Champions League draw held

The draw has been held for the new league-phase format of the Champions League, Europe's most prestigious club football tournament.

Following the draw at the Grimaldi Forum in Monte Carlo, the matchups for the new 36-team format have been determined.

First matches on September 17-19

The first matches of the Champions League, which will be played under the new format, will take place between September 17 and 19. The league phase will conclude on January 29, 2025. The teams that finish the league phase in the top 8 will qualify directly for the round of 16. Teams finishing between 9th and 24th place will enter the play-offs. In the play-offs, teams ranked 9th to 16th will face teams ranked 17th to 24th. The 8 teams that prevail in these matchups will earn the right to compete in the round of 16. Teams finishing outside the top 24 will be eliminated.

The matchups following the draw are as follows:

Pot 1

Manchester City's opponents: Inter, PSG, Club Brugge, Juventus, Feyenoord, Sporting, Sparta Prague, Slovan Bratislava

Inter's opponents: Manchester City, Leipzig, Arsenal, Leverkusen, Red Star Belgrade, Young Boys, Monaco, Sparta Prague

Bayern Munich's opponents: PSG, Barcelona, Benfica, Shakhtar, Dinamo Zagreb, Feyenoord, Slovan Bratislava, Aston Villa

Leipzig's opponents: Liverpool, Inter, Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Sporting, Celtic, Aston Villa, Sturm Graz

Borussia Dortmund's opponents: Barcelona, Real Madrid, Shakhtar, Club Brugge, Celtic, Dinamo Zagreb, Sturm Graz, Bologna

Barcelona's opponents: Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Atalanta, Benfica, Young Boys, Red Star Belgrade, Brest, Monaco

Real Madrid's opponents: Dortmund, Liverpool, Milan, Atalanta, Salzburg, Lille, Stuttgart, Lille

Liverpool's opponents: Real Madrid, Leipzig, Leverkusen, Milan, Lille, PSV, Bologna, Girona

PSG's opponents: Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, Arsenal, PSV, Salzburg, Girona, Stuttgart

Pot 2

Atletico Madrid's opponents: Leipzig, Paris Saint-Germain, Leverkusen, Benfica, Lille, Salzburg, Slovan Bratislava, Sparta Prague

Atalanta's opponents: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Arsenal, Shakhtar Donetsk, Arsenal, Celtic, Young Boys, Sturm Graz, Stuttgart

Club Brugge's opponents: Dortmund, Manchester City, Juventus, Milan, Sporting, Celtic, Aston Villa, Sturm Graz

Bayer Leverkusen's opponents: Inter, Liverpool, Milan, Atletico Madrid, Salzburg, Feyenoord, Sparta Prague, Brest

Arsenal's opponents: Paris Saint-Germain, Inter, Atalanta, Shakhtar Donetsk, Dinamo Zagreb, Sporting, Monaco, Girona

Benfica's opponents: Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, Juventus, Feyenoord, Red Star Belgrade, Bologna, Monaco

Milan's opponents: Liverpool, Real Madrid, Club Brugge, Leverkusen, Red Star Belgrade, Dinamo Zagreb, Girona, Slovan Bratislava

Juventus's opponents: Manchester City, Leipzig, Benfica, Club Brugge, PSV Eindhoven, Lille, Stuttgart, Aston Villa

Shakhtar Donetsk's opponents: Bayern Munich, Dortmund, Atalanta, Arsenal, Arsenal, Young Boys, PSV Eindhoven, Brest, Bologna

Pot 3

Young Boys' UEFA Champions League opponents: Inter, Barcelona, Atalanta, Shakhtar, Red Star Belgrade, Celtic, Aston Villa, Stuttgart

Lille's UEFA Champions League opponents: Real Madrid, Liverpool, Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Feyenoord, Sporting CP, Sturm Graz, Bologna

PSV's UEFA Champions League opponents: Liverpool, Paris, Shakhtar, Juventus, Sporting, Red Star Belgrade, Girona, Brest

Feyenoord's UEFA Champions League opponents: Bayern Munich, Man City, Leverkusen, Benfica, Salzburg, Lille, Sparta Prague, Girona

Dinamo Zagreb's UEFA Champions League opponents: Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Milan, Arsenal, Celtic, Salzburg, Monaco, Slovan Bratislava

Red Star Belgrade's UEFA Champions League opponents: Barcelona, Inter, Benfica, Milan, PSV, Young Boys, Stuttgart, Monaco

Salzburg's UEFA Champions League opponents: Paris, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Leverkusen, Dinamo Zagreb, Feyenoord, Brest, Sparta Prague

Celtic's UEFA Champions League opponents: Leipzig, Dortmund, Club Brugge, Atalanta, Young Boys, Dinamo Zagreb, Bratislava, Aston Villa

Sporting CP's UEFA Champions League opponents: Manchester City, Leipzig, Arsenal, Club Brugge, Lille, PSV, Bologna, Sturm Graz

Pot 4

Stuttgart's UEFA Champions League opponents: Paris, Real Madrid, Atalanta, Juventus, Young Boys, Red Star Belgrade, Sparta Prague, Slovan Bratislava

Girona's UEFA Champions League opponents: Liverpool, Paris, Arsenal, Milan, Feyenoord, PSV, Bratislava, Sturm Graz

Bologna's UEFA Champions League opponents: Dortmund, Liverpool, Shakhtar, Benfica, Lille, Sporting, Monaco, Aston Villa

Brest's UEFA Champions League opponents: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Leverkusen, Shakhtar, PSV, Salzburg, Sturm Graz, Sparta Prague

Aston Villa's UEFA Champions League opponents: Bayern Munich, Leipzig, Juventus, Club Brugge, Celtic, Young Boys, Bologna, Monaco

Sparta Prague's UEFA Champions League opponents: Inter, Man City, Atletico Madrid, Leverkusen, Salzburg, Feyenoord, Brest, Stuttgart

Slovan Bratislava's UEFA Champions League opponents: Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Milan, Atletico Madrid, Dinamo Zagreb, Celtic, Stuttgart, Girona

Monaco's UEFA Champions League opponents: Barcelona, Inter, Benfica, Arsenal, Red Star Belgrade, Dinamo Zagreb, Aston Villa, Bologna

Sturm Graz's UEFA Champions League opponents: Leipzig, Dortmund, Club Brugge, Atalanta, Sporting, Lille, Girona, Brest

News Source: İHA