UEFA Champions League 2024/25 draw: Live updates, results as teams learn league stage fixtures and schedule

For fans around the world, the new UEFA Champions League really begins with the draw for the competition’s opening phase on 29 August.

The last seven of the 36 teams in the “league phase” qualified via the play-off round this week and thus secured their places in the draw in Monaco.

For the 2024/25 season, the draw will look slightly different. The expanded competition will replace the traditional group stage with a new league stage, so that each team will play eight games instead of six and the likelihood of so-called “big” teams meeting earlier in the tournament will increase.

The Sporting News will follow the draw live and provide updates and the confirmed schedule below.

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Result of the UEFA Champions League draw: League phase 2024/25

Sporting News will update this section once the draw for the entire league phase is completed.

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2024/25 UEFA Champions League draw: live updates

15 minutes to draw: Once the draw is complete, UEFA will take its time to finalise the match dates and kick-off times. There have been rumours that these will not be announced until sometime this weekend.

Once tickets are distributed, each team will take care of the primary market. Fans can still purchase tickets on the secondary market through StubHub International, the best place to buy tickets to Champions League matches.

45 minutes to draw: As you know by now, today’s draw is the first in the brave new era of the Champions League’s “league phase.” Curious to see how it will work? Read on.

1 hour for drawing time: Welcome to today’s UEFA Champions League draw! This is the first draw under the new ‘Swiss model’, which sees an expanded field of 36 teams drawn into a league phase.

🆕 Lineup for the league phase!#UCLdraw | #UCL pic.twitter.com/yFs5uipkfQ

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) 28 August 2024

Which teams will take part in the UEFA Champions League draw?

Below are the 36 teams taking part in the draw for the ‘League Phase’ of the Champions League. The teams have been divided into four pots and each team will be drawn against one team from each pot.

How to buy Champions League tickets 2024/25

As soon as dates and times for the Champions League matches are confirmed, ticket sales will begin. With the exception of the final itself, tickets for European matches cannot be purchased directly from UEFA.

Instead, the primary ticket sales will be handled by the participating clubs themselves, so fans can easily access them as they would at other games.

Once tickets have been distributed, fans can still purchase tickets on the secondary market. StubHub International is the best place to buy tickets to Champions League matches.

Where can you watch the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League?