The new league phase of the 2024/25 Champions League season has been drawn. The new way in which the draw was carried out in Monaco was met with harsh criticism from many fans.
It was something new that you had to get used to. The league phase of the new 2024/25 Champions League season has been drawn and – as expected – offers several absolute top games. Among others, FC Bayern will be visiting FC Barcelona, Dortmund will travel to the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid and Bayer 04 Leverkusen is looking forward to a guest appearance in Liverpool at Anfield Road.
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In contrast to previous years, software determined all of the pairings on Thursday evening. Gianluigi Buffon drew the name of a club from a ball, read it out and superstar Cristiano Ronaldo then triggered a buzzer so that the computer determined all of the team’s opponents within a few seconds. A new type of draw – which did not go down well with a large number of fans.
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User: “It’s no longer fun”
So quite a few users on X were outraged about the new way the draw was carried out. “Boy, this new CL draw is so absurd. CR7 presses a random plastic button and then it’s done,” wrote one user.
Another commented that this took away the excitement from the draw: “This new draw is so weird. All the magic is gone. A ball is drawn and a computer calculates everything else. It’s no fun anymore.”
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Several users agreed with this opinion – and also referred to the upcoming draw on Sunday in the DFB Cup. “I’m all the more looking forward to the simplicity of the draw for the next DFB Cup round on Sunday” or “The DFB Cup draw will seem damn short to us on Sunday,” noted two fans.
One user wrote that he was a little disappointed with the new draw, as it was quicker than expected. “The worst thing is that the new mode is not drawn manually. A draw that is estimated to take 6 hours would be great.”
UEFA will announce the final dates and order in which the clubs will face their opponents in the next few days. The first matchday will take place on 17/18 and 19 September.
