League stage rivals and the new format

by times news cr

2024-09-01 00:39:28

The long awaited draw from UEFA Champions League 2024-25 It was held this Thursday, August 29, 2024, the first under the new format of 36 teams which will have for the first time the league phase which brings great matches.

This draw marked a milestone in the history of the competition, introducing a league phase where each team will face eight different rivalscreating a unique table. Below we leave you what the rivals will be like and against whom the seeded teamsHow cool!

This is what the 2024-25 Champions League phase will look like

From the 2024-25 season the Champions League will have 36 participating clubs, which will compete in a league phasethe old group stage, to give four more teams the chance to compete against the best clubs in EuropeThese 36 teams will participate in a single league competition in which they will all compete in a common classification.

Under the new format, teams will play eight matches in the new league phase. They will no longer play twice against three rivals (home and away), but will face eight different teamsplaying half of them at home and the other half away.

The eight first teams will automatically advance to Round of 16while the teams ranked between 9th and 24th will play a play-off tie a double match to ensure passage to the next round, the rest will be eliminated, without access to the Europa League.

Photo description for visually impaired people: The first image shows the distribution of the league phase matches of the 2024-25 Champions League. (Credit: UEFA)

The rivals of the seeded teams

Below we tell you which teams the top seeds will face, where the champion Real MadridThe league phase will take place from September 17, 2024 to January 29, 2025, and will no longer be played only on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, but will also have high-level football on Thursdays. How cool!

  • Manchester City: Inter, PSG, Brujas, Juventus, Feyenoord, Sporting Lisboa, Sparta Prague and Slovan Bratislava.
  • Inter Milan: Leipzig, Manchester City, Arsenal, Bayer Leverkusen, Red Star, Young Boys, Monaco and Sparta Prague.
  • Bayern Munich: PSG, Barcelona, ​​Benfica, Shakhtar Donetsk, Dinamo Zagreb, Feyenoord, Slovan Bratislava and Aston Villa.
  • Paris Saint Germain (PSG): Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, Arsenal, PSV, Salzburg, Girona and Salzburg.
  • Barcelona: Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Atalanta, Benfica, Young Boys, Red Star, Brest and Monaco.
  • RB Leipzig: Liverpool, Inter Milan, Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Sporting Lisbon, Celtic, Aston Villa and Sturm Graz.
  • Borussia Dortmund: Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Club Brugge, Celtic, Dinamo Zagreb, Sturm Graz and Bologna.
  • Liverpool: Real Madrid, Leipzig, Bayer Leverkusen, Milan, Lille, PSV, Bologna and Girona.
  • Real Madrid: Borussia Dortmund, Liverpool, Milan, Atalanta, Salzburg, Lille, Stuttgart and Brest.

Tribute to Cristiano Ronaldo

One of the highlights was the Tribute to Cristiano Ronaldowho received a trophy in recognition of his impressive record as the league’s top scorer Champions League with 140 goals in 183 games. Ronaldo, who now plays for Al Nassr, expressed his gratitude and said the trophy would have a special place in his museum in Madeira.

Since his arrival at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco The fans did not miss the opportunity to applaud him and ask for a photo or an autograph. Without a doubt, the Portuguese, the record man of the top competition, remains one of the most beloved footballersHow cool!

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