 "The UEFA Champions League trophy. Reuters")
The UEFA Champions League 2024/25 will be the first season under a new format that will see 36 teams participate in the tournament for the first time. Unlike the previous season which included 32 teams and eight groups, the 2024/25 season of Champions League will place all 36 teams in one group.
The 2024/25 season of the Champions League kicked off on 17 September 2024 and the final will be played on 31 May 2025 at the Munich Football Arena.
Champions League 2024/25 Table Format
Each team in the league phase will play against eight different clubs, four matches at home and four away. The top eight teams at the conclusion of the league phase will qualify for the knockout stages, while clubs finishing in ninth to 24th will participate in a two-legged play-off for a spot in the round of 16.
The last 12 teams in the league phase will be knocked out.
Champions League 2024/25 Table
| Position | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Monaco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Dortmund | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Brest | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Benfica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 9 | Real Madrid | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | Liverpool | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | Juventus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | Inter Milan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | Sparta Praha | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Atalanta | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | VfB Stuttgart | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 17 | PSG | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 18 | Bayern Munich | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 19 | Barcelona | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 20 | Girona | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | AC Milan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 22 | Lille | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 23 | Celtic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 24 | Feyenoord | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 3 |
| 25 | Atletico Madrid | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 3 |
| 26 | Club Brugge | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| 27 | PSV | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| 28 | Bologna | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| 29 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| 30 | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 1 |
| 31 | RB Leipzig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 32 | Sturm Graz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| 33 | RB Salzburg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 0 |
| 34 | Young Boys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 0 |
| 35 | Crvena Zvezda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 0 |
| 36 | Slovan Bratislava | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -10 | 0 |
Champions League 2024/25 Results and Fixtures
Matchday 1
Tuesday 17 September
Young Boys 0-3 Aston Villa
Juventus 3-1 PSV Eindhoven
AC Milan 1-3 Liverpool
Bayern München 9-2 GNK Dinamo
Real Madrid 3-1 Stuttgart
Sporting CP 2-0 LOSC Lille
Wednesday 18 September
Sparta Praha 3-0 Salzburg
Bologna 0-0 Shakhtar Donetsk
Celtic 5-1 Slovan Bratislava
Club Brugge 0-3 Borussia Dortmund
Manchester City 0-0 Inter
Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 Girona
Thursday 19 September
Feyenoord 0-4 Bayer Leverkusen
Crvena Zvezda 1-2 Benfica
Monaco 2-1 Barcelona
Atalanta 0-0 Arsenal
Atlético de Madrid 2-1 Leipzig
Brest 2-1 Sturm Graz
Matchday 2
Tuesday 1 October
Salzburg 0-4 Brest
VfB Stuttgart 1-1 Sparta Praha
Arsenal 2-0 Paris Saint-Germain
Inter Milan 4-0 Red Star Belgrade
Borussia Dortmund 7-1 Celtic
Barcelona 5-0 Young Boys
Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 AC Milan
PSV Eindhoven 1-1 Sporting CP
Slovan Bratislava 0-4 Manchester City
Wednesday 2 October
Shakhtar Donetsk 0-3 Atalanta
Girona 2-3 Feyenoord
Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern München
GNK Dinamo 2-2 Monaco
Liverpool 2-0 Bologna
LOSC Lille 1-0 Real Madrid
Leipzig 2-3 Juventus
Sturm Graz 0-1 Club Brugge
Benfica 4-0 Atlético de Madrid
Matchday 3
Tuesday 22 October
AC Milan 3-1 Club Brugge
Monaco 5-1 Crvena Zvezda
Arsenal 1-0 Shakhtar Donetsk
Aston Villa 2-0 Bologna
Girona 2-0 Slovan Bratislava
Juventus 0-1 Stuttgart
Paris Saint-Germain vs PSV Eindhoven
Real Madrid 5-2 Borussia Dortmund
Sturm Graz 0-2 Sporting CP
Wednesday 23 October
Atalanta vs Celtic
Brest vs Bayer Leverkusen
Atlético de Madrid vs LOSC Lille
Young Boys vs Inter
Barcelona vs Bayern München
Salzburg vs GNK Dinamo
Manchester City vs Sparta Praha
Leipzig vs Liverpool
Benfica vs Feyenoord
Matchday 4
Tuesday 5 November
PSV Eindhoven vs Girona
Slovan Bratislava vs GNK Dinamo
Bologna vs Monaco
Borussia Dortmund vs Sturm Graz
Celtic vs Leipzig
Liverpool vs Bayer Leverkusen
LOSC Lille vs Juventus
Real Madrid vs Milan
Sporting CP vs Manchester City
Wednesday 6 November
Club Brugge vs Aston Villa
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Young Boys
Sparta Praha vs Brest
Bayern München vs Benfica
Inter vs Arsenal
Feyenoord vs Salzburg
Crvena Zvezda vs Barcelona
Paris Saint-Germain vs Atlético de Madrid
Stuttgart vs Atalanta
Matchday 5
Tuesday 26 November
Sparta Praha vs Atlético de Madrid
Slovan Bratislava vs AC Milan
Bayer Leverkusen vs Salzburg
Young Boys vs Atalanta
Barcelona vs Brest
Bayern München vs Paris Saint-Germain
Inter vs Leipzig
Manchester City vs Feyenoord
Sporting CP vs Arsenal
Wednesday 27 November
Crvena Zvezda vs Stuttgart
Sturm Graz vs Girona
Monaco vs Benfica
Aston Villa vs Juventus
Bologna vs LOSC Lille
Celtic vs Club Brugge
GNK Dinamo vs Borussia Dortmund
Liverpool vs Real Madrid
PSV Eindhoven vs Shakhtar Donetsk
Matchday 6
Tuesday 10 December
Girona vs Liverpool
GNK Dinamo vs Celtic
Atalanta vs Real Madrid
Bayer Leverkusen vs Inter
Club Brugge vs Sporting CP
Salzburg vs Paris Saint-Germain
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Bayern München
Leipzig vs Aston Villa
Brest vs PSV Eindhoven
Wednesday 11 December
Atlético de Madrid vs Slovan Bratislava
LOSC Lille vs Sturm Graz
AC Milan vs Crvena Zvezda
Arsenal vs Monaco
Borussia Dortmund vs Barcelona
Feyenoord vs Sparta Praha
Juventus vs Manchester City
Benfica vs Bologna
Stuttgart vs Young Boys
Matchday 7
Tuesday 21 January
Monaco vs Aston Villa
Atalanta vs Sturm Graz
Atlético de Madrid vs Bayer Leverkusen
Bologna vs Borussia Dortmund
Club Brugge vs Juventus
Crvena Zvezda vs PSV Eindhoven
Liverpool vs LOSC Lille
Slovan Bratislava vs Stuttgart
Benfica vs Barcelona
Wednesday 22 January
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Brest
Leipzig vs Sporting CP
AC Milan vs Girona
Sparta Praha vs Inter
Arsenal vs GNK Dinamo
Celtic vs Young Boys
Feyenoord vs Bayern München
Paris Saint-Germain vs Manchester City
Real Madrid vs Salzburg
Matchday 8
Wednesday 29 January
Aston Villa vs Celtic
Bayer Leverkusen vs Sparta Praha
Borussia Dortmund vs Shakhtar Donetsk
Young Boys vs Crvena Zvezda
Barcelona vs Atalanta
Bayern München vs Slovan Bratislava
Inter vs Monaco
Salzburg vs Atlético de Madrid
Girona vs Arsenal
GNK Dinamo vs AC Milan
Juventus vs Benfica
LOSC Lille vs Feyenoord
Manchester City vs Club Brugge
PSV Eindhoven vs Liverpool
Sturm Graz vs Leipzig
Sporting CP vs Bologna
Brest vs Real Madrid
Stuttgart vs Paris Saint-Germain
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