It is celebrated the draw for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League 2024/2025, where andReal Madrid is the current champion. He FC Barcelona, Girona and Atlético de Madrid They are the other teams that will compete in the competition, which in this edition is experiencing an important revolution in its format.
This is not only in how the groups are formed and the number of teams that will compete, but also in the draw itself. After each club’s paper appears, UEFA will use a computer program to assign eight opponents to be part of each team of the Champions League.
Group stage limits will continue as before; two rivals from the same country at most and no rivalry between teams from the same League. Therefore, the teams cannot compete until the playoffs. of the Premier League themselves, LaLiga EA Sports, Serie A or the Bundesliga.
The draw will be random and also audited, because the company British AE Live will use an algorithm for the contest, which will be tracked Ernst & Young. From this the calendar will be established, which will be known on Saturday. This Thursday, August 29 The four home games and the four away games will be known, however the full program of dates and times will be released on Saturday the 31st.
Real Madrid is the big favorite after conquering their fifteenth UEFA Champions League title last season. He Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City is another of the great rivals of the merengue group, like them the German Bayern Munich, the Italian Inter Milan or the FC Barcelona.
Girona has undergone significant changes to its squad, so it will face its debut in the competition with great enthusiasm. Atlético de Madrid by Cholo Simeonefor its part, stayed in the quarterfinals last season and made important reinforcements to compete this ‘new’ Champions League 2024-2025.
There will be totality of four pots in the draw, of which 36 teams They will be ordered into four pots of nine each, which will be ordered according to their UEFA coefficient. Yesonly the current champion (Real Madrid) this outside that standard and goes to 1which will cover the same.
Be seeded already does not shy away from duels with other favorites in this Champions League 24/25. Each group will be measured two from bass drum 1, two from bass drum 2, two from bass drum 3 and two from bass drum 4. Of those from each pot, one will play at home and one away, so there will be eight different opponents for the eight games.
When is the draw for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League 2024-2025?
The draw takes place here Thursday, August 29, at 6:00 p.m.
Where to watch the draw for the 2024-2025 UEFA Champions League group stage?
The contest will be seen of Movistar Plus+ (7) and Movistar Champions League (60)channels the Movistar Plus platform. You can see it too of UEFA TV, UEFA’s subscription channel. You can follow all information about the draw live on the Mundo Deportivo website.
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Source: La Verdad
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