The Champions League draw for the 24/5 season is set to hold on the 29th of August 2024. The UCL will return next month, this time in a much different format than in the previous years. UEFA has planned to implement a league table system instead of the usual group-stage pairing. And after the league stage is completed by the teams, the knockout phase will be next.
The format for the knockout phases that involve the round of 16, quarterfinals, and semifinals will remain as it was before. Therefore only the group stage format will amended into a league system that’ll allow all the European teams to battle against each other.
Champions League Draw Date, Location and Format
The set date for the draw for the league phase of the 24/25 Champions League will be on Thursday 29th of August. It’s expected to be held in Monaco. The time for the draw will be 5 pm BST. All European teams are set to return for the competition which has been revamped for the new season with a different format. This new system will involve 36 teams contesting in the league table phase which replaced the group stage format. Every side in the 36 teams will play eight fixtures with several eight different teams.
During the draw, all teams will be placed into four pots based on UEFA club coefficients. The current reigning Champions Real Madrid will be placed in Pot 1.
36 Teams of the Champions League
There are about 29 teams who have automatically qualified for the League phase, due to their league standings. They are namely:
AC Milan, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Atalanta, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Benfica, Bologna, Borussia Dortmund, Brest, Celtic, Club Brugge, Feyenoord, Girona, Internazionale, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester City, Monaco, Paris Saint-Germain, PSV Eindhoven, RB Leipzig, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sporting CP, Sturm Graz, Stuttgart. The seven teams that remain will be decided by their play-off round games set to be played on Tuesday and Wednesday night.
Every team will be drawn to play two teams from each of the four pots. It’s well placed that one will be at home and the other will be an away fixture. And from there all teams will have a total of four home fixtures and four away fixtures. During the League phase teams, teams can only be fixed to play a maximum of two clubs from their own country.
Dates and Kick-off time
The specific times and dates for all the games for all teams will be released on the 31st of August. All 8 matchdays are slated for the dates below:
Matchday 1: September 17/18/19
Matchday 2: October 1/2
Matchday 3: October 22/23
Matchday 4: November 5/6
Matchday 5: November 26/27
Matchday 6: December 10/11
Matchday 7: January 21/22
Matchday 8: January 29
Once the League phase is done, the top eight teams in the table will automatically qualify for the round of 16. However, clubs from position ninth to 24th will play knockout round playoffs. And only eight teams will progress.
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