Champions League 2024/25 Draw: Man City, Real Madrid, and Others Discover New Format Outcomes
The draw for the league phase of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League took place in Monaco on Thursday afternoon, with the giants of European football discovering their opponents for the new-look competition.
Real Madrid are the defending champions after defeating Borussia Dortmund in last season's final but Los Blancos will have more teams to overcome this time around due to the competition's expansion from 32 to 36 teams.
Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa are the four English clubs involved in the competition, joining the likes of Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain and Inter - all of whom will fancy their chances of going deep in the competition.
Follow below to find out who each drew for the new-look format, aimed at providing more exciting ties earlier in the competition.
The dates for each fixture will not be confirmed until Saturday, but UEFA has revealed when each matchday will take place. Whereas the previous format saw the group stage wrapped up by Christmas, the new Swiss model will take the league phase to the end of January.
The sides who finished from ninth to 24th will compete in the knockout round playoffs in February for places in the last 16, where the clubs ranked from first to eighth will be waiting.
