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Champions League fixtures, draw dates, knockout rounds for new-look 2024-25 format

sportsmole.co.uk, 11 September 2024, 15:07
The new-look 2024-25 Champions League will officially get underway on September 17, and it will be a landmark tournament, with 36 teams participating in the league phase.

Each team will play eight games against different opponents, with all of the sides than being ranked in one group to determine whether they advance to the knockout round of the competition.

The total number of matches will therefore rise to 189, up from 125 in the previous format, and Real Madrid will be looking to defend the title that they won against Borussia Dortmund at the start of June.

Here, Sports Mole provides the Champions League fixtures, draw dates and the knockout rounds for the new-look competition.

Gameweek One

Tuesday September 17

Young Boys vs. Aston Villa

Juventus vs. PSV Eindhoven

AC Milan vs. Liverpool

Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb

Real Madrid vs. Stuttgart

Sporting Lisbon vs. Lille

Wednesday September 18

Sparta Prague vs. Red Bull Salzburg

Bologna vs. Shakhtar Donetsk

Celtic vs. Slovan Bratislava

Club Brugge vs. Borussia Dortmund

Manchester City vs. Inter Milan

Paris Saint-Germain vs. Girona

Thursday September 19

Feyenoord vs. Bayer Leverkusen

Red Star Belgrade vs. Benfica

Monaco vs. Barcelona

Atalanta BC vs. Arsenal

Atletico Madrid vs. RB Leipzig

Brest vs. Sturm Graz

Gameweek Two

Tuesday October 1

Red Bull Salzburg vs. Brest

Stuttgart vs. Sparta Prague

Arsenal vs. Paris Saint-Germain

Bayer Leverkusen vs. AC Milan

Borussia Dortmund vs. Celtic

Barcelona vs. Young Boys

Inter vs. Red Star Belgrade

PSV Eindhoven vs. Sporting Lisbon

Slovan Bratislava vs. Manchester City

Wednesday October 2

Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Atalanta BC

Girona vs. Feyenoord

Aston Villa vs. Bayern Munich

Dinamo Zagreb vs. Monaco

Liverpool vs. Bologna

Lille vs. Real Madrid

RB Leipzig vs Juventus

Sturm Graz vs. Club Brugge

Benfica vs. Atletico Madrid

Gameweek Three

Tuesday October 22

AC Milan vs. Club Brugge

Monaco vs. Red Star Belgrade

Arsenal vs. Shakhtar Donetsk

Aston Villa vs. Bologna

Girona vs. Slovan Bratislava

Juventus vs. Stuttgart

Paris Saint-Germain vs. PSV Eindhoven

Real Madrid vs. Borussia Dortmund

Sturm Graz vs. Sporting Lisbon

Wednesday October 23

Atalanta BC vs. Celtic

Brest vs. Bayer Leverkusen

Atletico Madrid vs. Lille

Young Boys vs. Inter Milan

Barcelona vs. Bayern Munich

RB Salzburg vs. Dinamo Zagreb

Manchester City vs. Sparta Prague

RB Leipzig vs. Liverpool

Benfica vs. Feyenoord

Gameweek Four

Tuesday November 5

PSV Eindhoven vs. Girona

Slovan Bratislava vs. GNK Zagreb

Bologna vs. Monaco

Borussia Dortmund vs. Sturm Graz

Celtic vs. RB Leipzig

Liverpool vs. Bayer Leverkusen

Lille vs. Juventus

Real Madrid vs. AC Milan

Sporting Lisbon vs. Manchester City

Wednesday November 6

Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa

Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Young Boys

Sparta Prague vs. Brest

Bayern München vs. Benfica

Inter Milan vs. Arsenal

Feyenoord vs. Red Bull Salzburg

Red Star Belgrade vs. Barcelona

Paris Saint-Germain vs. Atletico Madrid

Stuttgart vs. Atalanta BC

Gameweek Five

Tuesday November 26

Sparta Prague vs. Atletico Madrid

Slovan Bratislava vs. AC Milan

Bayer Leverkusen vs. Red Bull Salzburg

Young Boys vs. Atalanta BC

Barcelona vs. Brest

Bayern Munich vs. Paris Saint-Germain

Inter Milan vs. RB Leipzig

Manchester City vs. Feyenoord

Sporting Lisbon vs. Arsenal

Wednesday November 27

Red Star Belgrade vs. Stuttgart

Sturm Graz vs. Girona

Monaco vs. Benfica

Aston Villa vs. Juventus

Bologna vs. Lille

Celtic vs. Club Brugge

Dinamo Zagreb vs. Borussia Dortmund

Liverpool vs. Real Madrid

PSV Eindhoven vs. Shakhtar Donetsk

Gameweek Six

Tuesday December 10

Girona vs. Liverpool

Dinamo Zagreb vs. Celtic

Atalanta BC vs. Real Madrid

Bayer Leverkusen vs. Inter Milan

Club Brugge vs. Sporting Lisbon

Red Bull Salzburg vs. Paris Saint-Germain

Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Bayern Munich

RB Leipzig vs. Aston Villa

Brest vs. PSV Eindhoven

Wednesday December 11

Atletico Madrid vs. Slovan Bratislava

Lille vs. Sturm Graz

AC Milan vs. Red Star Belgrade

Arsenal vs. Monaco

Borussia Dortmund vs. Barcelona

Feyenoord vs. Sparta Prague

Juventus vs. Manchester City

Benfica vs. Bologna

Stuttgart vs. Young Boys

Gameweek Seven

Tuesday January 21

Monaco vs. Aston Villa

Atalanta vs. Sturm Graz

Atletico Madrid vs. Bayer Leverkusen

Bologna vs. Borussia Dortmund

Club Brugge vs. Juventus

Red Star Belgrade vs. PSV Eindhoven

Liverpool vs. Lille

Slovan Bratislava vs. Stuttgart

Benfica vs. Barcelona

Wednesday January 22

Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Brest

RB Leipzig vs Sporting Lisbon

AC Milan vs. Girona

Sparta Prague vs. Inter Milan

Arsenal vs. Dinamo Zagreb

Celtic vs. Young Boys

Feyenoord vs. Bayern Munich

Paris Saint-Germain vs. Manchester City

Real Madrid vs. Red Bull Salzburg

Gameweek Eight

Wednesday January 29

Aston Villa vs. Celtic

Bayer Leverkusen vs. Sparta Prague

Borussia Dortmund vs. Shakhtar Donetsk

Young Boys vs. Red Star Belgrade

Barcelona vs. Atalanta BC

Bayern Munich vs. Slovan Bratislava

Inter Milan vs. Monaco

Red Bull Salzburg vs. Atletico Madrid

Girona vs. Arsenal

Dinamo Zagreb vs. AC Milan

Juventus vs. Benfica

Lille vs. Feyenoord

Manchester City vs. Club Brugge

PSV Eindhoven vs. Liverpool

Sturm Graz vs. RB Leipzig

Sporting Lisbon vs. Bologna

Brest vs. Real Madrid

Stuttgart vs. Paris Saint-Germain

Knockout stage

Knockout round playoffs: February 11/12 and February 18/19, 2025

Round of 16: March 4/5 and March 11/12, 2025

Quarter-finals: April 8/9 and April 15/16, 2025

Semi-finals: April 29/30 and May 6/7, 2025

Final: May 31, 2025

Draw dates

Knockout round playoffs: January 31, 2025

Round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final: February 21, 2025

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