Champions League: Exciting draws for the 36 teams

The journey of the new Champions League for the 2024-25 season began in Monaco, where the draw took place on Thursday afternoon with the presence of top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo and the legend Gianluigi Buffon.

The new Champions League will no longer feature group stages but a single league and a common ranking for all 36 teams. Each team will be drawn with 8 other teams and will play 4 home games and 4 away games.

The League phase starts on September 17 and ends on January 29. The knockout phase will follow the playoffs for the round of 16 and then the traditional knockout stages as known from the previous group stage format.

Teams that finish in positions 1 through 8 will automatically qualify for the round of 16. Teams finishing from 9 to 24 will compete in playoffs for the remaining 8 spots in the round of 16. Teams ranked 9 to 15 will have the second leg of their playoffs at home.

Clubs finishing from 25 to 36 will not continue in Europe after January, when the 8 matches of the League phase are completed.

The draw was conducted by Cristiano Ronaldo and Gianluigi Buffon, who were honored by UEFA.

Detailed Draw for the 36 Teams

Manchester City: Inter (home), PSG (away), Brugge (home), Juventus (away), Feyenoord (home), Sporting (away), Sparta (home), Slovan (away)
Inter: Leipzig (home), Manchester City (away), Arsenal (home), Bayer Leverkusen (away), Red Star (home), Young Boys (away), Monaco (home), Sparta (away)
Bayern Munich: PSG (home), Barcelona (away), Benfica (home), Shakhtar (away), Dinamo Zagreb (home), Feyenoord (away), Slovan (home), Aston Villa (away)
Leipzig: Liverpool (home), Inter (away), Juventus (home), Atletico (away), Sporting (home), Celtic (away), Aston Villa (home), Sturm (away)
Dortmund: Barcelona (home), Real Madrid (away), Shakhtar (home), Brugge (away), Celtic (home), Dinamo Zagreb (away), Sturm (home), Bologna (away)
Barcelona: Bayern Munich (home), Dortmund (away), Atalanta (home), Benfica (away), Young Boys (home), Red Star (away), Brest (home), Monaco (away)
Real Madrid: Dortmund (home), Liverpool (away), Milan (home), Atalanta (away), Salzburg (home), Lille (away), Stuttgart (home), Brest (away)
Liverpool: Real Madrid (home), Leipzig (away), Bayer Leverkusen (home), Milan (away), Lille (home), PSV (away), Bologna (home), Girona (away)
PSG: City (home), Bayern Munich (away), Atletico (home), Arsenal (away), PSV (home), Salzburg (away), Girona (home), Stuttgart (away)
Atletico Madrid: Leipzig (home), PSG (away), Bayer Leverkusen (home), Benfica (away), Lille (home), Salzburg (away), Slovan (home), Sparta (away)
Atalanta: Real Madrid (home), Barcelona (away), Arsenal (home), Shakhtar (away), Celtic (home), Young Boys (away), Sturm (home), Stuttgart (away)
Brugge: Dortmund (home), City (away), Juventus (home), Milan (away), Sporting (home), Celtic (away), Aston Villa (home), Sturm (away)
Bayer Leverkusen: Inter (home), Liverpool (away), Milan (home), Atletico (away), Salzburg (home), Feyenoord (away), Sparta (home), Brest (away)
Arsenal: PSG (home), Inter (away), Shakhtar (home), Atalanta (away), Dinamo (home), Sporting (away), Monaco (home), Girona (away)
Benfica: Barcelona (home), Bayern Munich (away), Atletico (home), Juventus (away), Feyenoord (home), Red Star (away), Bologna (home), Monaco (away)
Milan: Liverpool (home), Real Madrid (away), Brugge (home), Bayer Leverkusen (away), Red Star (home), Dinamo (away), Girona (home), Slovan (away)
Juventus: City (home), Leipzig (away), Benfica (home), Brugge (away), PSV (home), Lille (away), Stuttgart (home), Aston Villa (away)
Shakhtar: Bayern Munich (home), Dortmund (away), Atalanta (home), Arsenal (away), Young Boys (home), PSV (away), Brest (home), Bologna (away)
Young Boys: Inter (home), Barcelona (away), Atalanta (home), Shakhtar (away), Red Star (home), Celtic (away), Aston Villa (home), Stuttgart (away)
Lille: Real Madrid (home), Liverpool (away), Juventus (home), Atletico (away), Feyenoord (home), Sporting (away), Sturm (home), Bologna (away)
PSV: Liverpool (home), PSG (away), Shakhtar (home), Juventus (away), Sporting (home), Red Star (away), Girona (home), Brest (away)
Feyenoord: Bayern Munich (home), City (away), Bayer Leverkusen (home), Benfica (away), Salzburg (home), Lille (away), Sparta (home), Girona (away)
Dinamo Zagreb: Dortmund (home), Bayern Munich (away), Milan (home), Arsenal (away), Celtic (home), Salzburg (away), Monaco (home), Slovan (away)
Red Star: Barcelona (home), Inter (away), Benfica (home), Milan (away), PSV (home), Young Boys (away), Stuttgart (home), Monaco (away)
Salzburg: PSG (home), Real Madrid (away), Atletico (home), Bayer Leverkusen (away), Dinamo (home), Feyenoord (away), Brest (home), Sparta (away)
Celtic: Leipzig (home), Dortmund (away), Brugge (home), Atalanta (away), Young Boys (home), Dinamo (away), Slovan (home), Aston Villa (away)
Sporting Lisbon: City (home), Leipzig (away), Arsenal (home), Brugge (away), Lille (home), PSV (away), Bologna (home), Sturm (away)
Stuttgart: PSG (home), Real Madrid (away), Atalanta (home), Juventus (away), Young Boys (home), Red Star (away), Sparta (home), Slovan (away)
Girona: Liverpool (home), PSG (away), Arsenal (home), Milan (away), Feyenoord (home), PSV (away), Slovan (home), Sturm (away)
Bologna: Dortmund (home), Liverpool (away), Shakhtar (home), Benfica (away), Lille (home), Sporting (away), Monaco (home), Aston Villa (away)
Brest: Real Madrid (home), Barcelona (away), Bayer Leverkusen (home), Shakhtar (away), PSV (home), Salzburg (away), Sturm (home), Sparta (away)
Aston Villa: Bayern Munich (home), Leipzig (away), Juventus (home), Brugge (away), Celtic (home), Young Boys (away), Bologna (home), Monaco (away)
Sparta Prague: Inter (home), City (away), Atletico (home), Bayer Leverkusen (away), Salzburg (home), Feyenoord (away), Brest (home), Stuttgart (away)
Slovan Bratislava: City (home), Bayern Munich (away), Milan (home), Atletico (away), Dinamo (home), Celtic (away), Stuttgart (home), Girona (away)
Monaco: Barcelona (home), Inter (away), Benfica (home), Arsenal (away), Red Star (home), Dinamo (away), Aston Villa (home), Bologna (away)

Teams by Country

Germany (5): Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Leipzig, Stuttgart
Italy (5): Milan, Atalanta, Bologna, Inter, Juventus
England (4): Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Manchester City
Spain (4): Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Girona
France (4): Brest, Monaco, PSG, Lille
Portugal (2): Benfica, Sporting Lisbon
Netherlands (2): Feyenoord, PSV
Austria (2): Sturm Graz, Salzburg
Scotland (1): Celtic
Belgium (1): Brugge
Ukraine (1): Shakhtar Donetsk
Switzerland (1): Young Boys
Czech Republic (1): Sparta Prague
Serbia (1): Red Star
Croatia (1): Dinamo Zagreb
Slovakia (1): Slovan Bratislava

League Phase Dates

Matchday 1: September 17-19, 2024
Matchday 2: October 1-2, 2024
Matchday 3: October 22-23, 2024
Matchday 4: November 5-6, 2024
Matchday 5: November 26-27, 2024
Matchday 6: December 10-11, 2024
Matchday 7: January 21-22, 2025
Matchday 8: January 29, 2025

Knockout Phase Dates

Playoff Round for the Round of 16: February 11-12 & 18-19, 2025
Round of 16: March 4-5 & 11-12, 2025
Quarterfinals: April 8-9 & 15-16, 2025
Semifinals: April 29-30 & May 6-7, 2025
Final: May 31, 2025 (Munich, Allianz Arena)

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