Mainz 05 will FC Barcelona's opponents in the UEFA Youth League playoffs following the draw held this Tuesday at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. Barça progressed second in their group behind Porto, and therefore go into a playoff against one of the teams coming from the champions path, which featured the winners of the youth leagues in each country.
The games are played over a single leg at the home of the side progressing from that champions path, i.e. Mainz, to be played on February 6 or 7. The winners will advance to the last 16 proper, to which Porto and the other seven group winners have progressed directly.
