UEFA continued today at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco the draw for the new single league Champions League, which this 2024-2025 season debuts a format with more teams (it has been expanded from 32 to 36) and the loss of the stage group.
Each team will face eight rivals in one match, so they will play eight matches in this league with a single classification based on points achieved. The draw went like this:
Teams that were part of pot 1
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The Real Madrid of Carlo Ancelotticurrent champions, will face Borussia Dortmund, a rival they beat in the last final, Liverpool, Milan, Atalanta, Salzburg, Lille, Stuttgart and Brest.
The Barcelona of Hansi Flick It will have rivals Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Atalanta, Benfica, Young Boys, Red Star, Brest and Monaco.
City of Manchester Pep Guardiola They will face Inter, PSG, Bruges, Juventus, Feyenoord, Sporting, Sparta Prague and Slovan Bratislava.
The PSG of Luis Enrique They will face City, Bayern, Atlético, Arsenal, PSV, Salzburg, Girona and Stuttgart.
Teams that were part of pot 2
Atlético del Cholo Simeone Leipzig, PSG, Bayer Leverkusen, Benfica, Lille, Salzburg, Slovan Bratislava and Sparta Prague will face each other,
The Arsenal of Mikel Arteta They will face PSG, Inter, Shakhtar Donetsk, Atalanta, Dinamo Zagreb, Sporting, Monaco and Girona.
Bayer Leverkusen xabi alonso The Bundesliga and German Cup winner and Europa League finalist last season, will have rivals Inter, Liverpool, Milan, Atlético, Salzburg, Feyenoord, Sparta Prague and Brest.
Teams that were part of pot 3
The PSV of Peter Bosz, unopposed last season in the Netherlands, they will face Liverpool, PSG, Shakhtar Donetsk, Juventus, Sporting, Red Star, Girona and Brest.
Teams that were part of pot 4
The Girona of Michael, In his historic Champions League debut, he will face rivals from Liverpool entity, PSG, Arsenal, Milan, Feyenoord, PSV, Slovan Bratislava and Sturm Graz.
Finally, Aston Villa Unai Emery They will face Bayern Munich, Leipzig, Juventus, Bruges, Celtic, Young Boys, Bologna and Monaco.
The first day of the league will be played on September 17, 18 and 19. The second, on October 1 and 2. The third, on October 22 and 23. The fourth, on November 5 and 6. The fifth, on November 26 and 27. The sixth, on December 10 and 11, The seventh, on January 21 and 22. And the eighth and the last, on January 29. The final calendar, with the dates on which all the matches will be held, is UEFA will announce tomorrow.
The eight teams with the most points qualify directly for the round of 16 and those between 9th and 24th place in the table will play a round-trip playoff to access the round of 16. The teams from 25th to 32nd place will be eliminated and will not go to the Europa League. The final will take place on May 31 at the Allianz Arena in Munich.
Source: La Verdad
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