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UCL 2024-25 Group Stage Draw Highlights: Man City Take On Inter, Liverpool Face Real Madrid

UCL Draw 2024/25 Highlights: The new season will present a new format. The 36 teams will be divided into four pots of nine teams each

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UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: Pots For 36 Teams

UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: Live Streaming

What time is the UCL 2024/25 Group Stage Draw IST? To read more about this and other details, you can find it out HERE

UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: New Format Explained

Out goes the group-stage format played for 21 seasons where 32 teams were put into eight groups of four teams from a seeded draw. The top two in each group advanced to the round of 16. Groups gave each team six games from September into December, playing each rival once at home and once away.

In comes a single-standings league — 36 teams each playing eight games against eight different opponents through January.

The top eight in the standings go direct to the round of 16 in March. Teams ranked ninth to 24th go into the knockout playoffs in February. The bottom 12 teams are eliminated.

In the playoffs, teams ranked Nos. 9-16 are seeded in the draw to play second legs at home against unseeded teams Nos. 17-24. (AP)

UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: List Of Teams In The Draw

  • Spain: Girona, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid

  • England: Arsenal, Manchester City, Aston Villa, Liverpool

  • Germany: Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, RB Leipzig, Borussia Dortmund, Stuttgart

  • Italy: AC Milan, Atalanta, Inter Milan Bologna, Juventus

  • France: Paris St-Germain, Brest, Lille, Monaco

  • Netherlands: PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord

  • Portugal: Sporting Lisbon, Benfica

  • Scotland: Celtic

  • Belgium: Club Brugge

  • Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk

  • Austria: Salzburg, Sturm Graz

  • Croatia: Dinamo Zagreb

  • Switzerland: Young Boys

  • Slovakia: Slovan Bratislava

  • Czech Republic: Sparta Prague

  • Serbia: Red Star Belgrade

UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: CR7 To Be Awarded

UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: The Coveted Trophy

The BIG prize! The UCL trophy is displayed in Monaco ahead of the big draw of the 36-club league phase.

The trophy is displayed in the hall ahead of the Champions League, league phase, draw, in Monaco.
The trophy is displayed in the hall ahead of the Champions League, league phase, draw, in Monaco. AP/Gregorio Borgia

UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: Katherine Jenkins Opens Up The Evening

Katherine Jenkins opens up the UCL 2024/25 draw with the new theme.

UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: Gianluigi Buffon Wins UEFA President's Award

Former Juventus goalkeeper and Italian World Cup winner Gianluigi Buffon wins the UCL 2024 President's Award.

UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: Cristiano Ronaldo Honoured

Portugal captain and former Juventus, Real Madrid and Manchester United icon Cristiano Ronaldo is honoured. Ronaldo is the all-time top scorer in the Champions League.

UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: Cristiano Ronaldo, Gigi Buffon To Announce Teams

Cristiano Ronaldo and Gianluigi Buffon are the stage to announce as to which teams will play whom in the new-look UCL.

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UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: Here We Go

Manchester City become the first team to be drawn. City will face Inter Milan (home), PSG (away), Club Bruges (home), Juventus (away), Feyenoord (home), Sporting Lisbon (away), Sparta Prague (home) and Slovan Bratislava (away).

UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: Inter Milan Next

Inter Milan learn their opponents in the UCL group phase. Inter Milan will face RB Leipzig (home), Arsenal (home), Bayer Leverkusen (Away), Red Star (home), Young Boys (Away), Monaco (home), Sparta Prague (Away).

UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: Bayern Munich

German giants Bayern become the third team to be pooled. Bayern Munich will face PSG (home), Barcelona (away), Benfica (home), Shakhtar (away), Dinamo Zagreb (home), Feyenoord (away), Slovan Bratislava (home) and Aston Villa (away).

UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: RB Leipzig

Along with City, Bayern and Inter, Leipzig are also in the Pot 1. RB Leipzig will face Liverpool (home), Inter (A), Juventus (home), Atletico Madrid (away), Sporting Lisbon (home), Celtic (away), Aston Villa (home), Sturm Graz (away).

UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: Borussia Dortmund

Dortmund, last season's runners-up, learn their fate as to who they face in the league phase. Borussia Dortmund will face Barcelona (home), Real Madrid (away), Shakhtar (home), Brugge (away), Celtic (home), Dinamo Zagreb (away), Sturm Graz (home), Bologna (away).

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UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: Barcelona Learn Their Opponents

Barcelona are also in Pot 1. Barcelona will face Bayern Munich (home), Borussia Dortmund (away), Atalanta (home), Benfica (away), Young Boys (home), Red Star (away), Brest (home) and Monaco (away).

UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: Real Madrid, The Current Holders

Real Madrid learn their opponents as they are drawn after Barca. Real Madrid will face Borussia Dortmund (home), Liverpool (away), AC Milan (home), Atalanta (away), Salzburg (home), Lille (away), Stuttgart (home) and Brest (away).

UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: Next Is Liverpool

Arne Slot's Liverpool will face Real Madrid besides other teams. LIVERPOOL will play Real Madrid (home), Leipzig (away), Bayer Leverkusen (home), AC Milan (away), Lille (home), PSV (away), Bologna (home) and Girona (away).

UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: PSG

Paris Saint-Germain are the last club to be drawn. Paris St-Germain will play ARSENAL as well as Manchester City (which we already knew). Plus Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid.

UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: Pot 2 Starts With Atletico

Atletico are the first team to be drawn from Pot 2. They learn their opponents. Atletico Madrid will face RB Leipzig (home), PSG (away), Bayer Leverkusen (home), Benfica (away), Lille (home), Salzburg (away), Slovan Bratislava (home) and Sparta Prague (away).

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UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: Atalanta

Europa League winners Atalanta will play Real Madrid and Barca.

UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: Club Brugge

Club Brugge will play BVB and Man City. Their next opponents are - Club Brugge will face Borussia Dortmund (home), Manchester City (away), Juventus (home), AC Milan (away), Sporting Lisbon (home), Celtic (away), Aston Villa (home) and Sturm Graz (away).

UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: Bayer Leverkusen

The German champions are drawn next. Bayer Leverkusen will face Inter Milan (home), Liverpool (away), Atletico Madrid (away), AC Milan (home), Salzburg (home), Feyenoord (away), Sparta Prague (home) and Brest (away).

UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: Arsenal FC

The Gunners take in a favourable draw. Arsenal will face PSG (home), Inter Milan (away), Shakhtar (home), Atalanta (away), Dinamo Zagreb (home), Sporting Lisbon (away), Monaco (home) and Girona (away).

UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: Benfica

Benfica are drawn from Pot 2. Benfica will face Barcelona (home), Bayern Munich (away), Atletico madrid (home), Juventus (away), Feyenoord (home), Red Star (away), Bologna (home) and Monaco (away).

UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: AC Milan

Seven-time champs AC Milan are drawn next from Pot 2. AC Milan will play Liverpool (home), Real Madrid (away), Brugge (home), Bayer Leverkusen (away), Red Star (home), Dinamo Zagreb (away), Girona (home) and Slovan Bratislava (away).

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UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: Juventus

Juventus, Ronaldo's and Buffon's former club, are drawn.

UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: Shakhtar Donetsk

Final club from pot 2. Shakhtar Donetsk will face Bayern Munich (home), Borussia Dortmund (away), Atalanta (home), Arsenal (away), Young Boys (home), PSV (away), Brest (home) and Bologna (away).

UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: Pot 3 Up Next

Pot 3 begins. PSV is first. They will face Liverpool (home), PSG (away), Shakhtar (home), Juventus (away), Sporting Lisbon (home), Red Star (away), Girona (home) and Brest (away).

UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: Feyenoord 

The Dutch club are drawn from pot 3. Feyenoord will face Bayern Munich (home), Manchester City (away), Leverkusen (home), Benfica (away), Salzburg (home), Lille (away), Sparta Prague (home) and Girona (away).

UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: GNK Dinamo

GNK Dinamo are also drawn from pot 3. Dinamo Zagreb will face Borussia Dortmund (home), Bayern Munich (away), AC Milan (home), Arsenal (away), Celtic (home), Salzburg (Away), Monaco (home) and Slovan Bratislava (away).

UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: Rest Of The Teams From Pot 3

Celtic will play Villa (away), plus Leipzig (home), Borussia Dortmund (away), Club Bruges (home), Atalanta (away), Young Boys (home), Dinamo Zagreb (away), Slovan Bratislava (home).

Lille will face Real Madrid (home), Liverpool (away), Juventus (home), Atletico (away), Feyenoord (home), Sporting Lisbon (away), Sturm Graz (home) and Bologna (away).

PSV Eindhoven will face Liverpool (home), PSG (away), Shakhtar (home), Juventus (away), Sporting Lisbon (home), Red Star (away), Girona (home) and Brest (away).

Red Star Belgrade will face Barcelona (home), Inter Milan (away), Benfica (home), AC Milan (away), PSV (home), Young Boys (away), Stuttgart (home) and Monaco (home).

UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: Pot 4

Pot 4 includes Aston Villa and they play Bayern Munich (home), Leizpig (away), Juventus (home), Club Bruges (away), Celtic (home), Young Boys (away), Bologna (home) and Monaco (away).

Here are rest of the fixtures from the Pot

UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates: Calendar To Be Released On Saturday

And finale!

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