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UEFA Champions League draw: Every team's opponents, new format explained for 2024-25
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Date:2025-04-18 03:48:08
The UEFA Champions League draw was held Thursday in Monaco, the first year of the tournament's new format that features 36 teams playing in one "league" rather than the traditional eight groups of four.
Every team was seeded and divided into four pots of nine, and will play two games (one home and one away) against randomly-drawn clubs from each pot.
All 36 teams compete in a single "league" with the top eight advancing directly to the Round of 16. Those who finish Nos. 9-16 move on as seeded teams into the knockout phase playoffs, while Nos. 17-24 advance to the playoff unseeded, with a two-legged tie to determine who reaches the Round of 16.
Real Madrid is the defending champion, winning its 15th title with a 2-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund in last season's final.
This season's Champions League final is scheduled for May 31, 2025 at the Allianz Arena in Munich.
Here's a look at every team's draw for the 2024-25 edition of the tournament:
Real Madrid (Spain)
- Home games: Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan, Salzburg, Stuttgart
- Away games: Liverpool, Atalanta, Lille, Brest
Manchester City (England)
- Home games: Inter Milan, Club Brugge, Feyenoord, Sparta Prague
- Away games: PSG, Juventus, Sporting CP, Bratislava
Bayern Munich (Germany)
- Home games: PSG, Benfica, Dinamo Zagreb, Bratislava
- Away games: Barcelona, Shakhtar Donetsk, Feyenoord, Aston Villa
Paris Saint-Germain (France)
- Home games: Manchester City, Atletico Madrid, PSV, Girona
- Away games: Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Salzburg, Stuttgart
Liverpool (England)
- Home games: Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille, Bologna
- Away games: RB Leipzig, AC Milan, PSV, Girona
Inter Milan (Italy)
- Home games: RB Leipzig, Arsenal, Red Star Belgrade, Monaco
- Away games: Manchester City, Bayer Leverkusen, Young Boys, Sparta Prague
Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
- Home games: Barcelona, Shakhstar Donetsk, Celtic, Sturm Graz
- Away games: Real Madrid, Club Brugge, Dinamo Zagreb, Bologna
RB Leipzig (Germany)
- Home games: Liverpool, Juventus, Sporting CP, Aston Villa
- Away games: Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Celtic, Sturm Graz
Barcelona (Spain)
- Home games: Bayern Munich, Atalanta, Young Boys, Brest
- Away games: Borussia Dortmund, Benfica, Red Star Belgrade, Monaco
Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)
- Home games: Inter Milan, AC Milan, Salzburg, Sparta Prague
- Away games: Liverpool, Atletico Madrid, Feyenoord, Brest
Atlético Madrid (Spain)
- Home games: RB Leipzig, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille, Bratislava
- Away games: PSG, Benfica, Salzburg, Sparta Prague
Atalanta (Italy)
- Home games: Real Madrid, Arsenal, Celtic, Sturm Graz
- Away games: Barcelona, Shakhtar Donetsk, Young Boys, Stuttgart
Juventus (Italy)
- Home games: Manchester City, Benfica, PSV, Stuttgart
- Away games: RB Leipzig, Club Brugge, Lille, Aston Villa
Benfica (Portugal)
- Home games: Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Feyenoord, Bologna
- Away games: Bayern Munich, Juventus, Red Star Belgrade, Monaco
Arsenal (England)
- Home games: PSG, Shakhtar Donetsk, Dinamo Zagreb, Monaco
- Away games: Inter Milan, Atalanta, Sporting CP, Girona
Club Brugge (Belgium)
- Home games: Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, Sporting CP, Aston Villa
- Away games: Manchester City, AC Milan, Celtic, Sturm Graz
Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)
- Home games: Bayern Munich, Atalanta, Young Boys, Brest
- Away games: Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal, PSV, Bologna
AC Milan (Italy)
- Home games: Liverpool, Club Brugge, Red Star Belgrade, Girona
- Away games: Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Dinamo Zagreb, Bratislava
Feyenoord (Netherlands)
- Home games: Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Salcezburg, Sparta Prague
- Away games: Manchester City, Benfica, Lille, Girona
Sporting CP (Portugal)
- Home games: Manchester City, Arsenal, Lille, Bologna
- Away games: RB Leipzig, Club Brugge, PSV, Sturm Graz
PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands)
- Home games: Liverpool, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sporting CP, Girona
- Away games: PSG, Juventus, Red Star Belgrade, Brest
Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)
- Home games: Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan, Celtic, Monaco
- Away games: Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Salzburg, Bratislava
Red Bull Salzburg (Austria)
- Home games: PSG, Atletico Madrid, Dinamo Zagreb, Brest
- Away games: Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Feyenoord, Sparta Prague
Lille (France)
- Home games: Real Madrid, Juventus, Feyenoord, Sturm Graz
- Away games: Liverpool, Atletico Madrid, Sporting CP, Bologna
Red Star Belgrade (Serbia)
- Home games: Barcelona, Benfica, PSV, Stuttgart
- Away games: Inter Milan, AC Milan, Young Boys, Monaco
Young Boys (Switzerland)
- Home games: Inter Milan, Atalanta, Red Star Belgrade, Aston Villa
- Away games: Barcelona, Shakhtar Donetsk, Celtic, Stuttgart
Celtic (Scotland)
- Home games: RB Leipzig, Club Brugge, Young Boys, Bratislava
- Away games: Borussia Dortmund, Atalanta, Dinamo Zagreb, Aston Villa
Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)
- Home games: Manchester City, AC Milan, Dinamo Zagreb, Stuttgart
- Away games: Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, Celtic, Girona
Monaco (France)
- Home games: Barcelona, Benfica, Red Star Belgrade, Aston Villa
- Away games: Inter Milan, Arsenal, Dinamo Zagreb, Bologna
Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)
- Home games: Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Salzburg, Brest
- Away games: Manchester City, Bayer Leverkusen, Feyenoord, Stuttgart
Aston Villa (England)
- Home games: Bayern Munich, Juventus, Celtic, Bologna
- Away games: RB Leipzig, Club Brugge, Young Boys, Monaco
Bologna (Italy)
- Home games: Borussia Dortmund, Shakhtar Donetsk, Lille, Monaco
- Away games: Liverpool, Benfica, Sporting CP, Aston Villa
Girona (Spain)
- Home games: Liverpool, Arsenal, Feyenoord, Bratislava
- Away games: PSG, AC Milan, PSV, Sturm Graz
VfB Stuttgart (Germany)
- Home games: PSG, Atalanta, Young Boys, Sparta Prague
- Away games: Real Madrid, Juventus, Red Star Belgrade, Bratislava
Sturm Graz (Austria)
- Home games: RB Leipzig, Club Brugge, Sporting CP, Girona
- Away games: Borussia Dortmund, Atalanta, Lille, Brest
Brest (France)
- Home games: Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, PSV, Sturm Graz
- Away games: Barcelona, Shakhtar Donetsk, Salzburg, Sparta Prague
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