A new edition of the Champions League is about to start with its new format which will eliminate the group stage. At the moment, 29 of the 36 teams that will compete in the new level of the league are known and after the qualification rounds held in July, in the following days the other seven teams that will be ‘ competition in the playoff (27 and 28 August), then the draw will be made to find out which eight teams will face them.
When is the Champions League draw?
The draw for the league stage will be on Thursday, August 29. In this format of the Champions League, the eight teams with the most points in this stage will receive automatic passage to the round of 16 and from ninth to twenty-fourth place they will face each other in eliminate with two feet to advance to. the next round. For this connection, a draw will also be held on 31 January 2025.
When does the Champions League league stage start?
The group stage is divided into eight days, The first one will be held on 17, 18 and 19 September. The following dates will be:
- Day 2: October 1 and 2, 2024
- Day 3: October 22 and 23, 2024
- Day 4: November 5 and 6, 2024
- Day 5: November 26 and 27, 2024
- Day 6: December 10 and 11, 2024
- Day 7: January 21 and 22, 2025
- Easter Day: 29 January 2025
No team will face each other again and again as it was in the previous group stage format, as well as an increase of two more games compared to last year. Once the league stage is over, the elimination round of the playoffs will begin, the first leg will be played on 11 and 12 February and the second leg on 18 and 19 February 2025. The following rounds will be go:
- Round 16: March 4 and 5 (first leg), March 11 and 12, 2025 (second leg).
- Quarter-finals: April 8 and 9 (first leg), April 15 and 16, 2025 (second leg).
- Semifinals: April 29 and 30 (first leg), May 6 and 7, 2025
- Deadline: May 31, 2025
Where will the 2024/25 Champions League final be played?
At this time the Fußball Arena München, also known as Allianz Arena in Munich, the place where the final of this new edition of the Champions League will be played on May 31, 2025. This is the second final for the Allianz Arena, the first was in 2012when Chelsea beat Bayern Munich 4 to 3. This stadium was chosen for the opening match of the in Euro 2024.
Which teams play in the Champions League?
Four Spanish teams compete in this edition, Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Girona y Atlético de Madrid.
The other teams listed are:
- Germany: Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, Bayer Leverkusen, Stuttgart
- Italy: Atalanta, Bolonia, Inter Milan, Juventus, AC Milan
- England: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Manchester City
- France: Brest, Monaco, Paris Saint-Germain
- Netherlands: Feyenoord, PSV Eindhoven
- Portugal: Benfica, CP Sports
- Belgium: Bruges
- Scotland: Celtic
- Austria: Sturm Graz
- Ukraine: Shakhar Donetsk
The other clubs competing in the qualifying playoff are Galatasaray, Young Boys, Sparta Praha, Malmo, RB Salzburg, Dinamo Kyiv, Qarabag, Dinamo Zagreb. Red Star, Bodo/Glimt, Slovan Bratislava, Midtjylland, Slavia Prague and Lille OSC.
2024-08-26 11:47:50
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