Julius OkorieDraw for the new format UEFA Champions League was held Thursday, in Monte Carlo, Spain throwing up some fixtures that will definitely leave soccer fans at the edge from their seats from day one.
Manchester City were drawn against Inter Milan at home and against Paris Saint-Germain away.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelDefending Champions, Real Madrid begin campaign against Liverpool at the Anfield amd Aston Villa face Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich while Arsenal host PSG and Also visit Inter.
It will be the first time in 21 years that the championship will witness format change. Hitherto 32 teams qualified drawn in eight groups of four teams. But this time 36 teams will be involved and play in Champions league phase
The top eight will go straight into the last 16 while a round of play-offs will decide the other eight teams.
City were the first team pulled out by former Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon. Cristiano Ronaldo was the man then tasked with pushing a large button on the desk in front of him to allocate eight computer-generated opponents.
The top eight sides in the league will qualify automatically for the knockout stages, while the teams finishing in ninth to 24th place will compete in a two-legged play-off to secure a place in the last 16 of the competition.
Teams ranked 25-36 are eliminated from all competitions.
2024/25 Champions League league-stage matches?
Matchday 1: September 17-19, 2024
Matchday 2: October 1/2, 2024
Matchday 3: October 22/23, 2024
Matchday 4: November 5/6, 2024
Matchday 5: November 26/27, 2024
Matchday 6: December 10/11, 2024
Matchday 7: January 21/22, 2025
Matchday 8: January 29, 2025
2024/25 Champions League knockout stages?
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Knockout round play-offs: 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 in Munich at the Allianz Arena
Champions League draw in full
Manchester City
Inter Milan (h)
PSG (a)
Club Brugge (h)
Juventus (a)
Feyenoord (h)
Sporting CP (a)
Sparta Prague (h)
Slovan Bratislava (a)
Inter Milan
RB Leipzig (h)
Man City (a)
Arsenal (h)
Bayer Leverkusen (a)
Red Star Belgrade (h)
Young Boys (a)
Monaco (h)
Sparta Prague (a)
Bayern Munich
PSG (h)
Barcelona (a)
Benfica (h)
Shakhtar Donetsk (a)
Dinamo Zagreb (h)
Feyenoord (a)
Solvan Bratislava (h)
Aston Villa (a)
RB Leipzig
Liverpool (h)
Inter Milan (a)
Juventus (h)
Atletico Madrid (a)
Sporting CP (h)
Celtic (a)
Aston Villa (h)
Sturm Graz (a)
Borussia Dortmund
Barcelona (h)
Real Madrid (a)
Shakhtar Donetsk (h)
Club Brugge (a)
Celtic (h)
Dinamo Zagreb (a)
Sturm Graz (h)
Bologna (a)
Barcelona
Bayern Munich (h)
Borussia Dortmund (a)
Atalanta (h)
Benfica (a)
Young Boys (h)
Red Star Belgrade (a)
Brest (h)
Monaco (a)
Real Madrid’
Borussia Dortmund (h)
Liverpool (a)
AC Milan (h)
Atalanta (a)
Salzburg (h)
Lille (a)
Stuttgart (h)
Brest (a)
Liverpool
Real Madrid (h)
RB Leipzig (a)
Bayer Leverkusen (h)
AC Milan (a)
Lille (h)
PSV (a)
Bologna (h)
Girona (a)
PSG
Man City (h)
Bayern Munich (a)
Atletico Madrid (h)
Arsenal (a)
PSV (h)
Salzburg (a)
Girona (h)
Stuttgart (a)
Atletico Madrid
RB Leipzig (h)
PSG (a)
Bayer Leverkusen (h)
Benfica (a)
Lille (h)
Salzburg (a)
Solvan Bratislava (h)
Sparta Prague (a)
Atalanta
Real Madrid (h)
Barcelona (a)
Arsenal (h)
Shakhtar Donetsk (a)
Celtic (h)
Young Boys (a)
Sturm Graz (h)
Stuttgart (a)
Club Brugge
Borussia Dortmund (h)
Man City (a)
Juventus (h)
AC Milan (a)
Sporting CP (h)
Celtic (a)
Aston Villa (h)
Sturm Graz (a)
Bayer Leverkusen
Inter Milan (h)
Liverpool (a)
AC Milan (h)
Atletico Madrid (a)
Salzburg (h)
Feyenoord (a)
Sparta Prague (h)
Brest (a)
Arsenal
PSG (h)
Inter Milan (a)
Shakhtar Donestsk (h)
Atalanta (a)
Dinamo Zagreb (h)
Sporting CP (a)
Monaco (h)
Girona (a)
Benfica
Barcelona (h)
Bayern Munich (a)
Atletico Madrid (h)
Juventus (a)
Feyenoord (h)
Red Star Belgrade (a)
Bologna (h)
Monaco (a)
AC Milan
Liverpool (h)
Real Madrid (a)
Club Brugge (h)
Bayer Leverkusen (a)
Red Star Belgrade (h)
Dinamo Zagreb (a)
Girona (h)
Slovan Bratislava (a)
Juventus
Man City (h)
RB Leipzig (a)
Benfica (h)
Club Brugge (a)
PSV (h)
Lille (a)
Stuttgart (h)
Aston Villa (a)
Shakhtar Donetsk
Bayern Munich (h)
Borussia Dortmund (a)
Atalanta (h)
Arsenal (a)
Young Boys (h)
PSV (a)
Brest (h)
Bologna (a)
Young Boys
Inter Milan (h)
Barcelona (a)
Atalanta (h)
Shakhtar Donetsk (a)
Red Star Belgrade (h)
Celtic (a)
Aston Villa (h)
Stuttgart (a)
Lille
Real Madrid (h)
Liverpool (a)
Juventus (h)
Atletico Madrid (a)
Feyenoord (h)
Sporting CP (a)
Sturm Graz (h)
Bologna (a)
PSV
Liverpool (h)
PSG (a)
Shakhtar Donetsk (h)
Juventus (a)
Sporting CP (h)
Red Star Belgrade (a)
Girona (h)
Brest (a)
Feyenoord
Bayern Munich (h)
Man City (a)
Bayer Leverkusen (h)
Benfica (a)
Salzburg (h)
Lille (a)
Sparta Prague (h)
Girona (a)
Dinamo Zagreb
Borussia Dortmund (h)
Bayern Munich (a)
AC Milan (h)
Arsenal (a)
Celtic (h)
Salzburg (a)
Monaco (h)
Solvan Bratislava (a)
Red Star Belgrade
Barcelona (h)
Inter Milan (a)
Benfica (h)
AC Milan (a)
PSV (h)
Young Boys (a)
Stuttgart (h)
Monaco (a)
Salzburg
PSG (h)
Real Madrid (a)
Atletico Madrid (h)
Bayer Leverkusen (a)
Dinamo Zagreb (h)
Feyenoord (a)
Brest (h)
Sparta Prague (a)
Celtic
RB Leipzig (h)
Borussia Dortmund (a)
Club Brugge (h)
Atalanta (a)
Young Boys (h)
Dinamo Zagreb (a)
Solvan Bratislava (h)
Aston Villa (a)
Sporting CP
Man City (h)
RB Leipzig (a)
Arsenal (h)
Club Brugge (a)
Lille (h)
PSV (a)
Bologna (h)
Sturm Graz (a)
Stuttgart
PSG (h)
Real Madrid (a)
Atalanta (h)
Juventus (a)
Young Boys (h)
Red Star Belgrade (a)
Sparta Prague (h)
Solvan Bratislava (a)
Girona
Liverpool (h)
PSG (a)
Arsenal (h)
AC Milan (h)
Feyenoord (h)
PSV (a)
Solvan Bratislava (h)
Sturm Graz (a)
Bologna
Borussia Dortmund (h)
Liverpool (A)
Shakhtar Donetsk (h)
Benfica (a)
Lille (h)
Sporting CP (a)
Monaco (h)
Aston Villa (a)
Brest
Real Madrid (h)
Barcelona (a)
Bayer Leverkusen (h)
Shakhtar Donetsk (a)
PSV (h)
Salzburg (a)
Sturm Graz (h)
Sparta Prague (a)
Aston Villa
Bayern Munich (h)
RB Leipzig (a)
Juventus (h)
Club Brugge (a)
Celtic (h)
Young Boys (a)
Bologna (h)
Monaco (a)
Sparta Prague
Inter Milan (h)
Man City (a)
Atletico Madrid (h)
Bayer Leverkusen (a)
Salzburg (h)
Feyenoord (a)
Brest (h)
Stuttgart (a)
Slovan Bratislava
Man City (h)
Bayern Munich (a)
AC Milan (h)
Atletico Madrid (a)
GNK Dinamo (h)
Celtic (a)
Stuttgart (h)
Girona (a)
Monaco
Barcelona (h)
Inter Milan (a)
Benfica (h)
Arsenal (a)
Crvena Zvezda (h)
GNK Dinamo (a)
Aston Villa (h)
Bologna (a)
Sturm Graz
RB Leipzig (h)
Borussia Dortmund (a)
Club Brugge (h)
Atalanta (a)
Sporting CP (h)
Lille (a)
Girona (h)
Brest (a)
Julius Okorie is Chief Sports and Entertainment Correspondent for Prime Business Africa. He began his journalism career with the Champion Newspaper and Sporting Champion and later moved on to Daily Independent and the Nation Newspapers. Okorie joined Prime Business Africa in 2024 bringing on board 20 years of experience in writing investigative news on Sports and Entertainment. His well researched and highly informative articles on Sports Business and general entertainment are followed by a wide range of audience.
