The highest competition at football club level is the Champions League and the best footballers on the planet fight to win this tournament in which the the real Madrid He confirmed himself as dominant. Looking ahead to the 2024-25 season, the schedule, dates and matches of the Champions League will continue for several months, first in the new League Stage and later regarding the qualifying rounds which will ultimately decide who will be the champion.
He the real Madridcurrent champion, Manchester Cityhe Bayern Munich or the PSG They lead the race to proclaim themselves champions of the Champions League 2024-25. They are also the main candidates for direct access to the round of 16, during the first major selection which takes place in the current season. Champions Leaguewith this format. Goodbye to the groups and the double play of the first weeks, there are now eight days of League Stagein which there is no recurring rival and in which the main objective is to finish well in the top eight, to avoid the sixteenthsor between 9th and 24th place out of a world ranking of 36, in order to avoid being eliminated from the highest continental competition.
Here is the 2024-25 Champions League schedule
THE Champions League 2024-25 Its start date is the week of September 17today, Tuesday, being the opening day of the European tournament. This year, the matches will be played on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and also Thursdays, a new day compared to previous editions, but only for the first day. Likewise, in the League Stage and with the exception, unless definitively changed, of the last day, match start times will also be assigned to 6:45 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.according to the schedule and planned dates.
League Stage
- Day 1: September 17-19, 2024
- Day 2: October 1 and 2, 2024
- Day 3: October 22-23, 2024
- Day 4: November 5 and 6, 2024
- Day 5: November 26-27, 2024
- Day 6: December 10-11, 2024
- Day 7: January 21-22, 2025
- 8th day: January 29, 2025
Champions League qualifiers
- Round of 16 / Elimination phase: February 11-12 and 18-19
- Round of 16: first leg on March 4 and 5 and return leg on March 11 and 12
- Quarter-finals: first leg on April 8 and 9 and return on April 15 and 16
- Semi-finals: first leg on April 29 and 30 and return leg on May 6 and 7
- 2024-25 Champions League Final: May 31, 2025
When do the Champions League draws take place?
- Round of 16: January 31, 2025
- Round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals: February 21, 2025
Date and time of all Champions League matches
The format of the Champions League 2024-25 forces us to focus on the League Phase, which replaces the Group stage and gives rise to a classification with all the teams, in which after 8 days and matches of each club, it will end with a classification to the round of 16, direct, to the round of 16 or to the elimination of Champions League.
League Stage
Day 1: September 17-18 and 19
- Young Boys v Aston Villa: Tuesday September 17
- Juventus vs PSV: Tuesday September 17
- Milan vs Liverpool: Tuesday September 17
- Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb: Tuesday September 17
- Real Madrid vs Stuttgart: Tuesday September 17
- Sporting Lisbon vs Lille: Tuesday September 17
- Sparta Prague vs Red Bull Salzburg: Wednesday September 18
- Bologna vs Shakhtar Donetsk: Wednesday September 18
- Celtic vs Slovan Bratislava: Wednesday September 18
- Bruges vs Borussia Dortmund: Wednesday September 18
- Manchester City vs Inter Milan: Wednesday September 18
- PSG vs Girona: Wednesday September 18
- Feyenoord vs Bayer Leverkusen: Thursday September 19
- Red Star vs Benfica: Thursday September 19
- Monaco vs Barcelona: Thursday September 19
- Atalanta vs Arsenal: Thursday September 19
- Atlético Madrid vs Leipzig: Thursday September 19
Day 2: October 1 and 2
- Red Bull Salzburg vs Brest
- Stuttgart vs. AC Sparta Prague
- Arsenal vs PSG
- Bayer Leverkusen vs AC Milan
- Borussia Dortmund vs Celtic
- Barcelona vs young boys
- Inter Milan vs Red Star
- PSV Eindhoven vs Sporting of Portugal
- Slovan Bratislava vs. Manchester City
- Shakhtar Donetsk vs Atalanta
- 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 Brugge
- Benfica vs. Atlético Madrid
Day 3: October 22 and 23
- AC Milan – Club Brugge KV
- AS Monaco – FK Etoile Rouge Zvezda
- Arsenal FC – FC Shakhtar Donetsk
- Aston Villa FC – Bologna FC 1909
- Girona – ŠK Slovan Bratislava
- Juventus – VfB Stuttgart
- Paris Saint-Germain – PSV Eindhoven
- Real Madrid CF – Borussia Dortmund
- SK Sturm Graz – Sporting Clube de Portugal
- Atalanta BC – Celtic FC
- Stade Brestois 29 – Bayer 04 Leverkusen
- Atlético de Madrid – LOSC Lille
- BSC Young Boys – FC Internazionale Milano
- FC Barcelona – FC Bayern Munich
- FC Salzburg – GNK Dinamo
- Manchester City – AC Sparta Prague
- RB Leipzig – Liverpool FC
- SL Benfica – Feyenoord
Day 4: November 5 and 6
- PSV Eindhoven – FC Girona
- SK Slovan Bratislava – GNK Dinamo
- Bologna FC 1909 – AS Monaco
- Borussia Dortmund – Sturm Graz
- Celtic FC – RB Leipzig
- Liverpool FC – Bayer 04 Leverkusen
- LOSC Lille – Juventus
- Real Madrid – AC Milan
- Sporting Clube de Portugal – Manchester City
- Club Brugge KV – Aston Villa FC
- FC Shakhtar Donetsk – BSC Young Boys
- AC Sparta Prague – Stade Brestois 29
- FC Bayern Munich – SL Benfica
- FC Inter Milan – Arsenal FC
- Feyenoord – FC Salzburg
- FK Red Star – FC Barcelona
- Paris Saint-Germain – Atlético de Madrid
- VfB Stuttgart – Atalanta BC
Day 5: November 26 and 27
- AC Sparta Prague – Atlético de Madrid
- SK Slovan Bratislava – AC Milan
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen – FC Salzburg
- BSC Young Boys – Atalanta BC
- FC Barcelona – Stade Brestois 29
- FC Bayern Munich – Paris Saint-Germain
- FC Inter Milan – RB Leipzig
- Manchester City-Feyenoord
- Sporting Clube de Portugal – Arsenal FC
- FK Red Star – VfB Stuttgart
- SK Sturm Graz – Girona
- AS Monaco – SL Benfica
- Aston Villa FC – Juventus
- Bologna FC 1909 – LOSC Lille
- Celtic FC – Club Brugge KV
- GNK Dinamo – Borussia Dortmund
- Liverpool FC – Real Madrid CF
- PSV Eindhoven – FC Shakhtar Donetsk
Day 6: December 10 and 11
- Girona – Liverpool FC
- GNK Dinamo – Celtic FC
- Atalanta BC – Real Madrid
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen – FC Inter Milan
- Club Brugge KV – Sporting Clube de Portugal
- FC Salzburg – Paris Saint-Germain
- FC Shakhtar Donetsk – FC Bayern Munich
- RB Leipzig-Aston Villa FC
- Stade Brestois 29 – PSV Eindhoven
- Atlético de Madrid – ŠK Slovan Bratislava
- LOSC Lille – SK Sturm Graz
- AC Milan – FK Red Star
- Arsenal FC – AS Monaco
- Borussia Dortmund – FC Barcelona
- Feyenoord – AC Sparta Prague
- Juventus – Manchester City
- SL Benfica – Bologna FC 1909
- VfB Stuttgart – BSC Young Boys
Day 7: January 21 and 22
- AS Monaco – Aston Villa FC
- Atalanta BC – SK Sturm Graz
- Atlético Madrid – Bayer 04 Leverkusen
- Bologna FC 1909 – Borussia Dortmund
- Club Brugge KV – Juventus
- FK Red Star – PSV Eindhoven
- Liverpool FC – LOSC Lille
- SK Slovan Bratislava – VfB Stuttgart
- SL Benfica – FC Barcelona
- FC Shakhtar Donetsk – Stade Brestois 29
- RB Leipzig – Sporting Clube de Portugal
- AC Milan – FC Girona
- AC Sparta Prague – FC Inter Milan
- Arsenal FC – GNK Dinamo
- Celtic FC – BSC Young Boys
- Feyenoord – FC Bayern Munich
- Paris Saint-Germain – Manchester City
- Real Madrid CF – FC Salzburg
Day 8: January 29 (unified day)
- Aston Villa FC – Celtic FC
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen – AC Sparta Prague
- Borussia Dortmund – FC Shakhtar Donetsk
- BSC Young Boys – FK Crvena Zvezda
- FC Barcelona – Atalanta BC
- FC Bayern Munich – ŠK Slovan Bratislava
- FC Inter Milan – AS Monaco
- FC Salzburg – Atlético de Madrid
- Girona FC – Arsenal FC
- GNK Dinamo – AC Milan
- Juventus – SL Benfica
- LOSC Lille – Feyenoord
- Manchester City – Club Brugge KV
- PSV Eindhoven – Liverpool FC
- SK Sturm Graz – RB Leipzig
- Sporting Clube de Portugal – Bologna FC 1909
- Stade Brestois 29 – Real Madrid CF
- VfB Stuttgart – Paris Saint-Germain
