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What’s with the New Champions League format?
Last season, there was a draw where teams were grouped into eight groups of four, each playing six matches in a home-and-away format. The new Champions League format, starting from the 2024/25 season, replaces this with a single 36-team league. Each team will play eight matches against eight different opponents, with half of the games at home and half away and no team facing another from their own domestic league in this stage.
The new format means that instead of the familiar round-robin groups, teams now face a broader range of opponents.
After each team is drawn from their pot, the software will allocate their eight opponents, ensuring a balanced mix of opponents from different pots. This process avoids any logistical issues, such as having too many away games in quick succession.
The culmination of this phase is also different. The top eight teams automatically qualify for the knockout stages, akin to finishing first in the traditional group format.
Teams finishing between ninth and 24th place will enter a play-off round. This round will determine which eight teams advance to join the top eight in the last 16.
Teams finishing in the bottom 12 (25th to 36th place) will be eliminated from all European competitions.
When Are the 2024/25 Champions League League-Stage Matches?
- September 17-19, 2024
- October 1-2, 2024
- October 22-23, 2024
- November 5-6, 2024
- November 26-27, 2024
- December 10-11, 2024
- January 21-22, 2025
- January 29, 2025
When Are the 2024/25 Champions League Knockout Stages?
- Knockout Round Play-Offs: February 11-12 and February 18-19, 2025
- Round of 16: March 4-5 and March 11-12, 2025
- Quarter-Finals: April 8-9 and April 15-16, 2025
- Semi-Finals: April 29-30 and May 6-7, 2025
- Final: May 31, 2025
Where Is the 2025 Champions League Final Being Held?
The 2024/25 UEFA Champions League final will be held at the Allianz Arena in Munich on May 31, 2025.
| Club | Opponents |
| Manchester City | Inter Milan (H), PSG (A), Club Brugge (H), Juventus (A), Feyenoord (H), Sporting (A), Sparta Prague (H), Slovan Bratislava (A) |
| Arsenal | PSG (H), Inter Milan (A), Shakhtar Donetsk (H), Atalanta (A), Dinamo Zagreb (H), Sporting (A), Monaco (H), Girona (A) |
| Liverpool | Real Madrid (H), RB Leipzig (A), Bayer Leverkusen (H), AC Milan (A), Lille (H), PSV (A), Bologna (H), Girona (A) |
| Aston Villa | Bayern Munich (H), RB Leipzig (A), Juventus (H), Club Brugge (A), Celtic (H), Young Boys (A), Bologna (H), Monaco (A) |
Matches and Kick Off times
| Matchday 1 | Fixture |
| Tuesday 17 September | Young Boys vs Aston Villa |
| Juventus vs PSV Eindhoven | |
| AC Milan vs Liverpool | |
| Bayern München vs GNK Dinamo | |
| Real Madrid vs Stuttgart | |
| Sporting CP vs LOSC Lille | |
| Wednesday 18 September | Sparta Praha vs Salzburg |
| Bologna vs Shakhtar Donetsk | |
| Celtic vs Slovan Bratislava | |
| Club Brugge vs Borussia Dortmund | |
| Manchester City vs Inter | |
| Paris Saint-Germain vs Girona | |
| Thursday 19 September | Feyenoord vs Bayer Leverkusen |
| Crvena Zvezda vs Benfica | |
| Monaco vs Barcelona | |
| Atalanta vs Arsenal | |
| Atlético de Madrid vs Leipzig | |
| Brest vs Sturm Graz |
