CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2024/25: THE ROSSONERI'S OPPONENTS

The Monte Carlo draw has outlined the contours of the 2024/25 Champions League, which is set to begin soon. The League Stage has been drawn, and these are the teams the Rossoneri will face: Liverpool (home), Real Madrid (away), Club Brugge (home), Bayer Leverkusen (away), Crvena Zvezda (home), Dinamo Zagreb (away), Girona (home), Slovan Bratislava (away).

THE FORMAT
The new UEFA Champions League format features a single group stage with 36 teams (up from 32), known as the "League Phase." According to this format, teams will play eight matches against eight different opponents, with half of these matches being home games and the other half away. The top eight teams in the table will advance directly to the Round of 16. Teams ranked from ninth to twenty-fourth will compete in playoff matches for a spot in the Round of 16, with the winners proceeding to the knockout stage. From then on, the competition follows the traditional knockout format. The Final will be held on Saturday, 31 May 2025, at the Allianz Arena in Munich.

THE DATES
Matchday 1: 17-19 September 2024
Matchday 2: 1/2 October 2024
Matchday 3: 22/23 October 2024
Matchday 4: 5/6 November 2024
Matchday 5: 26/27 November 2024
Matchday 6: 10/11 December 2024
Matchday 7: 21/22 January 2025
Matchday 8: 29 January 2025
Draw for knockout stage play-offs: 31 January 2025
Knockout stage play-offs: 11/12 e 18/19 February 2025
Draw for Round of 16, Quarter-finals, and Semi-finals: 21 February 2025

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