The 2024/25 UEFA Champions League draw marks the beginning of another thrilling chapter in the most illustrious European competition for every stakeholder.
The top teams in Europe will be coming up against each other in this new version of the competition, featuring the likes of reigning champions, perennial powerhouses, and ambitious newcomers, who will be vying for the coveted title.
This will be the first time a draw takes place under the new format in the UEFA Champions League, which sees all 36 teams in one league table. This will see the teams placed into different groups, the draw will create eight fixtures for each club. There will be two matches, one at home and one away, against teams from each of the four pots.
2024/25 UEFA Champions League Pots
POT 1
Real Madrid
Manchester City
Bayern Munich
Paris Saint-Germain
Liverpool
Internazionale
Borussia Dortmund
RB Leipzig
Barcelona
POT 2
Bayer Leverkusen
Atlético Madrid
Atalanta
Juventus
Benfica
Arsenal
Club Brugge
Shakhtar Donetsk
AC Milan
POT 3
Feyenoord
Sporting CP
PSV Eindhoven
Dinamo Zagreb
FC Salzburg
Lille
Red Star Belgrade
Young Boys
Celtic
POT 4
Slovan Bratislava
AS Monaco
Sparta Prague
Aston Villa
Bologna
Girona
VfB Stuttgart
Sturm Graz
Brest
2024/25 UEFA Champions League Groups
POT 1 fixtures:
Manchester City: Inter (H), PSG (A), Club Brugge (H), Juventus (A), Feyenoord (H), Sporting CP (A), Sparta Prague (H), Slovan Bratislava (A).
Liverpool: Real Madrid (H), Leipzig (A), Leverkusen (H), Milan (A), Lille (H), PSV Eindhoven (A), Bologna (H), Girona (A).
Bayern Munich: PSG (H), Barcelona (A), Benfica (H), Shakhtar (A), Dinamo Zagreb (H), Feyenoord (A), Slovan Bratislava (H), Aston Villa (A).
Real Madrid: Dortmund (H), Liverpool (A), Milan (H), Atalanta (A), Salzburg (H), Lille (A), Stuttgart (H), Brest (A).
Paris Saint-Germain: Man City (H), Bayern (A), Atlético (H), Arsenal (A), PSV (H), Salzburg (A), Girona (H), Stuttgart (A).
Barcelona: Bayern (H), Dortmund (A), Atalanta (H), Benfica (A), Young Boys (H), Red Star (A), Brest (H), Monaco (A).
Inter: Leipzig (H), Arsenal (H), Leverkusen (A), Red Star (H), Young Boys (A), Monaco (H), Sparta Prague (A).
RB Leipzig: Liverpool (H), Inter (A), Juventus (H), Atlético (A), Sporting (H), Celtic (A), Aston Villa (H), Sturm Graz (A).
Dortmund: Barcelona (H), Real Madrid (A), Shakhtar (H), Brugge (A), Celtic (H), Dinamo Zagreb (A), Sturm Graz (H), Bologna (A).
POT 2 Fixtures:
Bayer Leverkusen: Inter home, Liverpool away, Milan home, Atleti away, Sporting home, Celtic away, Sparta home and Brest away.
Atletico Madrid: Leipzig home, PSG away, Leverkusen home, Benfica away, Lille home, Salzburg away, Bratislava home and Sparta away,
Juventus: City home, Leipzig away, Benfica home, Burgge away, PSV home, Lille away, Stuttgart home and Villa away.
Arsenal: PSG home, Inter away, Shakhtar home, Atalanta away, Dinamo home, Sporting away, Monco home and Girona away.
Milan: Liverpool home, Real away, Brugge home, Leverkusen away, Zvezda home, Dinamo away, Girona home and Bratislava away.
Shakhtar Donetsk: Bayern Munich (H), Dortmund (A), Atalanta (H), Arsenal (A), Young Boys (H), PSV (A), Brest (H), Bologna (A)
Benfica: Barcelona (H), Bayern Munich (A), Atletico Madrid (H), Juventus (A), Feyenoord (H), Crvenz Zvezda (A), Bologna (H), AS Monaco (A)
Club Brugge: Borussia Dortmund (H), Manchester City (A), Juventus (H), AC Milan (A), Sporting CP (H), Celtic (A), Aston Villa (H), Sturm Graz (A)
POT 3 FIXTURES:
Young Boys: Inter (H), Barcelona (A), Atalanta (H), Shakhtar (A), Crvena Zvezda (H), Celtic (A), Aston Villa (H), Stuttgart (A)
PSV: PSG (A), Liverpool (H), Juventus (A), Shakhtar (H), Sporting CP (H), Crvena Zvezda (A), Girona (H), Brest (A)
Feyenoord: Bayern Munich (H), Manchester City (A), Leverkusen (H), Benfica (A), Salzburg (H), Lille (A), Sparta Praque (H), Girona (A)
Crvena Zvezda: Barcelona (H), Inter (A), Benfica (H), Milan (A), PSV (H), Young Boys (A), Stuttgart (H), AS Monaco (A)
RB Salzburg: PSG (h), Real Madrid (a), Atletico (h), Leverkusen (a), Dinamo (h), Feyenoord (a), Brest (h), Sparta Prague (a)
Celtic: RB Leipzig (h), Dortmund (a), Club Brugges (h), Atalanta (a), Young Boys (h), Dinamo (a), 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)
When will the Champions League group stage kick-off?
The first set of fixtures is scheduled for September. 17-19, this league phase will stretch into January 2025, with all 18 games on the final matchday being played at the same time. The top eight finishers will progress straight through to the round of 16, but those below will get a second chance.
Teams finishing between ninth and 24th in the league phase will progress to two-legged play-offs, with the winners of those also making the last 16. There’s no longer a drop-down to the Europa League, though, so if you finish in positions 25-36 then you’re done.
Those teams who book a spot in the play-offs will play those in February, with the round of 16 beginning on March 4. The final, meanwhile, will take place in Munich on May 31.
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