UEFA Champions League 2024-25 draw results: full analysis of the new system and matchup details

UEFA Champions League stage draw for 2024-25 season announced

In the early hours of August 30, 2024, the draw for the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League "League Stage" was held in Monaco, and the opponents for the 36 participating teams were confirmed. Under the new format, each team will face eight different opponents in the league phase, playing four home games and four away games, for a total of eight matches.

Race Details:

• The 36 teams are ranked uniformly.
• The top 8 teams in the league stage automatically advance to the Round of 16.
• The 9th through 24th place teams will play a two-round playoff for the remaining eight Round of 16 spots.
• Teams ranked 25th and below will be eliminated from other European competitions such as the UEFA Cup.
• Starting with the Round of 16, the tournament will continue with the traditional knockout format.

For more detailed information on the new system, please visitUEFA official websiteThe

Tier 1 Team Matchup Details

1. Real Madrid (soccer team)
   • Opponent: Borussia Dortmund (home), Liverpool (away), AC Milan (home), Atalanta (away), Salzburg (home), Lille (away), Stuttgart (home), Brest (away)
2. Manchester City
   • Opponent: Inter Milan (home), Paris Saint-Germain (away), Bruges (home), Juventus (away), Feyenoord (home), Sporting Portugal (away), Sparta Prague (home), Bratislava (away)
3. Bayern Munich
   • Opponent: Paris Saint-Germain (home), Barcelona (away), Benfica (home), Miners Donetsk (away), Dinamo Zagreb (home), Feyenoord (away), Bratislava (home), Aston Villa (away)
4. Paris Saint Germain
   • Opponent: Manchester City (home), Bayern Munich (away), Atletico Madrid (home), Arsenal (away), PSV Eindhoven (home), Salzburg (away), Girona (home), Stuttgart (away)
5. Liverpool (England)
   • Opponent: Real Madrid (home), Leipzig (away), Leverkusen (home), AC Milan (away), Lille (home), PSV Eindhoven (away), Bologna (home), Girona (away)
6. FC Internazionale Milano (football club)
   • Opponent: Leipzig (home), Manchester City (away), Arsenal (home), Leverkusen (away), Red Star Belgrade (home), Young People Bern (away), Monaco (home), Sparta Prague (away)
7. Borussia Dortmund (city in Germany)
   • Opponent: Barcelona (home), Real Madrid (away), Donetsk Miners (home), Bruges (away), Celtic (home), Dinamo Zagreb (away), Storm Graz (home), Bologna (away)
8. Leipzig, capital of Saxony, Germany
   • Opponent: Liverpool (home), Inter Milan (away), Juventus (home), Atletico Madrid (away), Sporting Portugal (home), Celtic (away), Aston Villa (home), Storm Graz (away)
9. Barcelona
   • Opponent: Bayern Munich (home), Borussia Dortmund (away), Atalanta (home), Benfica (away), Youngsters Bern (home), Red Star Belgrade (away), Brest (home), Monaco (away)
10. Leverkusen (city in Germany)
    • Opponent: Inter Milan (home), Liverpool (away), AC Milan (home), Atletico Madrid (away), Salzburg (home), Feyenoord (away), Sparta Prague (home), Brest (away)

(For more team and matchup details visitESPN Champions League)