The day has arrived. Welcome to the live broadcast of the draw for the Champions League 2024-25. With a completely renewed format, the maximum club competition at continental level returns for another year and this Thursday from 6:00 p.m. 36 participating teams Divided into four pots, they will look for the seven rivals with whom they will face during the group stage which replaces the traditional group stage.
Let us recall that this edition of the Champions League is totally different from that of yesteryear. As of today, this format is eliminated eight groups composed of four teams and in their place comes into force a league in which 36 clubs will fight to finish among the top eight and reach the round of 16.
From ninth to twenty-fourth ranked they will enter a playoffs in which they will fight to reach the second round, while from the twenty-fifth to the last ranking they will be completely eliminated and will not be sent to another European competition as was done before.
In addition, Each team will play eight matches in this initial phasefour at home and four away, always against different rivals, so there were no more double headers in a home and away match, as we have been used to in recent seasons. The Spanish teams that will start this format and are looking for rivals this Thursday are the real Madridchampion the previous season, BarcelonaGirona and Atletico Madrid.
The way the Champions League draw works is as follows. There will be a total of four pots with nine teams in each of them. The balls and software will be released from the UEFA He will be responsible for choosing the league rivals. In the first pot will be the current Champions League champion, Madrid, but not that of the Europa LeagueTHE Atalanta.
In this phase, teams from the same country cannot face each other and each club will face two teams from each pot, so there will also be a limit of two rivals maximum from the same nation. Once the draw is completed, everyone will know who they are partnered with, but it is not until Saturday, August 31, that the schedule of each match and the home and away duels of each team will be announced.
Time and place where it takes place
This draw will take place at Grimaldi Forum of Monaco this Thursday, August 29 and will start at 6:00 p.m., one less in the Canaries. That of the Europa League and the Conference League They will take place on the same stage, but they will take place on Friday, August 30. The silver competition will start at 1:00 p.m. and the third European tournament at 2:30 p.m. (Peninsula time).
Where to watch the Champions League draw
The Champions League draw can be followed live on television via Movistar+which is the media that has taken over the rights to this competition. Anyone who wants to watch it streaming and live online can also do so through the app. Movistar+. On the other hand, on the OKDIARIO site we will offer you live the progress of the draw of Cup of Europe with lots of details.
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Key dates of the Champions League
The ranking will be common between the 36 teams participating in this edition of the Champions League, so each point can be decisive for how things unfold.
League
- Day 1: Tuesday 17, Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 September.
- Day 2: Tuesday October 1st and Wednesday October 2nd.
- Day 3: Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 October.
- Day 4: Tuesday, November 5 and Wednesday, November 6.
- Day 5: Tuesday, November 26 and Wednesday, November 27.
- Day 6: Tuesday, December 10 and Wednesday, December 11.
- Day 7: Tuesday January 21 and Wednesday January 22.
- Day 8: Unified day on Wednesday, January 29.
playoffs
The teams that finish between ninth and twenty-fourth place will have to play these play-offs in February in the round of 16. The winners will obtain their ticket to the round of 16, which will be played a few weeks later.
- Departure: Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 February.
- Return: Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 February.
Round of 16
The 16 best teams from the old continent will face each other in a double match in the round of 16. From now on, the Champions League will take place as usual.
- Departure: Tuesday March 4 and Wednesday March 5.
- Return: Tuesday March 11 and Wednesday March 12.
Rooms
There will only be eight teams left who will continue to dream of winning the legendary Orejona and they will fight in the quarter-finals to qualify for the semi-finals of the Champions League.
Departure: Tuesday April 8 and Wednesday April 9.
Return: Tuesday April 15 and Wednesday April 16.
Semi-finals
Four teams make it to this round and only two remain. The two clubs that pass this phase will reach the Champions League final, the goal that everyone fights for once the competition begins.
- Departure: Tuesday April 29 and Wednesday April 30.
- Return: Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 May.
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Europe’s top two teams will face off at the Allianz Arena, home of Bayern Munich, to become Champions League champions.
- Saturday, May 31 at the Allianz Arena in Munich.
5:31 p.m.
What are draw drums?
Here are the drums for this Thursday’s draw:
Bass drum 1
- Manchester City
- Bayern
- the real Madrid
- PSG
- Liverpool
- Between
- B.Dortmund
- RB Leipzig
- Barcelona
Drum 2
- Bayer Leverkusen
- Atletico Madrid
- Atalanta
- Juve
- Benfica
- Arsenal
- Witches
- Milan
- Shakhtar
Drum 3
- Feyenoord
- Sportsman from Portugal
- PSV
- Celtic
- Dinamo Zagreb
- Salzburg
- Young boys
- Red star
- Lille
Bass drum 4
- Monaco
- Villa Aston
- Bologna
- Girona
- Stuttgart
- Sturm Graz
- Brest
- Slovak Bratislava
- Sparta Prague
5:30 p.m.
Welcome to the Champions League draw!
Half an hour for the group pairings that replace the traditional draw format. The four Spanish teams, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Girona and Atlético de Madrid, will know at 6:00 p.m. their seven rivals with whom they will fight to reach the round of 16.
Today the best player in Europe will be announced
As every year, on the day of the Champions League draw, the best player of the previous edition is also rewarded. Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior, champion and scorer of the Wembley final, has a strong chance of winning this award.