Champions League fixtures, draw dates, knockout rounds for new-look 2024-25 format

The new-look 2024-25 Champions League will officially get underway on September 17, and it will be a landmark tournament, with 36 teams participating in the league phase.

Each team will play eight games against different opponents, with all of the sides then being ranked in one group to determine whether they advance to the knockout round of the competition.

The total number of matches will therefore rise to 189, up from 125 in the previous format, and Real Madrid will be looking to defend the title that they won against Borussia Dortmund at the start of June.

Here, Sports Mole provides the Champions League fixtures, draw dates and the knockout rounds for the new-look competition.

Gameweek One

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Tuesday September 17

Young Boys vs. Aston Villa
Juventus vs. PSV Eindhoven
AC Milan vs. Liverpool
Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb
Real Madrid vs. Stuttgart
Sporting Lisbon vs. Lille

Wednesday September 18

Sparta Prague vs. Red Bull Salzburg
Bologna vs. Shakhtar Donetsk
Celtic vs. Slovan Bratislava
Club Brugge vs. Borussia Dortmund
Manchester City vs. Inter Milan
Paris Saint-Germain vs. Girona

Thursday September 19

Feyenoord vs. Bayer Leverkusen
Red Star Belgrade vs. Benfica
Monaco vs. Barcelona
Atalanta BC vs. Arsenal
Atletico Madrid vs. RB Leipzig
Brest vs. Sturm Graz

Gameweek Two

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Tuesday October 1

Red Bull Salzburg vs. Brest
Stuttgart vs. Sparta Prague
Arsenal vs. Paris Saint-Germain
Bayer Leverkusen vs. AC Milan
Borussia Dortmund vs. Celtic
Barcelona vs. Young Boys
Inter vs. Red Star Belgrade
PSV Eindhoven vs. Sporting Lisbon
Slovan Bratislava vs. Manchester City

Wednesday October 2

Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Atalanta BC
Girona vs. Feyenoord
Aston Villa vs. Bayern Munich
Dinamo Zagreb vs. Monaco
Liverpool vs. Bologna
Lille vs. Real Madrid
RB Leipzig vs Juventus
Sturm Graz vs. Club Brugge
Benfica vs. Atletico Madrid

Gameweek Three

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Tuesday October 22

AC Milan vs. Club Brugge
Monaco vs. Red Star Belgrade
Arsenal vs. Shakhtar Donetsk
Aston Villa vs. Bologna
Girona vs. Slovan Bratislava
Juventus vs. Stuttgart
Paris Saint-Germain vs. PSV Eindhoven
Real Madrid vs. Borussia Dortmund
Sturm Graz vs. Sporting Lisbon

Wednesday October 23

Atalanta BC vs. Celtic
Brest vs. Bayer Leverkusen
Atletico Madrid vs. Lille
Young Boys vs. Inter Milan
Barcelona vs. Bayern Munich
RB Salzburg vs. Dinamo Zagreb
Manchester City vs. Sparta Prague
RB Leipzig vs. Liverpool
Benfica vs. Feyenoord

Gameweek Four

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Tuesday November 5

PSV Eindhoven vs. Girona
Slovan Bratislava vs. GNK Zagreb
Bologna vs. Monaco
Borussia Dortmund vs. Sturm Graz
Celtic vs. RB Leipzig
Liverpool vs. Bayer Leverkusen
Lille vs. Juventus
Real Madrid vs. AC Milan
Sporting Lisbon vs. Manchester City

Wednesday November 6

Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa
Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Young Boys
Sparta Prague vs. Brest
Bayern Munich vs. Benfica
Inter Milan vs. Arsenal
Feyenoord vs. Red Bull Salzburg
Red Star Belgrade vs. Barcelona
Paris Saint-Germain vs. Atletico Madrid
Stuttgart vs. Atalanta BC

Gameweek Five

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Tuesday November 26

Sparta Prague vs. Atletico Madrid
Slovan Bratislava vs. AC Milan
Bayer Leverkusen vs. Red Bull Salzburg
Young Boys vs. Atalanta BC
Barcelona vs. Brest
Bayern Munich vs. Paris Saint-Germain
Inter Milan vs. RB Leipzig
Manchester City vs. Feyenoord
Sporting Lisbon vs. Arsenal

Wednesday November 27

Red Star Belgrade vs. Stuttgart
Sturm Graz vs. Girona
Monaco vs. Benfica
Aston Villa vs. Juventus
Bologna vs. Lille
Celtic vs. Club Brugge
Dinamo Zagreb vs. Borussia Dortmund
Liverpool vs. Real Madrid
PSV Eindhoven vs. Shakhtar Donetsk

Gameweek Six

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Tuesday December 10

Girona vs. Liverpool
Dinamo Zagreb vs. Celtic
Atalanta BC vs. Real Madrid
Bayer Leverkusen vs. Inter Milan
Club Brugge vs. Sporting Lisbon
Red Bull Salzburg vs. Paris Saint-Germain
Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Bayern Munich
RB Leipzig vs. Aston Villa
Brest vs. PSV Eindhoven

Wednesday December 11

Atletico Madrid vs. Slovan Bratislava
Lille vs. Sturm Graz
AC Milan vs. Red Star Belgrade
Arsenal vs. Monaco
Borussia Dortmund vs. Barcelona
Feyenoord vs. Sparta Prague
Juventus vs. Manchester City
Benfica vs. Bologna
Stuttgart vs. Young Boys

Gameweek Seven

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Tuesday January 21

Monaco vs. Aston Villa
Atalanta vs. Sturm Graz
Atletico Madrid vs. Bayer Leverkusen
Bologna vs. Borussia Dortmund
Club Brugge vs. Juventus
Red Star Belgrade vs. PSV Eindhoven
Liverpool vs. Lille
Slovan Bratislava vs. Stuttgart
Benfica vs. Barcelona

Wednesday January 22

Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Brest
RB Leipzig vs Sporting Lisbon
AC Milan vs. Girona
Sparta Prague vs. Inter Milan
Arsenal vs. Dinamo Zagreb
Celtic vs. Young Boys
Feyenoord vs. Bayern Munich
Paris Saint-Germain vs. Manchester City
Real Madrid vs. Red Bull Salzburg

Gameweek Eight

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Wednesday January 29

Aston Villa vs. Celtic
Bayer Leverkusen vs. Sparta Prague
Borussia Dortmund vs. Shakhtar Donetsk
Young Boys vs. Red Star Belgrade
Barcelona vs. Atalanta BC
Bayern Munich vs. Slovan Bratislava
Inter Milan vs. Monaco
Red Bull Salzburg vs. Atletico Madrid
Girona vs. Arsenal
Dinamo Zagreb vs. AC Milan
Juventus vs. Benfica
Lille vs. Feyenoord
Manchester City vs. Club Brugge
PSV Eindhoven vs. Liverpool
Sturm Graz vs. RB Leipzig
Sporting Lisbon vs. Bologna
Brest vs. Real Madrid
Stuttgart vs. Paris Saint-Germain

Knockout stage

Knockout round playoffs: February 11/12 and February 18/19, 2025
Round of 16: March 4/5 and March 11/12, 2025
Quarter-finals: April 8/9 and April 15/16, 2025
Semi-finals: April 29/30 and May 6/7, 2025
Final: May 31, 2025

Draw dates

Knockout round playoffs: January 31, 2025
Round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final: February 21, 2025