The UEFA Champions League has a brand new expanded format for the 2024-25 season and it takes some explaining. So, let’s get to it.
The draw for the league phase (replacing the group stage) took place on Thursday, August 29, with each of the 36 sides handed eight games against eight different teams — four at home, four away. Each side will play two teams each from all four pots determined by coefficient points.
Below is everything else you need to know about the upcoming Champions League campaign as Real Madrid aim to retain their crown.
When is the Champions League group stage? When are the Champions League league phase games? What dates are the Champions League games?
Matchday 1
Tuesday, September 16
Young Boys 0-3 Aston Villa
Juventus 3-1 PSV Eindhoven
AC Milan 1-3 Liverpool – Highlights, recap & analysis
Bayern Munich 9-2 Dinamo Zagreb
Real Madrid 3-1 Stuttgart
Sporting Lisbon 2-0 Lille
Wednesday, September 17
Sparta Prague 3-0 RB Salzburg
Bologna 0-0 Shakhtar Donetsk
Celtic 5-1 Slovan Bratislava
Club Brugge 0-3 Borussia Dortmund
Manchester City 0-0 Inter Milan — Recap & analysis
PSG 1-0 Girona
Thursday, September 18
Feyenoord 0-4 Bayer Leverkusen
Red Star Belgrade 1-2 Benfica
Monaco 1-2 Barcelona
Atalanta 0-0 Arsenal — Recap & analysis
Atletico Madrid 2-1 RB Leipzig
Brest 2-1 Sturm Graz
Matchday 2
Tuesday, October 1
RB Salzburg 0-4 Brest
Stuttgart 1-1 Sparta Prague
Arsenal 2-0 PSG — Highlights & recap
Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 AC Milan
Borussia Dortmund 7-1 Celtic
Barcelona 5-0 Young Boys
Inter Milan 4-0 Red Star Belgrade
PSV Eindhoven 1-1 Sporting Lisbon
Slovan Bratislava 0-4 Manchester City
Wednesday, October 2
Shakhtar Donetsk 0-3 Atalanta
Girona 2-3 Feyenoord
Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern Munich — Highlights & recap
Dinamo Zagreb 2-2 Monaco
Lille 1-0 Real Madrid
Liverpool 2-0 Bologna — Salah scores superb, historic goal
RB Leipzig 2-3 Juventus
Sturm Graz 0-1 Club Brugge
Benfica 4-0 Atletico Madrid
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