All eyes will return to the UEFA Champions League in the coming weeks following the draw for the 2024/25 competition.
Real Madrid extended their record haul to 15 titles last season by defeating Borussia Dortmund in the final at Wembley in what was the last tournament under the old format.
For 2024/25, a total of 36 teams entered the draw for the initial stage — now known as the "league phase". They comprise 29 automatic qualifiers and the seven clubs that emerged from the qualifying rounds. The competition schedule will run from mid-September until the final next May.
Four Premier League sides will be competing this season, including Aston Villa, while there are five teams each from the Bundesliga and Serie A.
The Sporting News has all the key details on the schedule for the 2024/25 Champions League.
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UEFA Champions League schedule 2024-25
League Phase:
- Matchday One: Sept. 17-19, 2024
- Matchday Two: Oct. 1-2, 2024
- Matchday Three: Oct. 22-23, 2024
- Matchday Four: Nov. 5-6, 2024
- Matchday Five: Nov. 26-27, 2024
- Matchday Six: Dec. 10-11, 2024
- Matchday Seven: Jan. 21-22, 2025
- Matchday Eight: Jan. 29, 2025
Knockout phase:
- Knockout-round playoffs: Feb. 11-12 & Feb. 18-19, 2025
- Round of 16: TBC
- Quarterfinals: TBC
- Semifinals: TBC
- Final: May 31, 2025
The new format to the Champions League means the first phase, now known as the "league phase", will last a little longer than the previous group stage. Matchday One begins on September 17, and the final Matchday Eight will not take place until January 29, 2025.
The playoff round for the knockout phase is in mid-February, with the remainder of the elimination stages taking place across March, April, and May.
The 2024/25 Champions League final will be held on May 31, 2025, at Munich's Allianz Arena.
How to buy Champions League tickets 2024/25
Once dates and times for Champions League fixtures are confirmed, the ticket process will begin. Other than the final itself, tickets cannot be purchased from UEFA directly for European matches.
Instead, the primary ticket sales are conducted by the participating clubs themselves so that fans can access them seamlessly just as they would other matches.
Once the tickets are distributed, fans can still get tickets on secondary market, with StubHub International as the best place to find tickets to Champions League games.
Teams in the 2024/25 Champions League league phase
Below are the 36 teams in the draw for the Champions League "league phase". The teams were divided into four seeding pots, and each side will be drawn to face one team from each pot.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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| Real Madrid (holders) | Bayer Leverkusen | Feyenoord | Monaco |
| Man City | Atletico Madrid | Sporting CP | Aston Villa |
| Bayern Munich | Atalanta | PSV | Bologna |
| Paris Saint-Germain | Juventus | Celtic | Girona |
| Liverpool | Benfica | Dinamo Zagreb | Stuttgart |
| Inter Milan | Arsenal | Salzburg | Sturm Graz |
| Borussia Dortmund | Club Brugge | Lille | Brest |
| RB Leipzig | Shakhtar Donetsk | Red Star | Slovan Bratislava |
| Barcelona | AC Milan | Young Boys | Sparta Prague |
Champions League 2024/25 league phase draw
The below table shows how the draw played out and which teams will face each other during the initial "league phase".
| Club | Pot 1 opponents | Pot 2 opponents | Pot 3 opponents | Pot 4 opponents |
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| Home | Away | Home | Away | Home | Away | Home | Away |
| Real Madrid (RM) | BVB | LFC | ACM | ATA | SAL | LIL | STU | BRE |
| Man City (MC) | IM | PSG | CBR | JUV | FEY | SCP | SP | SB |
| Bayern Munich (BMU) | PSG | FCB | BEN | SD | DZ | FEY | SB | AV |
| Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) | MC | BAY | AM | AFC | PSV | SAL | GIR | STU |
| Liverpool (LFC) | RM | RBL | B04 | ACM | LIL | PSV | BOL | GIR |
| Inter Milan (IM) | RBL | MC | AFC | B04 | RS | YB | ASM | SP |
| Borussia Dortmund (BVB) | FCB | RM | SD | CBR | CEL | DZ | SG | BOL |
| RB Leipzig (RBL) | LFC | IM | JUV | AM | SCP | CEL | AVL | SG |
| Barcelona (FCB) | BAY | BVB | ATA | BEN | YB | RS | BRE | ASM |
| Bayer Leverkusen (B04) | IM | LFC | ACM | AM | SAL | FEY | SP | BRE |
| Atletico Madrid (AM) | RBL | PSG | B04 | BEN | LIL | SAL | SB | SP |
| Atalanta (ATA) | RM | FCB | AFC | SD | CEL | YB | SG | STU |
| Juventus (JUV) | MC | RBL | BEN | CBR | PSV | LIL | STU | AV |
| Benfica (BEN) | FCB | BAY | AM | JUV | FEY | RS | BOL | ASM |
| Arsenal (AFC) | PSG | IM | SD | ATA | DZ | SCP | ASM | GIR |
| Club Brugge (CBR) | BVB | MC | JUV | ACM | SCP | CEL | AV | SG |
| Shakhtar Donetsk (SD) | BAY | BVB | ATA | AFC | YB | PSV | BRE | BOL |
| AC Milan (ACM) | LFC | RM | CBR | B04 | RS | DZ | GIR | SB |
| Feyenoord (FEY) | BAY | MC | B04 | BEN | SAL | LIL | SP | GIR |
| Sporting CP (SCP) | MC | RBL | AFC | CBR | LIL | PSV | BOL | SG |
| PSV (PSV) | LFC | PSG | SD | JV | SCP | RS | GIR | BRE |
| Celtic (CEL) | RBL | BVB | CBR | ATA | YB | DZ | SB | AV |
| Monaco (ASM) | FCB | IM | BEN | AFC | RS | DZ | AV | BOL |
| Aston Villa (AV) | BAY | RBL | JUV | CBR | CEL | YB | BOL | ASM |
| Bologna (BOL) | BVB | LFC | SD | BEN | LIL | SCP | ASM | AV |
| Girona (GIR) | LFC | PSG | AFC | ACM | FEY | PSV | SB | SG |
| Stuttgart (STU) | PSG | RM | ATA | JUV | YB | RS | SP | SB |
| Sturm Graz (SG) | RBL | BVB | CBR | ATA | SCP | LIL | GIR | BRE |
| Brest (BRE) | RM | FCB | B04 | SD | PSV | SAL | SG | SP |
| Dinamo Zagreb (DZ) | BVB | BAY | ACM | AFC | CEL | SAL | ASM | SB |
| Salzburg (SAL) | PSG | RM | AM | B04 | DZ | FEY | BRE | SP |
| Lille (LIL) | RM | LFC | JUV | AM | FEY | SCP | SG | BOL |
| Red Star (RS) | FCB | IM | BEN | ACM | PSV | YB | STU | ACM |
| Young Boys (YB) | IM | FCB | ATA | SD | RS | CEL | AV | STU |
| Slovan Bratislava (SB) | MC | BAY | ACM | AM | DZ | CEL | STU | GIR |
| Sparta Prague (SP) | IM | MC | AM | B04 | SAL | FEY | BRE | STU |
How to watch Champions League around the world
| TV channel | Streaming |
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| Australia | — | Stan Sport |
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| Canada | — | DAZN |
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| India | Sony TEN | JioTV, Sony LIV |
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| UK | TNT Sports | discovery+ , Amazon Prime |
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| USA | CBS, CBSSN,
Univision, TUDN,
UniMas | Fubo , Paramount+ ,
ViX or ViX+ |
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