CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
What are Liverpool’s Champions League fixtures for 2024/25? UCL schedule
Anfield will host UCL action again this year, with new head coach Arne Slot looking to add to Liverpool’s incredible history in the European Cup.
A new era has dawned on Anfield. After eight years in charge, Jurgen Klopp opted to leave Liverpool at the end of 2023/24 and left the club in search of a new direction.
The Liverpool hierarchy settled on Arne Slot, the Dutch coach who led Feyenoord to the Eredivisie title during his three years in charge. Slot has begun his career in England with back-to-back Premier League wins but he faces a monumental task as the man who replaces a Liverpool legend.
Liverpool secured a third-place finish in Klopp’s final season, ensuring that they return to the Champions League for 2024/25. Historically Liverpool have often fared better in continental competition than they have in the Premier League, and Slot will be looking to continue their proud European record this year.
Liverpool Champions League opponents for 2024/25
The revamped competition features a new structure for 2024/25 with all 36 teams taking part. Teams will compete in a single ‘league stage’ division. For the draw teams are divided into four pots based on previous performance and will play two fixtures against teams from each pot, including their own.
Liverpool Champions League fixtures
- Real Madrid (H)
- Leipzig (A)
- Leverkusen (H)
- AC Milan (A)
- Lille (H)
- PSV (A)
- Bologna (H)
- Girona (A)
UEFA have not yet released dates for each of these games. Once the Europa League and Conference League draws have been completed European soccer’s governing body will confirm the precise schedule to avoid scheduling multiple games in the same city on the same day. The fixture dates for the leagues stage of the Champions League will be released on Saturday, August 31.
We do, however, know the full league phase schedule for the competition. The action will begin on Tuesday, September 17.
How many times have Liverpool won the Champions League?
The most successful English team in continental competition, Liverpool have been crowned European champions on six occasions. Four of those wins came in the club’s golden era in the 1970s and 1980s, but they have also enjoyed real success more recently.
Liverpool lifted the Champions League under Rafa Benítez in 2004/05 and Jurgen Klopp lead the club to its sixth Champions League title in 2018/19. There have also been a number of near misses, losing finalists in 2006/07, 2017/18 and 2021/22.
The Reds retain many of the key players for their 2018/19 triumph, although some of those Anfield legends may soon be leaving the club. Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Djik and Trent Alexander-Arnold are all entering the final year of their contracts, meaning that they would be free to discuss terms with other teams in January.