Meanwhile, the two best teams from La Liga in the Champions League in this round are Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, they have already qualified for the round of 16 and are waiting to see who their potential opponents will be.
What is worrying is if these big teams actually meet each other in the play-off round which means some have to leave and not be able to qualify for the next stage. But in the end, the big teams that were feared would not qualify for the play-offs turned out to be able to qualify in the end. For example Man City. Which is very close to failing to make it into the play-offs. Club Brugge apparently also managed to qualify. I initially thought this team would fail if they lost to Man City. But it turns out that they still have enough points to stay in the play-off zone. Now I'm looking forward to the schedule for the play-offs. And I'm curious whether there will be big teams that will meet directly in that round.