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Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Celtic feature in a new Champions League format this season - here's everything you need to know...
How does the new 'league phase' format work? The 36 teams form a single league, with each entrant playing eight different clubs, four at home and four away. Three points are awarded for a win and one for a draw. The top eight sides in the league will qualify automatically for the knockout stages, while the teams finishing in ninth to 24th place will compete in a two-legged play-off to secure a place in the last 16 of the competition.
The bottom 12 teams will be eliminated with no access to the Europa League. How will the knockout play-off phase work? Teams that finish between ninth and 16th will be seeded in the knockout phase play-off draw, meaning they will face a team placed 17th to 24th. Trending The eight clubs that prevail in the knockout phase play-offs will then progress to the round of 16, where they will each face one of the top-eight finishers, who will be seeded.
The pairings of the knockout phase will also be partly determined by the league phase rankings, with a draw which lays out the route for teams to reach the final. Also See: Champions League fixtures Champions League table Download the Sky Sports App Get Sky Sports on WhatsApp! Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Arsenal fixtures September 19: Atalanta vs Arsenal , Gewiss Stadium, kick-off 8pm October 1: Arsenal vs Paris SG , Emirates Stadium, kick-off 8pm October 22: Arsenal vs Shakhtar Donetsk , Emirates Stadium, kick-off 8pm November 6: Inter Milan vs Arsenal , San Siro, kick-off 8pm November 26: Sporting Lisbon vs Arsenal , Jose Alvalade Stadium, kick-off 8pm December 11: Arsenal vs Monaco , Emirates Stadium, kick-off 8pm January 22: Arsenal vs Dinamo Zagreb , Emirates Stadium, kick-off 8pm January 29: Girona vs Arsenal , Estadi Montilivi, kick-off 8pm Aston Villa fixtures September 17: Young Boys vs Aston Villa , Wankdorf Stadium, kick-off 5.45pm October 2: Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich , Villa Park, kick-off 8pm October 22: Aston Villa vs Bologna , Villa Park, kick-off 8pm November 6: Club Brugge vs Aston Villa , Jan Breydel Stadium, kick-off 5.
45pm November 27: Aston Villa vs Juventus , Villa Park, kick-off 8pm December 10: RB Leipzig vs Aston Villa , Red Bull Arena, kick-off 8pm January 21: AS Monaco vs Aston Villa , Louis II Stadium, kick-off 5.45pm January 29: Aston Villa vs Celtic , Villa Park, kick-off 8pm Liverpool fixtures September 17: AC Milan vs Liverpool , San Siro, kick-off 8pm October 2: Liverpool vs Bologna , Anfield, kick-off 8pm October 23: RB Leipzig vs Liverpool, Red Bull Arena, kick-off 8pm November 5: Liverpool vs Bayer Leverkusen, Anfield, kick-off 8pm November 27: Liverpool v Real Madrid, Anfield, kick-off 8pm December 10: Girona vs Liverpool, Estadi Montilivi, kick-off 5.45pm January 21: Liverpool vs Lille, Anfield, kick-off 8pm January 29: PSV Eindhoven vs Liverpool, Philips Stadium, kick-off 8pm Man City fixtures September 18: Man City vs Inter Milan , Etihad Stadium, kick-off 8pm October 1: Slovan Bratislava vs Man City, Narodny futbalovy stadion, kick-off 8pm October 23: Man City vs Sparta Prague , Etihad Stadium, kick-off 8pm November 5: Sporting CP vs Man City, Jose Alvalade Stadium, kick-off 8pm November 26: Man City vs Feyenoord, Etihad Stadium, kick-off 8pm December 11: Juventus vs Man City, Allianz Stadium, kick-off 8pm January 22: Paris Saint-Germain vs Man City, Parc des Princes, kick-off 8pm January 29: Man City vs Club Brugge, Etihad Stadium, kick-off 8pm Celtic fixtures September 18: Celtic vs Slovan Bratislava , Celtic Park, kick-off 8pm October 1: Borussia Dortmund vs Celtic , Signal Iunda Park, kick-off 8pm October 23: Atalanta vs Celtic , Gewiss Stadium, kick-off 5.
45pm November 5: Celtic vs RB Leipzig , Celtic Park, kick-off 8pm November 27: Celtic vs Club Brugge , Celtic Park, kick-off 8pm December 10: Dinamo Zagreb vs Celtic , Maksimir Stadium, kick-off 5.45pm January 22: Celtic vs Young Boys , Celtic Park, kick-off 8pm January 29: Aston Villa vs Celtic , Villa Park, kick-off 8pm When are the 2024/25 Champions League league-stage matches? When are the 2024/25 Champions League knockout stages? Where is the Champions League final being held in 2025? The 2024/25 UEFA Champions League season will take place in Munich at the Allianz Arena on May 31, 2025. Tom from Southampton is ONE MILLION POUNDS richer after correctly predicting six scorelines!.
