Champions League fixtures 2024/25: dates and times of every game in UCL league phase

The 2024/25 Champions League gets underway on Tuesday, September 17, and we now know exactly when the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Liverpool and Manchester City will be playing each of their eight fixtures in the new league phase.

How does the 2024/25 Champions League work? Format explained

For the first time, 36 teams will take part in the first round, which is now a league phase rather than the group stage we’ve all been so accustomed to. The Swiss model system means teams will play against seven different opponents either home or away, and be ranked in a 36-club table once they have played those eight fixtures.

The top eight teams will advance directly to the round of 16, clubs finishing 9th to 16th will be seeded for the playoff round and face those ranked 17th to 24th, who will be unseeded. The bottom 12 teams will be eliminated.

The initial draw for the first ever league phase threw up some eye-catching ties, including Liverpool against Real Madrid at Anfield (November 27), Manchester City away to Juventus (11 December), Barcelona versus Bayern Munich in Catalonia (23 October) and Arsenal hosting Paris Saint-Germain (October 1).

Full Champions League 2024/25 league phase draw: dates and times

All times ET.

Matchday 1

Tuesday, September 17

12:45 p.m. - BSC Young Boys - Aston Villa FC

12:45 p.m. - Juventus - PSV Eindhoven

3:00 p.m. - AC Milan - Liverpool FC

3:00 p.m. - FC Bayern München - GNK Dinamo

3:00 p.m. - Real Madrid C.F. - VfB Stuttgart

3:00 p.m. - Sporting Clube de Portugal - LOSC Lille

Wednesday, September 18

12:45 p.m. - AC Sparta Praha - FC Salzburg

12:45 p.m. - Bologna FC 1909 - FC Shakhtar Donetsk

3:00 p.m. - Celtic FC - SK Slovan Bratislava

3:00 p.m. - Club Brugge KV - Borussia Dortmund

3:00 p.m. - Manchester City - FC Internazionale Milano

3:00 p.m. - Paris Saint-Germain - Girona FC

Thursday, September 19

12:45 p.m. - Feyenoord - Bayer 04 Leverkusen

12:45 p.m. - FK Crvena Zvezda - SL Benfica

3:00 p.m. - AS Monaco - FC Barcelona

3:00 p.m. - Atalanta BC - Arsenal FC

3:00 p.m. - Atlético de Madrid - RB Leipzig

3:00 p.m. - Stade Brestois 29 - SK Sturm Graz

Matchday 2

Tuesday, October 1

12:45 p.m. - FC Salzburg - Stade Brestois 29

12:45 p.m. - VfB Stuttgart - AC Sparta Praha

3:00 p.m. - Arsenal FC - Paris Saint-Germain

3:00 p.m. - Bayer 04 Leverkusen - AC Milan

3:00 p.m. - Borussia Dortmund - Celtic FC

3:00 p.m. - FC Barcelona - BSC Young Boys

3:00 p.m. - FC Internazionale Milano - FK Crvena Zvezda

3:00 p.m. - PSV Eindhoven - Sporting Clube de Portugal

3:00 p.m. - SK Slovan Bratislava - Manchester City

Wednesday, October 2

12:45 p.m. - FC Shakhtar Donetsk - Atalanta BC

12:45 p.m. - Girona FC - Feyenoord

3:00 p.m. - Aston Villa FC - FC Bayern München

3:00 p.m. - GNK Dinamo - AS Monaco

3:00 p.m. - Liverpool FC - Bologna FC 1909

3:00 p.m. - LOSC Lille - Real Madrid C.F.

3:00 p.m. - RB Leipzig - Juventus

3:00 p.m. - SK Sturm Graz - Club Brugge KV

3:00 p.m. - SL Benfica - Atlético de Madrid

Matchday 3

Tuesday, October 22

12:45 p.m. ET - AC Milan - Club Brugge KV

12:45 p.m. ET - AS Monaco - FK Crvena Zvezda

3:00 p.m. ET - Arsenal FC - FC Shakhtar Donetsk

3:00 p.m. ET - Aston Villa FC - Bologna FC 1909

3:00 p.m. ET - Girona FC - SK Slovan Bratislava

3:00 p.m. ET - Juventus - VfB Stuttgart

3:00 p.m. ET - Paris Saint-Germain - PSV Eindhoven

3:00 p.m. ET - Real Madrid C.F. - Borussia Dortmund

3:00 p.m. ET - SK Sturm Graz - Sporting Clube de Portugal

Wednesday, October 23

12:45 p.m. ET - Atalanta BC - Celtic FC

12:45 p.m. ET - Stade Brestois 29 - Bayer 04 Leverkusen

3:00 p.m. ET - Atlético de Madrid - LOSC Lille

3:00 p.m. ET - BSC Young Boys - FC Internazionale Milano

3:00 p.m. ET - FC Barcelona - FC Bayern München

3:00 p.m. ET - FC Salzburg - GNK Dinamo

3:00 p.m. ET - Manchester City - AC Sparta Praha

3:00 p.m. ET - RB Leipzig - Liverpool FC

3:00 p.m. ET - SL Benfica - Feyenoord

Matchday 4

Tuesday, November 5

12:45 p.m. - PSV Eindhoven - Girona FC

12:45 p.m. - SK Slovan Bratislava - GNK Dinamo

3:00 p.m. - Bologna FC 1909 - AS Monaco

3:00 p.m. - Borussia Dortmund - SK Sturm Graz

3:00 p.m. - Celtic FC - RB Leipzig

3:00 p.m. - Liverpool FC - Bayer 04 Leverkusen

3:00 p.m. - LOSC Lille - Juventus

3:00 p.m. - Real Madrid C.F. - AC Milan

3:00 p.m. - Sporting Clube de Portugal - Manchester City

Wednesday, November 6

12:45 p.m. - Club Brugge KV - Aston Villa FC

12:45 p.m. - FC Shakhtar Donetsk - BSC Young Boys

3:00 p.m. - AC Sparta Praha - Stade Brestois 29

3:00 p.m. - FC Bayern München - SL Benfica

3:00 p.m. - FC Internazionale Milano - Arsenal FC

3:00 p.m. - Feyenoord - FC Salzburg

3:00 p.m. - FK Crvena Zvezda - FC Barcelona

3:00 p.m. - Paris Saint-Germain - Atlético de Madrid

3:00 p.m. - VfB Stuttgart - Atalanta

Matchday 5

Tuesday, November 26

12:45 p.m. - AC Sparta Praha - Atlético de Madrid

12:45 p.m. - SK Slovan Bratislava - AC Milan

3:00 p.m. - Bayer 04 Leverkusen - FC Salzburg

3:00 p.m. - BSC Young Boys - Atalanta BC

3:00 p.m. - FC Barcelona - Stade Brestois 29

3:00 p.m. - FC Bayern München - Paris Saint-Germain

3:00 p.m. - FC Internazionale Milano - RB Leipzig

3:00 p.m. - Manchester City - Feyenoord

3:00 p.m. - Sporting Clube de Portugal - Arsenal FC

Wednesday, November 27

12:45 p.m. - FK Crvena Zvezda - VfB Stuttgart

12:45 p.m. - SK Sturm Graz - Girona FC

3:00 p.m. - AS Monaco - SL Benfica

3:00 p.m. - Aston Villa FC - Juventus

3:00 p.m. - Bologna FC 1909 - LOSC Lille

3:00 p.m. - Celtic FC - Club Brugge KV

3:00 p.m. - GNK Dinamo - Borussia Dortmund

3:00 p.m. - Liverpool FC - Real Madrid C.F.

3:00 p.m. - PSV Eindhoven - FC Shakhtar

Matchday 6

Tuesday, December 10

12:45 p.m. - Girona FC - Liverpool FC

12:45 p.m. - GNK Dinamo - Celtic FC

3:00 p.m. - Atalanta BC - Real Madrid C.F.

3:00 p.m. - Bayer 04 Leverkusen - FC Internazionale Milano

3:00 p.m. - Club Brugge KV - Sporting Clube de Portugal

3:00 p.m. - FC Salzburg - Paris Saint-Germain

3:00 p.m. - FC Shakhtar Donetsk - FC Bayern München

3:00 p.m. - RB Leipzig - Aston Villa FC

3:00 p.m. - Stade Brestois 29 - PSV Eindhoven

Wednesday, December 11

12:45 p.m. - Atlético de Madrid - SK Slovan Bratislava

12:45 p.m. - LOSC Lille - SK Sturm Graz

3:00 p.m. - AC Milan - FK Crvena Zvezda

3:00 p.m. - Arsenal FC - AS Monaco

3:00 p.m. - Borussia Dortmund - FC Barcelona

3:00 p.m. - Feyenoord - AC Sparta Praha

3:00 p.m. - Juventus - Manchester City

3:00 p.m. - SL Benfica - Bologna FC 1909

3:00 p.m. - VfB Stuttgart - BSC Young Boys

Matchday 7

Tuesday, January 21

12:45 p.m. - AS Monaco - Aston Villa FC

12:45 p.m. - Atalanta BC - SK Sturm Graz

3:00 p.m. - Atlético de Madrid - Bayer 04 Leverkusen

3:00 p.m. - Bologna FC 1909 - Borussia Dortmund

3:00 p.m. - Club Brugge KV - Juventus

3:00 p.m. - FK Crvena Zvezda - PSV Eindhoven

3:00 p.m. - Liverpool FC - LOSC Lille

3:00 p.m. - SK Slovan Bratislava - VfB Stuttgart

3:00 p.m. - SL Benfica - FC Barcelona

Wednesday, January 22

12:45 p.m. - FC Shakhtar Donetsk - Stade Brestois 29

12:45 p.m. - RB Leipzig - Sporting Clube de Portugal

3:00 p.m. - AC Milan - Girona FC

3:00 p.m. - AC Sparta Praha - FC Internazionale Milano

3:00 p.m. - Arsenal FC - GNK Dinamo

3:00 p.m. - Celtic FC - BSC Young Boys

3:00 p.m. - Feyenoord - FC Bayern München

3:00 p.m. - Paris Saint-Germain - Manchester City

3:00 p.m. - Real Madrid C.F. - FC Salzburg

Matchday 8

Wednesday, January 29

All games will kick off at 3:00 p.m ET.

Aston Villa FC - Celtic FC

Bayer 04 Leverkusen - AC Sparta Praha

Borussia Dortmund - FC Shakhtar Donetsk

BSC Young Boys - FK Crvena Zvezda

FC Barcelona - Atalanta BC

FC Bayern München - SK Slovan Bratislava

FC Internazionale Milano - AS Monaco

FC Salzburg - Atlético de Madrid

Girona FC - Arsenal FC

GNK Dinamo - AC Milan

Juventus - SL Benfica

LOSC Lille - Feyenoord

Manchester City - Club Brugge KV

PSV Eindhoven - Liverpool FC

SK Sturm Graz - RB Leipzig

Sporting Clube de Portugal - Bologna FC 1909

Stade Brestois 29 - Real Madrid C.F.

VfB Stuttgart - Paris Saint-Germain

Champions League to be played on Thursday night

For the first time, Champions League fixtures have been scheduled for a Thursday night, with some matchday one games being played on Thursday, September 19.

As part of UEFA’s revamp, each competition will have an ‘exclusive week’ in which it will take centre stage. For both the Champions League and the Europa League, that will be matchday one of the league phase.

Additionally, all matches on matchday eight, the last one of the league phase, will be played on Wednesday, January 29. The league standings will be finalised on that date and decide which clubs progress to the round of 16, which ones feature in the playoff round and which teams are eliminated.