Champions League 2024/25 draw revealed with in new format

• Champions League 2024/25 draw: Man City, Real Madrid and more learn fate in new format

The draw for the league phase of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League was held in Monaco on Thursday afternoon, August 29th, 2024, revealing the matchups for Europe’s top football clubs in the newly expanded competition.

Real Madrid, the defending champions after their victory over Borussia Dortmund in last season’s final, will face even more challengers this year, as the tournament has grown from 32 to 36 teams.

Representing England are Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, and Aston Villa, who will compete alongside powerhouses like Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, and Inter Milan—all of whom are strong contenders to make deep runs in the tournament.

Check below to see who each team will face in this new format, designed to deliver more thrilling matchups earlier in the competition.

Pot 1 teams

• Real Madrid: Borussia Dortmund (H), Liverpool (A), Milan (H), Atalanta (A), Salzburg (H), Lille (A), Stuttgart (H), Brest (A)

• Manchester City: Inter (H), PSG (A), Club Brugge (H), Juventus (A), Feyenoord (H), Sporting CP (A), Sparta Prague (H), Slovan Bratislava (A)

• Bayern Munich: Paris Saint-Germain (H), Barcelona (A), Benfica (H), Shakhtar Donetsk (A), Dinamo Zagreb (H), Feyenoord (A), Slovan Bratislava (H), Aston Villa (A)

• Paris Saint-Germain: Manchester City (H), Bayern Munich (A), Atletico Madrid (H), Arsenal (A), PSV Eindhoven (H), Salzburg (A), Girona (H), Stuttgart (A)

• Liverpool: Real Madrid (H), RB Leipzig (A), Bayer Leverkusen (H), Milan (A), Lille (H), PSV Eindhoven (A), Bologna (H), Girona (A)

• Inter: RB Leipzig (H), Manchester City (A), Arsenal (H), Bayer Leverkusen (A), Red Star Belgrade (H), Young Boys (A), Monaco (H), Sparta Prague (A)

• Borussia Dortmund: Barcelona (H), Real Madrid (A), Shakhtar Donetsk (H), Club Brugge (A), Celtic (H), Dinamo Zagreb (A), Sturm Graz (H), Bologna (A)

• RB Leipzig: Liverpool (H), Inter (A), Juventus (H), Atletico Madrid (A), Sporting CP (H), Celtic (A), Aston Villa (H), Sturm Graz (A)

• Barcelona: Bayern Munich (H), Borussia Dortmund (A), Atalanta (H), Benfica (A), Young Boys (H), Red Star Belgrade (A), Brest (H), Monaco (A)

Pot 2 teams

• Bayer Leverkusen: Inter (H), Liverpool (A), Milan (H), Atletico Madrid (A), Salzburg (H), Feyenoord (A), Sparta Prague (H), Brest (A)

• Atletico Madrid: RB Leipzig (H), Paris Saint-Germain (A), Bayer Leverkusen (H), Benfica (A), Lille (H), Salzburg (A), Slovan 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)

• Juventus: Manchester City (H), RB Leipzig (A), Benfica (H), Club Brugge (A), PSV Eindhoven (H), Lille (A), Stuttgart (H), Aston Villa (A)

• Benfica: Barcelona (H), Bayern Munich (A), Atletico Madrid (H), Juventus (A), Feyenoord (H), Red Star Belgrade (A), Bologna (H), Monaco (A)

• Arsenal: Paris Saint-Germain (H), Inter (A), Shakhtar Donetsk (H), Atalanta (A), Dinamo Zagreb (H), Sporting CP (A), Monaco (H), Girona (A)

• Club Brugge: Borussia Dortmund (H), Manchester City (A), Juventus (H), Milan (A), Sporting CP (H), Celtic (A), Aston Villa (H), Sturm Graz (A)

• Shakhtar Donetsk: Bayern Munich (H), Borussia Dortmund (A), Atalanta (H), Arsenal (A), Young Boys (H), PSV Eindhoven (A), Brest (H), Bologna (A)

• Milan: Liverpool (H), Real Madrid (A), Club Brugge (H), Bayer Leverkusen (A), Red Star Belgrade (H), Dinamo Zagreb (A), Girona (H), Slovan Bratislava (A)

Pot 3 teams

• Feyenoord: Bayern Munich (H), Manchester City (A), Bayer Leverkusen, Benfica (A), Salzburg (H), Lille (A), Sparta Prague (H), Girona (A)

• Sporting CP: Manchester City (H), RB Leipzig (A), Arsenal (H), Club Brugge (A), Lille (H), PSV Eindhoven (A), Bologna (H), Sturm Graz (A)

• PSV Eindhoven: Liverpool (H), Paris Saint-Germain (A), Shakhtar Donetsk (H), Juventus (A), Sporting CP (H), Red Star Belgrade (A), Girona (H), Brest (A)

• Dinamo Zagreb: Borussia Dortmund (H), Bayern Munich (A), Milan (H), Arsenal (A), Celtic (H), Salzburg (A), Monaco (H), Slovan Bratislava (A)

• Salzburg: Paris Saint-Germain (H), Real Madrid (A), Atletico Madrid (H), Bayer Leverkusen (A), Dinamo Zagreb (H), Feyenoord (A), Brest (H), Sparta Prague (A)

• Lille: Real Madrid (H), Liverpool (A), Juventus (H), Atletico Madrid (A), Feyenoord (H), Sporting CP (A), Sturm Graz (H), Bologna (A)

• Red Star Belgrade: Barcelona (H), Inter (A), Benfica (H), Milan (A), PSV Eindhoven (H), Young Boys (A), Stuttgart (H), Monaco (A)

• Young Boys: Inter (H), Barcelona (A), Atalanta (H), Shakhtar Donetsk (A), Red Star Belgrade (H), Celtic (A), Aston Villa (H), Stuttgart (A)

• Celtic: RB Leipzig (H), Borussia Dortmund (A), Club Brugge (H), Atalanta (A), Young Boys (H), Dinamo Zagreb (A), Slovan Bratislava (H), Aston Villa (A)

Pot 4 teams

• Slovan Bratislava: Manchester City (H), Bayern Munich (A), Milan (H), Atletico Madrid (A), Dinamo Zagreb (H), Celtic (A), Stuttgart (H), Girona (A)

• Monaco: Barcelona (H), Inter (A), Benfica (H, Arsenal (A), Red Star Belgrade (H), Dinamo Zagreb (A), Aston Villa (H), Bologna (A)

• Sparta Prague: Inter (H), Manchester City (A), Atletico Madrid (H), Bayer Leverkusen (A), Salzburg (H), Feyenoord (A), Brest (H), Stuttgart (A)

• Aston Villa: Bayern Munich (H), RB Leipzig (A), Juventus (H), Club Brugge (A), Celtic (H), Young Boys (A), Bologna (H), Monaco (A)

• Bologna: Borussia Dortmund (H), Liverpool (A), Shakhtar Donetsk (H), Benfica (A), Lille (H), Sporting CP (A), Monaco (H), Aston Villa (A)

• Girona: Liverpool (H), Paris Saint-Germain (A), Arsenal (H), Milan (A), Feyenoord (H), PSV Eindhoven (A), Slovan Bratislava (H), Sturm Graz (A)

• Stuttgart: Paris Saint-Germain (H), Real Madrid (A), Atalanta (H), Juventus (A), Young Boys (H), Red Star Belgrade (A), Sparta Prague (H), Slovan Bratislava (A)

• Sturm Graz: RB Leipzig (H), Borussia Dortmund (A), Club Brugge (H), Atalanta (A), Sporting CP (H), Lille (A), Girona (H), Brest (A)

• Brest: Real Madrid (H), Barcelona (A), Bayer Leverkusen (H), Shakhtar Donetsk (A), PSV Eindhoven (H), Salzburg (A), Sturm Graz (H), Sparta Prague (A)

When does the 2024/25 Champions League begin?

The dates for each fixture will not be confirmed until Saturday, but UEFA has revealed when each matchday will take place. Whereas the previous format saw the group stage wrapped up by Christmas, the new Swiss model will take the league phase to the end of January.

The sides who finished from ninth to 24th will compete in the knockout round playoffs in February for places in the last 16, where the clubs ranked from first to eighth will be waiting.