The draw for the league phase of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League took place in Monaco on Thursday afternoon, where European football’s elite clubs learned their fate for the revamped competition.
Real Madrid, who are the reigning champions after their victory over Borussia Dortmund in last season’s final, will face a greater challenge 2024/2025 due to the tournament’s expansion from 32 to 36 teams.
Representing the English Premier League in this prestigious competition are Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, and Aston Villa.
These teams join a formidable lineup that includes Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, and Inter Milan—clubs all eager to make a deep run in the competition.
The new format promises more thrilling matchups early on, with fans eagerly anticipating the fixtures.
Below are the groupings for each team in this new-look league format:
Pot 1 teams
Real Madrid: Home games against Borussia Dortmund, Milan, Salzburg, and Stuttgart. Away fixtures include Liverpool, Atalanta, Lille, and Brest.
Manchester City: Hosting Inter, Club Brugge, Feyenoord, and Sparta Prague, with away matches against PSG, Juventus, Sporting CP, and Slovan Bratislava.
-Bayern Munich: At home, they face Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica, Dinamo Zagreb, and Slovan Bratislava. Their away games include Barcelona, Shakhtar Donetsk, Feyenoord, and Aston Villa.
Paris Saint-Germain: Matches at home against Manchester City, Atletico Madrid, PSV Eindhoven, and Girona, with challenging trips to Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Salzburg, and Stuttgart.
Liverpool: They’ll host Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille, and Bologna, while traveling to RB Leipzig, Milan, PSV Eindhoven, and Girona.
Inter: Their home ties include RB Leipzig, Arsenal, Red Star Belgrade, and Monaco, with away games against Manchester City, Bayer Leverkusen, Young Boys, and Sparta Prague.
Borussia Dortmund: Home games against Barcelona, Shakhtar Donetsk, Celtic, and Sturm Graz, with away matches against Real Madrid, Club Brugge, Dinamo Zagreb, and Bologna.
RB Leipzig: Hosting Liverpool, Juventus, Sporting CP, and Aston Villa. They’ll travel to Inter, Atletico Madrid, Celtic, and Sturm Graz.
Barcelona: At home, they face Bayern Munich, Atalanta, Young Boys, and Brest. Their away fixtures include Borussia Dortmund, Benfica, Red Star Belgrade, and Monaco.
Pot 2 teams
Bayer Leverkusen: Home matches against Inter, Milan, Salzburg, and Sparta Prague. Away games against Liverpool, Atletico Madrid, Feyenoord, and Brest.
Atletico Madrid: Hosting RB Leipzig, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille, and Slovan Bratislava. Their away matches include Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica, Salzburg, and Sparta Prague.
Atalanta: Home games against Real Madrid, Arsenal, Celtic, and Sturm Graz. They’ll travel to Barcelona, Shakhtar Donetsk, Young Boys, and Stuttgart.
Juventus: Hosting Manchester City, Benfica, PSV Eindhoven, and Stuttgart. Their away games include RB Leipzig, Club Brugge, Lille, and Aston Villa.
Benfica: Home fixtures against Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Feyenoord, and Bologna. Away matches include Bayern Munich, Juventus, Red Star Belgrade, and Monaco.
Arsenal: Hosting Paris Saint-Germain, Shakhtar Donetsk, Dinamo Zagreb, and Monaco. They’ll travel to Inter, Atalanta, Sporting CP, and Girona.
Club Brugge: Home games against Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, Sporting CP, and Aston Villa. Their away fixtures include Manchester City, Milan, Celtic, and Sturm Graz.
Shakhtar Donetsk: Hosting Bayern Munich, Atalanta, Young Boys, and Brest. They’ll travel to Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal, PSV Eindhoven, and Bologna.
Milan: Home matches against Liverpool, Club Brugge, Red Star Belgrade, and Girona. They’ll travel to Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Dinamo Zagreb, and Slovan Bratislava.
Pot 3 teams
Feyenoord: Hosting Bayern Munich, Salzburg, Sparta Prague, and Girona. Their away games include Manchester City, Bayer Leverkusen, Benfica, and Lille.
Sporting CP: At home, they’ll face Manchester City, Arsenal, Lille, and Bologna. Their away fixtures include RB Leipzig, Club Brugge, PSV Eindhoven, and Sturm Graz.
PSV Eindhoven: Home games against Liverpool, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sporting CP, and Girona. Their away matches include Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, Red Star Belgrade, and Brest.
-Dinamo Zagreb: Hosting Borussia Dortmund, Milan, Celtic, and Monaco. Their away games include Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Salzburg, and Slovan Bratislava.
Salzburg: Home games against Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid, Dinamo Zagreb, and Brest. Their away fixtures include Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Feyenoord, and Sparta Prague.
Lille: At home, they’ll face Real Madrid, Juventus, Feyenoord, and Sturm Graz. Their away matches include Liverpool, Atletico Madrid, Sporting CP, and Bologna.
Red Star Belgrade: Hosting Barcelona, Benfica, PSV Eindhoven, and Stuttgart. Their away fixtures include Inter, Milan, Young Boys, and Monaco.
Young Boys: At home, they’ll face Inter, Atalanta, Red Star Belgrade, and Stuttgart. Their away games include Barcelona, Shakhtar Donetsk, Celtic, and Aston Villa.
Celtic: Hosting RB Leipzig, Club Brugge, Young Boys, and Slovan Bratislava. Their away matches include Borussia Dortmund, Atalanta, Dinamo Zagreb, and Aston Villa.
Pot 4 teams
Slovan Bratislava: Hosting Manchester City, Milan, Dinamo Zagreb, and Stuttgart. Their away fixtures include Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, Celtic, and Girona.
Monaco: Home matches against Barcelona, Benfica, Red Star Belgrade, and Aston Villa. Their away games include Inter, Arsenal, Dinamo Zagreb, and Bologna.
Sparta Prague: Hosting Inter, Atletico Madrid, Salzburg, and Brest. Their away games include Manchester City, Bayer Leverkusen, Feyenoord, and Stuttgart.
Aston Villa: At home, they’ll face Bayern Munich, Juventus, Celtic, and Bologna. Their away matches include RB Leipzig, Club Brugge, Young Boys, and Monaco.
Bologna: Hosting Borussia Dortmund, Shakhtar Donetsk, Lille, and Monaco. Their away fixtures include Liverpool, Benfica, Sporting CP, and Aston Villa.
Girona: At home, they’ll face Liverpool, Arsenal, Feyenoord, and Slovan Bratislava. Their away games include Paris Saint-Germain, Milan, PSV Eindhoven, and Sturm Graz.
Stuttgart: Hosting Paris Saint-Germain, Atalanta, Young Boys, and Sparta Prague. Their away matches include Real Madrid, Juventus, Red Star Belgrade, and Slovan Bratislava.
Sturm Graz: Home games against RB Leipzig, Club Brugge, Sporting CP, and Brest. Their away fixtures include Borussia Dortmund, Atalanta, Lille, and Girona.
Brest: Hosting Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, PSV Eindhoven, and Sturm Graz. Their away matches include Barcelona, Shakhtar Donetsk, Salzburg, and Sparta Prague.
The 2024/25 Champions League will begin with the first matchday on September 17-19, 2024. Unlike previous seasons, where the group stage concluded by Christmas, this new Swiss model extends the league phase until the end of January. Teams finishing between 9th and 24th place will compete in knockout round playoffs in February, aiming to join the top eight teams in the last 16.
Matchday Schedule:
– Matchday 1: 17-19 September 2024
-Matchday 2: 1/2 October 2024
– Matchday 3: 22/23 October 2024
-Matchday 4: 5/6 November 2024
– Matchday 5: 26/27 November 2024
– Matchday 6: 10/11 December 2024
– Matchday 7: 21/22 January 2025
-Matchday 8: 29 January 2025
The anticipation is high as Europe’s top clubs gear up for what promises to be a thrilling season of football under the lights of the UEFA Champions League.
