Champions League draw: Real Madrid vs Liverpool, Bayern vs Barca

Underneath the brand new format of the Champions League, the 2024-2025 season will function 36 groups (beforehand 32). Groups won’t be divided into teams as earlier than. As an alternative, every group will play 8 matches towards 8 completely different opponents (4 house matches, 4 away matches). These 8 opponents shall be randomly drawn primarily based on the seeding group (36 groups are divided into 4 seeding teams).

After the matches are accomplished within the above method, the golf equipment shall be ranked primarily based on the outcomes of the matches (8 matches).

The highest 8 golf equipment will qualify for the spherical of 16. The following 16 golf equipment (from 9 to 24) will take part in a play-off spherical with 2 house and away matches to find out the remaining 8 spots for the spherical of 16.

The eight play-off losers shall be relegated to the Europa League. The remaining golf equipment (twenty fifth to thirty sixth) shall be eradicated. From the spherical of 16, the format will return to the earlier seasons. On the draw for the primary spherical of the Champions League simply concluded in Monaco, the brand new format has introduced many notable matches to the event.

PSG is the group with essentially the most tough schedule when dealing with Manchester Metropolis, Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid and Arsenal… in spherical 1. In the meantime, Liverpool’s most notable opponents in spherical 1 shall be Actual Madrid and Milan.

Along with Liverpool, Actual Madrid may even face two different formidable groups, Dortmund and Milan. Equally, Barca may even have a tough schedule when they are going to face Bayern Munich, Dortmund, and Atalanta.

Man Metropolis additionally has a tough schedule when dealing with Inter Milan, PSG, Juventus. One other consultant of English soccer, Arsenal, has to attract PSG, Inter, Atalanta.

The 2024-2025 Champions League Spherical 1 will kick off on September 17.