The long-anticipated UEFA Champions League draw was held in Monaco on Thursday, having some slight changes, different from the previous years....READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE ▶▶
Unlike the previous draws, there are a few changes made this time as the new format features 36 teams playing in one “league” compared to the traditional eight groups of four.
Every team was seeded and divided into four pots of nine and will play two games (one home and one away) against randomly drawn clubs from each pot.
Having 36 teams this time, they will all compete in a single “league” with the top eight advancing directly to the Round of 16.
Those who finish Nos. 9-16 move on as seeded teams into the knockout phase playoffs, while Nos. 17-24 advance to the playoff unseeded, with a two-legged tie to determine who reaches the Round of 16.
According to UEFA’s ranking, there is an extra place for the fifth-best European league. This means that France’s Ligue 1 now has three automatic qualifiers.
In addition, there is an extra berth for each of the two leagues with the highest coefficient ranking from last season in UEFA competition, which this year are Germany and Italy.
The remaining extra slot goes to a national champion to emerge from the qualifying rounds.
Earlier, participating teams played six games in the group stage, facing each opponent home and away. Now the clubs will each have eight games, one each against their eight opponents.
The 36 teams will be split into four seeded pots of nine. Every club will play two teams from each pot, one at home and one away.
No team will come up against another club from the same domestic league as them, and every club can only face a maximum of two teams from any one country.
In past years, the group stage ended in December, but the expansion of the Champions League means the two extra matchdays will be staged in January.
The number of games is increasing from 96 in the old group stage to 144 in the new league phase.
Winning its 15th title with a 2-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund in last season’s final, Real Madrid is the defending champion.
This season’s Champions League final is scheduled for May 31, 2025, at the Allianz Arena in Munich.
Below is a every team’s draw for the 2024-25 edition of the tournament:
Real Madrid (Spain)
Home games: Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan, Salzburg, Stuttgart
Away games: Liverpool, Atalanta, Lille, Brest
Manchester City (England)
Home games: Inter Milan, Club Brugge, Feyenoord, Sparta Prague
Away games: PSG, Juventus, Sporting CP, Bratislava
Bayern Munich (Germany)
Home games: PSG, Benfica, Dinamo Zagreb, Bratislava
Away games: Barcelona, Shakhtar Donetsk, Feyenoord, Aston Villa
Paris Saint-Germain (France)
Home games: Manchester City, Atletico Madrid, PSV, Girona
Away games: Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Salzburg, Stuttgart
Liverpool (England)
Home games: Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille, Bologna
Away games: RB Leipzig, AC Milan, PSV, Girona
Inter Milan (Italy)
Home games: RB Leipzig, Arsenal, Red Star Belgrade, Monaco
Away games: Manchester City, Bayer Leverkusen, Young Boys, Sparta Prague
Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
Home games: Barcelona, Shakhstar Donetsk, Celtic, Sturm Graz
Away games: Real Madrid, Club Brugge, Dinamo Zagreb, Bologna
RB Leipzig (Germany)
Home games: Liverpool, Juventus, Sporting CP, Aston Villa
Away games: Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Celtic, Sturm Graz
Barcelona (Spain)
Home games: Bayern Munich, Atalanta, Young Boys, Brest
Away games: Borussia Dortmund, Benfica, Red Star Belgrade, Monaco
Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)
Home games: Inter Milan, AC Milan, Salzburg, Sparta Prague
Away games: Liverpool, Atletico Madrid, Feyenoord, Brest
Atlético Madrid (Spain)
Home games: RB Leipzig, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille, Bratislava
Away games: PSG, Benfica, Salzburg, Sparta Prague
Atalanta (Italy)
Home games: Real Madrid, Arsenal, Celtic, Sturm Graz
Away games: Barcelona, Shakhtar Donetsk, Young Boys, Stuttgart
Juventus (Italy)
Home games: Manchester City, Benfica, PSV, Stuttgart
Away games: RB Leipzig, Club Brugge, Lille, Aston Villa
Benfica (Portugal)
Home games: Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Feyenoord, Bologna
Away games: Bayern Munich, Juventus, Red Star Belgrade, Monaco
Arsenal (England)
Home games: PSG, Shakhtar Donetsk, Dinamo Zagreb, Monaco
Away games: Inter Milan, Atalanta, Sporting CP, Girona
Club Brugge (Belgium)
Home games: Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, Sporting CP, Aston Villa
Away games: Manchester City, AC Milan, Celtic, Sturm Graz
Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)
Home games: Bayern Munich, Atalanta, Young Boys, Brest
Away games: Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal, PSV, Bologna
AC Milan (Italy)
Home games: Liverpool, Club Brugge, Red Star Belgrade, Girona
Away games: Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Dinamo Zagreb, Bratislava
Feyenoord (Netherlands)
Home games: Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Salcezburg, Sparta Prague
Away games: Manchester City, Benfica, Lille, Girona
Sporting CP (Portugal)
Home games: Manchester City, Arsenal, Lille, Bologna
Away games: RB Leipzig, Club Brugge, PSV, Sturm Graz
PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands)
Home games: Liverpool, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sporting CP, Girona
Away games: PSG, Juventus, Red Star Belgrade, Brest
Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)
Home games: Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan, Celtic, Monaco
Away games: Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Salzburg, Bratislava
Red Bull Salzburg (Austria)
Home games: PSG, Atletico Madrid, Dinamo Zagreb, Brest
Away games: Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Feyenoord, Sparta Prague
Lille (France)
Home games: Real Madrid, Juventus, Feyenoord, Sturm Graz
Away games: Liverpool, Atletico Madrid, Sporting CP, Bologna
Red Star Belgrade (Serbia)
Home games: Barcelona, Benfica, PSV, Stuttgart
Away games: Inter Milan, AC Milan, Young Boys, Monaco
Young Boys (Switzerland)
Home games: Inter Milan, Atalanta, Red Star Belgrade, Aston Villa
Away games: Barcelona, Shakhtar Donetsk, Celtic, Stuttgart
Celtic (Scotland)
Home games: RB Leipzig, Club Brugge, Young Boys, Bratislava
Away games: Borussia Dortmund, Atalanta, Dinamo Zagreb, Aston Villa
Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)
Home games: Manchester City, AC Milan, Dinamo Zagreb, Stuttgart
Away games: Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, Celtic, Girona
Monaco (France)
Home games: Barcelona, Benfica, Red Star Belgrade, Aston Villa
Away games: Inter Milan, Arsenal, Dinamo Zagreb, Bologna
Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)
Home games: Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Salzburg, Brest
Away games: Manchester City, Bayer Leverkusen, Feyenoord, Stuttgart
Aston Villa (England)
Home games: Bayern Munich, Juventus, Celtic, Bologna
Away games: RB Leipzig, Club Brugge, Young Boys, Monaco
Bologna (Italy)
Home games: Borussia Dortmund, Shakhtar Donetsk, Lille, Monaco
Away games: Liverpool, Benfica, Sporting CP, Aston Villa
Girona (Spain)
Home games: Liverpool, Arsenal, Feyenoord, Bratislava
Away games: PSG, AC Milan, PSV, Sturm Graz
VfB Stuttgart (Germany)
Home games: PSG, Atalanta, Young Boys, Sparta Prague
Away games: Real Madrid, Juventus, Red Star Belgrade, Bratislava
Sturm Graz (Austria)
Home games: RB Leipzig, Club Brugge, Sporting CP, Girona
Away games: Borussia Dortmund, Atalanta, Lille, Brest
Brest (France)
Home games: Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, PSV, Sturm Graz
Away games: Barcelona, Shakhtar Donetsk, Salzburg, Sparta Prague
