New Delhi, August 31:  UEFA announced the schedule for the 2024/25 Champions League following the draw that took place on Thursday. This will be the first-ever edition of the new format of the premier European club competition which consists of 36 teams as opposed to the previous 32. The fans even got to witness a different system of drawing the fixture. Instead of two hosts selecting ballots with team’s names on it, one host took out the name of a team following which an automated system chose the opponents for the said team. Cristiano Ronaldo Is Honoured To Receive UEFA Champions League All-Time Top Scorer Award, Says 'Grateful for All the Support' (See Post).

Liverpool and Manchester City will be beginning their Champions League campaign against the two Milan clubs. Liverpool will travel to San Siro to face off against AC Milan whereas Inter will play the English champions at the Etihad Stadium. Defending champions Real Madrid will begin their campaign at home against Stuttgart. Arsenal will be playing Europa League winners, Atalanta whereas Monaco will host FC Barcelona in what is an exciting opening gameweek.

The original format comprised eight groups of four teams each with all teams playing two games (home and away) against their group members. However, according to the new format there will be a league phase in the tournament with each team having to play eight games against different opponents. The top eight placed teams will be placed in the Round of 16 whereas the teams that have finished from 9th-24th will play a pre-quarter final round following which the regular knockout stage will continue. Cristiano Ronaldo Enjoys Time in Monaco After Winning UEFA Champions League All-Time Top Scorer Award, Partner Georgina Rodriguez Shares Glimpse With ‘The Champion’ (See Post).

Top UEFA Champions League 2024-25 Fixtures:

Matchday 1: September 17-19

  • AC Milan vs Liverpool

  • Manchester City vs Inter Milan

  • Monaco vs FC Barcelona

  • Real Madrid vs VFB Stuttgart

  • Atalanta vs Arsenal

Matchday Two: October 1-2

  • Arsenal vs PSG

  • Bayer Leverkusen vs AC Milan

  • Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich

  • RB Leipzig vs Juventus

Matchday 3: October 22-23

  • Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund ‘

  • FC Barcelona vs Bayern Munich

Matchday 4: November 5-6

  • Liverpool vs Bayer Leverkusen

  • Real Madrid vs AC Milan

  • Inter Milan vs Arsenal

  • Paris Saint Germain vs Atletico Madrid

Matchday 5: November 26-27

  • Bayern Munich vs Paris Saint Germain

  • Liverpool vs Real Madrid

  • Aston Villa vs Juventus

Matchday 6:  December 10-11

  • Bayer Leverkusen vs Inter Milan

  • Juventus vs Manchester City

  • Borussia Dortmund vs FC Barcelona

Matchday 7: January 21-22

  • Atletico Madrid vs Bayer Leverkusen

  • Paris Saint Germain vs Manchester City

Matchday 8:  January 29

  • Barcelona vs Atalanta

  • Girona vs Arsenal

  • Inter Milan vs Monaco

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