The draw for the league phase of this new edition of the Champions League took place at the Grimaldi Forum in Monte Carlo. The 36 participating teams now know their fate in Europe’s most prestigious competition.
To conclude, let’s take a look at which teams the Premier League sides will face.
Man City: Inter Milan (H), PSG (A), Club Brugge (H), Juventus (A), Sparta Prague (H), Feyenoord (H), Sporting Lisbon (A), Slovan Bratislava (A)
Arsenal: PSG (H), Inter Milan (A), Atalanta (A), Shakhtar Donetsk (H), Dinamo Zagreb (H), Sporting Lisbon (A), Monaco (H), Girona (A).
Liverpool: Real Madrid (H), RB Leipzig (A), Bayer Leverkusen (H), AC Milan (A), Lille (H), PSV (A), Bologna (H), Girona (A).
Aston Villa: Bayern Munich (H), RB Leipzig (A), Juventus (H), Club Brugge (A), Celtic (H), Young Boys (A), Bologna (H), AS Monaco (A).
Aston Villa puts an end to the draw!
Aston Villa are one of the last teams to know their opponents of the entire league phase, and what a draw Unai Emery’s side have been handed. The Villans will host the likes of Bayern Munich and Juventus, matches that any fan would have dreamed of in the English club’s return to the Champions League.
Inter and PSG among Arsenal’s toughest rivals
Arsenal already know their opponents for the league phase of the competition. PSG and Inter Milan represent the toughest opponents. Atalanta, Shakhtar Donetsk, Dinamo Zagreb, Sporting Lisbon, Monaco and Girona complete the list.
Leverkusen boss Alonso will return to Anfield to face Liverpool!
Liverpool face a tough schedule in Europe’s top competition. Arne Slot’s Reds face Real Madrid, RB Leipzig, Bayer Leverkusen, AC Milan, Lille, PSV, Bologna and Girona.
Newcomers Girona will host Arsenal and Liverpool!
Girona have a demanding schedule in the new Champions League. The Catalans know that they will face Arsenal, Liverpool, Milan, PSV, Slovan Bratislava, Sturm Graz and Feyenoord, and with the schedule still to be announced, these are very demanding fixtures for Michel Sanchez’s side, who will kick off their La Liga clash against Osasuna at this very moment.
Atletico will face PSG and Leverkusen!
Atletico Madrid will face in the new Champions League: RB Leipzig, PSG, Bayer Leverkusen, Benfica, Lille, Salzburg, Slovan Bratislava and Sparta Prague. This is not the round of fixtures, the calendar will be known this Saturday.
Shakhtar Donetsk will face the following opponents
The Donetsk side will face Bayern, Dortmund, Atalanta, Arsenal, Young Boys, PSV, Brest and Bologna.
Motta’s Juventus opponents
The Bianconeri’s opponents will be as follows: Manchester City, Leipzig, Benfica, Brugge, PSV, Lille, Stuttgart and Aston Villa.
We have Milan’s opponents
The Rossoneri, seven-time Champions League winners, will face Liverpool, Real, Brugge Leverkusen, Red Star, Dinamo Zagreb, Girona and Bratislava.
Dortmund and Liverpool, Madrid’s powerful rivals! Bayern and Dortmund, Barca’s strongest rivals!
Barcelona will face in the new Champions League league phase: Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Atalanta, Benfica, Young Boys, Red Star, Brest and Monaco. Real Madrid’s opponents will be Borussia Dortmund, Liverpool, Milan, Atalanta, Salzburg, Lille, Stuttgart and Brest. Girona will host Liverpool at Montilivi.
Atleti-Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund against Barca and Madrid!
Atletico Madrid already know their first opponent in the new Champions League: RB Leipzig. Moreover, Borussia Dortmund already know the 2 opponents of the first draw: Barcelona and Real Madrid. Last year’s final will be repeated.
BARCA V BAYERN!
Hansi Flick’s Barcelona take on Vincent Kompany’s Bayern Munich in the Champions League league phase. A match of reunions with Robert Lewandowski also on the scene.
Man City kick off against Inter!
Manchester City will face: Inter at home, PSG away, Brugge at home, Juventus away, Feyenoord at home, Sporting CP away, Sparta Prague at home and Slovan Bratislava away.
Marchetti enters and THE ACTION BEGINS!
Giorgio Marchetti, UEFA’s general secretary, enters the stage. This means that everything is ready for the draw to begin for the new Champions League 2024-25 league phase. What fate will be in store for the English top-flight teams?
CRISTIANO RONALDO TAKES THE STAGE TO RECEIVE THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE’S ALL-TIME TOP GOAL SCORER AWARD!
Cristiano Ronaldo will be part of the protocol for the draw for the new Champions League as the competition’s all-time leading scorer. The Real Madrid legend will be alongside Gianluigi Buffon, the UEFA President’s Award 2024. ‘If we think about the Champions League, we think about Cristiano. And I have a problem with him because he doesn’t play in the best competition. He doesn’t get old, so I hope he comes back,’ joked Ceferin, ’For me it’s a pleasure to be here. The Champions League is the ultimate and the records speak for themselves. It was immense enjoyment. You light up when you hear the anthem. Maybe I’ll come back, we’ll see,’ said the Portuguese.
Buffon receives the UEFA President’s Award 2024!
UEFA gives the UEFA President’s Award 2024 to Gianluigi Buffon for his splendid career in goal. For Aleksander Ceferin, ‘the best in history’: ‘He deserves this trophy.
The draw ceremony kicks off!
With the interpretation of the revamped Champions League hymn, iconic images from the history of the top continental competition are shown. The English teams’ opponents at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco are still to be decided.
The draw for the new Champions League, LIVE: Michel (Girona) wants Liverpool!
Girona coach Michel Sanchez spoke to Movistar Plus+ just minutes before the Champions League draw kicked off. The Spaniard confessed that he would love to face Arne Slot’s Liverpool. However, he stated that his main priority is La Liga.
The draw for the new Champions League, LIVE: the draw is about to kick off!
The event will take place at the Grimaldo Forum in Monaco. Please note that there is a restriction on the draw for the matches: there can be no opponents from the same domestic competition in the league phase. At the most, there can be two opponents from the same country before the round of 16 -because they can coincide in the play-offs and would play both legs-.
UEFA will start with the draw at 18:00 (CET) but presumably will use various dynamics to extend the event. As the draw will not be conducted entirely with the classic ball routine, it will be very short-lived if the European body chooses to draw the balls from a drum and then show the opponents and close the event. Guest appearances and introductions to the format are expected, as well as videos of the participating teams’ exploits.
Let’s review what the draw will be like
There are many interesting stories among the qualifiers. Unai Emery’s Aston Villa appear for the first time since 1982 when they won the competition. Michel’s Girona, after a difficult summer transfer window in which they have lost a lot of the quality of the squad that secured a place last season, start with the challenge of at least finishing in the top 16 to make the playoffs. Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen are coming off the back of a German title win, Kylian Mbappe is making his Real Madrid debut and could face PSG… There is a lot to cut through in the disparity and interest of the approaches ahead.
The draw for the new Champions League, LIVE: which is your favourite underdog?
Pot 1: Real Madrid (Spain), Manchester City (England), Bayern Munich (Germany), PSG (France), Liverpool (England), Inter Milan (Italy), Borussia Dortmund (Germany), Leipzig (Germany) and Barcelona (Spain).
Pot 2: Bayer Leverkusen (Germany), Atletico Madrid (Spain), Atalanta (Italy), Juventus (Italy), Benfica (Portugal), Arsenal (England), Brugge (Belgium), Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) and Milan (Italy).
Pot 3: Feyenoord (Netherlands), Sporting (Portugal), PSV (Netherlands), Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia), Salzburg (Austria), Lille (France), Young Boys (Switzerland), Red Star (Serbia) and Celtic (Scotland).
Pot 4: Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia), Monaco (France), Sparta Prague (Czech Republic), Aston Villa (England), Bologna (Italy), Girona (Spain), Stuttgart (Germany), Sturm Graz (Austria) and Brest (France).
UCL League group stage draw, LIVE
Hello everyone and welcome to the live draw for the league phase of the new Champions League format! We’re starting early to pick up any news that develops throughout the day and to focus on clarifications and explanations of the new format and its distribution.
