UEFA Champions League draw result: 2024/25 league phase teams, fixtures

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The new-look UEFA Champions League begins in earnest for fans around the world with the draw for the opening stage of the competition proper on August 29.

The final seven of the 36 teams that comprise the "league phase" qualified via the playoff round this week to earn their places in the draw in Monaco.

The draw looks a little different for 2024/25. The expanded competition sees the new league phase replace the traditional group stage, meaning every team will play eight games rather than six, and the prospect of so-called "big" teams facing one another earlier in the tournament was increased.

The full draw is listed below, with the exact fixture schedule yet to be finalised.

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UEFA Champions League draw result: League phase 2024/25

Club Pot 1 opponents Pot 2 opponents Pot 3 opponents Pot 4 opponents
  Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away
Real Madrid (RMA) DOR LFC MIL ATA SAL LIL STU BRE
Man City (MCI) INT PSG BRU JUV FEY SPO SPA SLB
Bayern Munich (BMU) PSG BAR BEN SHK DZA FEY SLB AVL
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) MCI BMU ATM ARS PSV SAL GIR STU
Liverpool (LFC) RMA LEI LEV MIL LIL PSV BOL GIR
Inter Milan (INT) LEI MCI ARS LEV ZVE YB MON SPA
Borussia Dortmund (DOR) BAR RMA SHK BRU CEL DZA SGR BOL
RB Leipzig (LEI) LFC INT JUV ATM SPO CEL AVL SGR
Barcelona (BAR) BMU DOR ATA BEN YB ZVE BRE MON
Bayer Leverkusen (LEV) INT LFC MIL ATM SAL FEY SPA BRE
Atletico Madrid (ATM) LEI PSG LEV BEN LIL SAL SLB SPA
Atalanta (ATA) RMA BAR ARS SHK CEL YB SGR STU
Juventus (JUV) MCI LEI BEN CB PSV LIL STU AVL
Benfica (BEN) BAR BAY ATM JUV FEY ZVE BOL MON
Arsenal (ARS) PSG INT SHK ATA DZA SPO MON GIR
Club Brugge (BRU) DOR MCI JUV MIL SPO CEL AVL SGR
Shakhtar Donetsk (SHK) BMU DOR ATA ARS YB PSV BRE BOL
AC Milan (MIL) LFC RMA CB LEV ZVE DZA GIR SLB
Feyenoord (FEY) BMU MCI LEV BEN SAL LIL SPA BIR
Sporting CP (SPO) MCI LEI ARS BRU LIL PSV BOL SGR
PSV (PSV) LFC PSG SHK JUV SPO ZVE GIR BRE
Celtic (CEL) LEI DOR BRU ATA YB DZA SLB AVL
Young Boys (YB) INT BAR ATA SHK ZVE CEL SVL STU
Lille (LIL) RMA LFC JUV ATM FEY SPO SGR BOL
Dinamo Zagreb (DZA) DOR BAY MIL ARS CEL SAL MON SLB
Red Star (ZVE) BAR INT BEN MIL PSV YB STU MON
Red Bull Salzburg (SAL) PSG RMA ATM LEV DZA FEY BRE SPA
Monaco (MON) BAR INT BEN ARS ZVE DZA AVL BOL
Aston Villa (AVL) BM LEI JUV CB CEL YB BOL MON
Bologna (BOL) DOR LFC SHK BEN LIL SPO MON AVL
Girona (GIR) LFC PSG ARS MIL FEY PSV SLB SGR
Stuttgart (STU) PSG RMA ATA JUV YB ZVE SPA SLB
Sturm Graz (SGR) LEI DOR CB ATA SPO LIL GIR BRE
Brest (BRE) RMA BAR LEV SHK PSV SAL SGR SPA
Slovan Bratislava (SLB) MCI BM MIL ATM DZA CEL STU GIR
Sparta Prague (SPA) INT MCI ATM LEV SPO FEY BRE STU

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UEFA Champions League draw 2024/25: Live updates

POT 4 draw: And we're complete! Incredibly, Sturm Graz have maybe one of the softest draws in the entire competition, and could be a surprise contender for a knockout place from Pot 4. Thanks for joining us!

POT 3 draw: We're done with Pot 3, which means the draw is almost complete! Only the Pot 4 inter-pot matchups are left to reveal.

POT 2 draw: The second slate of teams is now complete! AC Milan have a very difficult draw, while Arsenal have a soft slate outside of the Pot 1 teams.

POT 1 draw: They've completed the draw for Pot 1, and it's got some great matchups in there! Real Madrid will travel to play Liverpool at Anfield, while Borussia Dortmund drew both Barcelona and Real Madrid.

PSG have an absolute gauntlet draw from top to bottom, pulling maybe the toughest two teams from every single pot. They will have an extremely tough time getting to the knockout phase.

30 minutes in: They have just explained how the draw will work. The teams will be drawn one-by-one by hand, which is essentially a formality. The bulk of the draw will be conducted by a computer program which will take the team listed in the manual draw and assign their eight opponents, classifying them as home or away.

In the end, it's quite simple.

20 minutes in: UEFA have just run what can only be described as the most unhinged produced short explaining the new Champions League format. Zlatan Ibrahimovic has just angrily explained the format to Aleksander Ceferin, as if it was his idea, while an orchestra played the UCL anthem in the background. It was weird, but it was kind of fun!

You can watch the 5 minute clip here:

15 minutes in: Now Ceferin is honoring Cristiano Ronaldo who accepts a trophy to recognise him as the top goal scorer in the history of the Champions League. The trophy is basically a UCL stylised edition of the Ballon d'Or.

10 minutes in: UEFA chief Aleksander Ceferin is on stage presenting the President's Award to legendary goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon. Gigi is a beloved player! He will help conduct the draw once it begins.

Draw start: Here we go! The draw is set to begin, although we know how these things go, they will surely take their time.

15 mins to draw: Once the draw is complete, UEFA will take their time setting the fixture dates and kickoff times. There's been chatter that those won't be released until sometime on the weekend.

Once the tickets are distributed, each individual team will handle the primary market. Fans can still get tickets on the secondary market through StubHub International, who are the best place to find tickets to Champions League games.

45 mins to draw: As you know by now, today's draw will be the first in the brave new era of the Champions League "league phase". Curious as to how that will work? Read on.

1 hour to draw time: Welcome to today's UEFA Champions League draw! This is the first under the new "Swiss model" format, which sees an expanded field of 36 teams drawn into a league phase.

Which teams are in the UEFA Champions League draw?

Below are the 36 teams in the draw for the Champions League "league phase". The teams were divided into four seeding pots, and each side will be drawn to face one team from each pot.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Real Madrid (holders) Bayer Leverkusen Feyenoord Monaco
Man City Atletico Madrid Sporting CP Aston Villa
Bayern Munich Atalanta PSV Bologna
Paris Saint-Germain Juventus Celtic Girona
Liverpool Benfica Dinamo Zagreb Stuttgart
Inter Milan Arsenal Salzburg Sturm Graz
Borussia Dortmund Club Brugge Lille Brest
RB Leipzig Shakhtar Donetsk Red Star Slovan Bratislava
Barcelona AC Milan Young Boys Sparta Prague

How to buy Champions League tickets 2024/25

Once dates and times for Champions League fixtures are confirmed, the ticket process will begin. Other than the final itself, tickets cannot be purchased from UEFA directly for European matches.

Instead, the primary ticket sales are conducted by the participating clubs themselves so that fans can access them seamlessly just as they would other matches.

Once the tickets are distributed, fans can still get tickets on secondary market, with StubHub International as the best place to find tickets to Champions League games.

Where to watch UEFA Champions League 2024/25

  TV channel Streaming
Australia Stan Sport
Canada DAZN
India Sony TEN JioTV, Sony LIV
UK TNT Sports discovery+, Amazon Prime
USA CBS, CBSSN,
Univision, TUDN,
UniMas
Fubo, Paramount+,
ViX or ViX+
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