By Alfredo Di Cesare
Aug 29, 2024, 2:37 PM EDT
This edition of the 2024-2025 UEFA Champions League comes with new changes in the format. The draw was held this Thursday in Monaco and the 36 teams already know their eight opponents for the first round.
The group stage is now a thing of the past. Now the nine groups from pots one, two, three and four will face the eight selected by the automated program.
The teams will be grouped according to their individual club coefficient, with the exception of the current Champions League champion (Real Madrid) who will be the group leader in pot one.
So, how do the matches stand? In El Diario de Nueva York we explain who the 36 teams will play against in a total of 288 matches in the initial round.
Here’s how the UEFA Champions League matches ended
- Real Madrid: Borussia Dortmund; Liverpool; AC Milan; Atalanta; Salzburg; Lille and Brest.
- Manchester City: Inter Milan; PSG; Club Brugge; Juventus; Feyenoord; Sporting Lisbon; Sparta Prague and Slovan Bratislava.
- Inter Milan: Leipzig, Manchester City, Arsenal, Bayer Leverkusen, Red Star, Young Boys, Monaco and Sparta Prague.
- Bayern Munich: PSG, Barcelona, Benfica, Shakhtar Donetsk, Dinamo Zagreb, Feyenoord, Slovan Bratislava and Aston Villa.
- Paris Saint Germain (PSG): Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, Arsenal, PSV, Girona and Salzburg.
- FC Barcelona: Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Atalanta, Benfica, Young Boys, Red Star, Brest and Monaco.
- RB Leipzig: Liverpool, Inter Milan, Juventus, Atlético Madrid, Sporting Lisbon, Celtic, Aston Villa and Sturm Graz.
- Borussia Dortmund: Barcelona, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Club Brugge, Celtic, Dinamo Zagreb, Sturm Graz and Bologna.
- Liverpool: Real Madrid, Leipzig, Bayer Leverkusen, Milan, Lille, PSV, Bologna and Girona.
- Bayer Leverkusen: Inter Milan; Liverpool; Milan; Atletico Madrid; Salzburg; Feyenoord; Sparta Prague and Brest.
- Atlético de Madrid: Leipzig; PSG; Bayer Leverkusen; Benfica; Lille; Salzburg; Slovan Bratislava and Sparta Prague.
- Atalanta: Real Madrid; FC Barcelona; Arsenal; Shakhtar Donetsk Celtic; Young Boys; Sturm Graz and Stuttgart.
- Juventus: Manchester City; Leipzig; Benfica; Witches; PSV; Lille; Stuttgart; Aston Villa.
- Benfica: FC Barcelona; Bayern Munich; Atletico Madrid; Juventus; Feyenoord; Red Star; Bologna; Monaco.
- Arsenal: PSG; Inter Milan; Shakhtar Donetsk; Atalanta; Dinamo Zagreb; Sporting Lisbon; Monaco; Girona.
- Club Brugge: Borussia Dortmund; Manchester City; Juventus; AC Milan; Sporting Lisbon; Celtic Aston Villa and Sturm Graz.
- Shakhtar Donetsk: Bayern Munich; Borussia Dortmund Atalanta; Arsenal; Young Boys; PSV; Brest and Bologna.
- AC Milan: Liverpool; Real Madrid; Club Brugge; Bayer Leverkusen; Red Star; Dinamo Zagreb; Girona and Salzburg.
- Feyenoord: Bayern Munich; Manchester City; Bayer Leverkusen; Benfica; Salzburg; Lille; Sparta Prague and Girona.
- Sporting Lisbon: Manchester City; Leipzig; Arsenal; Witches; Lille; PSV; Bologna and Sturm Graz.
- PSV: Liverpool; PSG; Shakhtar Donetsk Juventus; Sporting Lisbon; Red Star; Girona and Brest.
- Dinamo Zagreb: Borussia Dortmund; Bayern Munich; AC Milan; Arsenal; Celtic; Salzburg; Monaco and Slovan Bratislava.
- Salzburg: PSG; Real Madrid; Atletico Madrid; Bayer Leverkusen; Dinamo Zagreb; Feyenoord; Brest and Sparta Prague.
- Lille: Real Madrid; Liverpool; Juventus; Atlético de Madrid; Feyenoord Sporting Lisbon; Sturm Graz and Bologna.
- Red Star: FC Barcelona; Inter Milan; Benfica; AC Milan; PSV; Young Boys; Stuttgart and Monaco.
- Young Boys: Inter Milan; FC Barcelona; Atalanta; Shakhtar Donetsk; Red Star; Celtic; Aston Villa; Stuttgart.
- Celtic: Leipzig; Borussia Dortmund Club Bruges; Atalanta; Young Boys; Dinamo Zagreb; Slovan Bratislava and Aston Villa.
- Slovan Bratislava: Manchester City; Bayern Munich; AC Milan; Atlético de Madrid; Dinamo Zagreb; Celtic; Stuttgart and Girona.
- Monaco: FC Barcelona; Inter Milan; Benfica; Arsenal; Red Star; Dinamo Zagreb; Aston Villa and Bologna.
- Sparta Prague: Inter Milan; Manchester City; Atletico Madrid; Bayer Leverkusen; Salzburg; Feyenoord; Brest and Stuttgart.
- Aston Villa: Bayern Munich; Leipzig; Juventus; Club Brugge; Celtic; Young Boys; Bologna and Monaco.
- Bologna: Borussia Dortmund; Liverpool; Shakhtar Donetsk Benfica; Lille; Sporting Lisbon; Monaco and Aston Villa.
- Girona: Liverpool; PSG; Arsenal; AC Milan; Feyenoord PSV; Slovan Bratislava and Sturm Graz
- Stuttgart: PSG; Real Madrid; Atalanta; Juventus; Young Boys; Red Star; Sparta Prague and Slovan Bratislava.
- Sturm Graz: Leipzig; Borussia Dortmund; Club Brugge; Atalanta; Sporting Lisbon; Lille; Girona and Brest.
- Brest: Real Madrid; FC Barcelona; Bayer Leverkusen; Shakhtar Donetsk; PSV; Salzburg; Sturm Graz and Sparta Prague.
UEFA Champions League dates and matchdays
- Day 1: 17–19 September 2024.
- Matchday 2: October 1 and 2, 2024.
- Matchday 3: October 22-23, 2024.
- Matchday 4: November 5 and 6, 2024.
- Matchday 5: November 26 and 27, 2024.
- Matchday 6: December 10 and 11, 2024.
- Matchday 7: January 21 and 22, 2025.
- Matchday 8: January 29, 2025.
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