What You Need to Know About the 2024 UEFA Champions League
Key Dates and Fixtures
Mark your calendars for these important dates:
- Group Stage Draw: August 25, 2023
- Group Stage Matches: September 19-October 18, 2023
- Round of 16 Draw: November 7, 2023
- Round of 16 Matches: February 14-March 14, 2024
- Quarterfinals Draw: March 17, 2024
- Quarterfinals Matches: April 9-11 and 16-18, 2024
- Semifinals Draw: April 19, 2024
- Semifinals Matches: April 30-May 1 and 7-8, 2024
- Final: June 1, 2024 at Wembley Stadium, London
Format Changes
The 2024-25 season will mark a significant change in the format of the UEFA Champions League. The tournament will expand to 36 teams, with:
- Eight groups of four teams each
- A single league table for all 36 teams
- The top eight teams in the league table advancing directly to the Round of 16, while teams ranked 9th-24th will compete in a two-leg playoff to determine the remaining eight Round of 16 spots
Host City
After previously hosting the 2011 and 2013 finals, London's Wembley Stadium will once again welcome the pinnacle of European club football in 2024.
Defending Champions
Manchester City will be the team to beat in the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, having won the title in the previous season.
Participating Teams
The 32 teams that have qualified for the 2023-24 group stage are:
- Manchester City (ENG)
- Liverpool (ENG)
- Chelsea (ENG)
- Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)
- Real Madrid (ESP)
- Barcelona (ESP)
- Atletico Madrid (ESP)
- Bayern Munich (GER)
- Borussia Dortmund (GER)
- RB Leipzig (GER)
- Eintracht Frankfurt (GER)
- Inter Milan (ITA)
- AC Milan (ITA)
- Juventus (ITA)
- Napoli (ITA)
- Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
- Olympique Marseille (FRA)
- Monaco (FRA)
- Porto (POR)
- Benfica (POR)
- Sporting CP (POR)
- Ajax (NED)
- PSV Eindhoven (NED)
- Feyenoord (NED)
- Club Brugge (BEL)
- Genk (BEL)
- Sevilla (ESP)
- Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
- Celtic (SCO)
- Rangers (SCO)
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