The league phase draw pots for all 36 clubs in this season’s UEFA Champions League have been made.
All participating clubs have been drawn into four pots.
Pot 1 comprises the most recent winners, finalists, and clubs that frequently make it to the tournament:
Pot 1:
Real Madrid (ESP)
Manchester City (ENG)
Bayern München (GER)
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
Liverpool (ENG)
Inter (ITA)
Dortmund (GER)
Leipzig (GER)
Barcelona (ESP)
Pot 2:
Leverkusen (GER)
Atlético de Madrid (ESP)
Atalanta (ITA)
Juventus (ITA)
Benfica (POR)
Arsenal (ENG)
Club Brugge (BEL)
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
AC Milan (ITA)
Pot 3:
Feyenoord (NED)
Sporting CP (POR)
PSV Eindhoven (NED)
GNK Dinamo (CRO)
Salzburg (AUT)
Lille (FRA)
Crvena Zvezda (SRB)
Young Boys (SUI)
Celtic (SCO)
Pot 4:
Slovan Bratislava (SVK)
Monaco (FRA)
Sparta Praha (CZE)
Aston Villa (ENG)
Bologna (ITA)
Girona (ESP)
Stuttgart (GER)
Sturm Graz (AUT)
Brest (FRA)
According to UEFA, during the draw, all 36 qualified teams will be manually drawn using physical balls. For every team manually drawn, a designated automated software will randomly select eight opponents across the four pots, who will be revealed on screen in the draw hall and on television. The software will also decide which matches will be played at home and which ones away.
The draw will start with Pot 1, assigning eight opponents to all nine teams, one after the other, and will continue with the other pots in descending order until all teams have been assigned their eight opponents. The software will guarantee total randomness within the framework of the draw conditions stipulated by the regulations (e.g., country protection and no more than two opponents from the same country), while ensuring that the draw can be completed for all teams without resulting at any point in a deadlock situation.
Even though the teams will know all their opponents by the end of the draw, the fixture list with match dates and kick-off times will be elaborated afterward and announced on Saturday, 31 August, to ensure no calendar clashes with teams in the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League playing in the same cities.
The 2024/25 UEFA Champions League Dates:
Matchday 1: 17–19 September 2024
Matchday 2: 1/2 October 2024
Matchday 3: 22/23 October 2024
Matchday 4: 5/6 November 2024
Matchday 5: 26/27 November 2024
Matchday 6: 10/11 December 2024
Matchday 7: 21/22 January 2025
Matchday 8: 29 January 2025
Knockout Stage:
Knockout Round Play-offs: 11/12 & 18/19 February 2025
Round of 16: 4/5 & 11/12 March 2025
Quarter-finals: 8/9 & 15/16 April 2025
Semi-finals: 29/30 April & 6/7 May 2025
Final: 31 May 2025
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