The exciting UEFA Champions League competitions are back, and the 70th edition of Europe's elite club competition and the 33rd since it was renamed the UEFA Champions League is set to take on a new format called the league format. Here in this article, our experts have provided our audience with everything they need to know about the new format.
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What is the new Champions League format?
In the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League, there will be a new format, replacing the group stage with a single 36-team league stage. Instead of the usual four teams playing home and away matches in the group stage to advance to the knockout stage, the new format will feature eight teams playing home and away matches against each other instead.
Date of the 2024/25 Champions League Phase Draws
The 2024/25 UEFA Champions League league phase draw will take place tomorrow, Thursday, August 29.
Qualified Teams in the 2024/25 Champions League
- England (4): Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Man City
- Spain (4): Atlético de Madrid, Barcelona, Girona, Real Madrid
- Germany (5): Bayern, Dortmund, Leipzig, Leverkusen, Stuttgart
- Italy (5): Atalanta, Bologna, Inter, Juventus, Milan
- France (3): Brest, Monaco, Paris Saint-Germain
- Austria (2): Salzburg, Sturm Graz
- Netherlands (2): Feyenoord, PSV Eindhoven
- Portugal (2): Benfica, Sporting CP
- Belgium (1): Club Brugge
- Czechia (1): Sparta Praha
- Scotland (1): Celtic
- Switzerland (1): Young Boys
- Ukraine (1): Shakhtar Donetsk
2024/25 Champions League Match Dates
- 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
- Knockout round play-offs draw: 31 January 2025
- Knockout round play-offs: 11/12 & 18/19 February 2025
- Round of 16, quarter-final and semi-final draws: 21 February 2025
Where is the Champions League final in 2025?
The 2024/25 UEFA Champions League season will conclude at Munich's Fußball Arena München, the highlight of European football's club calendar, returning to the German city for the first time since 2012.
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