A new era of the Champions League arrives as the draw is held for the first 36-team format.
The old group stage is out, with a new league phase on the way to bring what Uefa hopes will be a more exciting first phase of the competition. As usual, the teams cannot face opposition from their own country, but there are some blockbuster ties as clubs can face rivals from the same pool for the first time – meaning Liverpool have been paired with Real Madrid, while Manchester City will face two Italian giants, i.a. other.
Follow all the reactions from the Champions League draw in our live blog below:
Arsenal meet PSG and Liverpool to play Real Madrid: Champions League draw in full
The Gunners will also take on Shakhtar Donetsk, Atalanta, Dinamo Zagreb, Sporting CP, Monaco and Girona in the new league phase, where the teams have eight matches.
Liverpool take on Real Madrid in a spectacular encounter at Anfield and host RB Leipzig away. They will also host Bayer Leverkusen and travel to the San Siro to face AC Milan.
Manchester City face PSG and Juventus away as well as Inter Milan at the Etihad in their most eye-catching fixtures.
Aston Villa will host German giants Bayern Munich in a glamor match at Villa Park and will also host Juventus and Scottish champions Celtic. Unai Emery’s side also travel to RB Leipzig.
Carl Matchett29 August 2024 at 18.30
Champions League draw LIVE
To recap, all four Premier League teams’ fixtures in full:
Arsenal: PSG h, Inter Milan a, Shakhtar h, Atalanta a, Dinamo h, Sporting CP a, Monaco h, Girona a.
Aston Villa: Bayern Munich h, RB Leipzig a, Juventus h, Club Brugge a, Celtic h, Young Boys a, Bologna h, Monaco a.
Liverpool: Real Madrid h, RB Leipzig a, Bayer Leverkusen h, AC Milan a, Lille h, PSV a, Bologna h, Girona a.
Man City: Inter Milan h, PSG a, Club Brugge h, Juventus a, Feyenoord h, Sporting CP a, Sparta Praha h, Slovan Bratislava a.
Carl MatchettAugust 29, 2024 6:10 p.m
Champions League draw LIVE
That’s it – the full draw is underway and the fixture for each club is known…at least in terms of opposition.
The actual schedule and dates will be known at the weekend when the Europa League and Conference League draws are also completed.
Carl MatchettAugust 29, 2024 6:06 p.m
Champions League draw LIVE
Brest: Real Madrid h, Barcelona a, Leverkusen h, Shakhtar a, PSV h, Salzburg a, Sturm Graz h, Sparta Praha a.
Aston Villa: Bayern h, Leipzig a, Juventus h, Bruges a, Celtic h, Young Boys a, Bologna h, Monaco a
Sparta Praha: All fixtures are already drawn, so nothing extra to do here
Slovan Bratislava: Same, all done at this point
Sturm Graz: Literally just to see their name on a ticket. The games are ready!
Carl MatchettAugust 29, 2024 6:04 p.m
Champions League draw LIVE
Phew, it’s going fast now that only two or three games are needed each time. Soon we’ll know it all – incoming pot 4, including Villa’s remaining matches.
Stuttgart: PSG h, Real a, Atalanta h, Juve a, Young Boys h, Red Star a, Sparta Praha h, Bratislava a.
Girona: Liverpool h, PSG a, Arsenal h, Milan a, Feyenoord h, PSV a, Bratislava h, Sturm Graz a.
Bologna: Dortmund h, Liverpool a, Shakhtar h, Benfica a, Lille h, Sporting a, Monaco h, Aston Villa a.
Carl MatchettAugust 29, 2024 6:02 p.m
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RB Salzburg: PSG h, Real MAdrid a, Atletico h, Leverkusen a, Dinamo h, Feyenoord a, Brest h, Sparta Praha a.
Celtic: Leipzig h, Dortmund a, Atalanta a, Bruges h, Young Boys h, Dinamo a, Slovan Bratislava h, Aston Villa a.
Sporting CP: Man City h, Leipzig a, Arsenal h, Bruges a, Lille h, PSV a, Bologna h, Sturm Graz a.
Carl MatchettAugust 29, 2024 5:58 p.m
Champions League draw LIVE
Feyenoord: Man City a, Bayern h, Leverkusen h, Benfica a, Salzburg h, Lille a, Sparta Praha h, Girona a.
GNK Dinamo: Dortmund h, Bayern a, AC Milan h, Arsenal a, Celtic h, Salzburg a, Monaco h, Slovam Bratislava a.
Red star: Barcelona h, Inter a, Benfica h, Milan a, PSV h, Young Boys a, Stuttgart h, Monaco a.
Carl MatchettAugust 29, 2024 5:56 p.m
Champions League draw LIVE
Pot 3 here we go, Celtic are in here somewhere.
Young boys: Inter h, Barcelona a, Atalanta h, Shakhtar a, Red Star h, Celtic a, Aston Villa h, Stuttgart a.
Small: Real Madrid h, Liverpool a, Juventus h, Atletico a, Feyenoord h, Sporting CP a, Sturm Graz h, Bologna a.
PSV: Liverpool h, PSG a, Shakhtar h, Juventus a, Sporting CP h, Red Star a, Girona h, Brest a.
Carl MatchettAugust 29, 2024 5:54 p.m
Champions League draw LIVE
Juventus is pulled out by Buffon with a big grin.
They meet: Man City h, Leipzig a, Benfica h, Bruges a, PSV h, Lille a, Stuttgart h, Aston Villa a.
Shakhtar waited after a back and forth about Ronaldo scoring past Buffon, but finally:
Bayern h, Dortmund a, Atalanta h, Arsenal a, Young Boys h, PSV a, Brest h, Bologna a.
That’s it for Pot 2. Pot 3 and 4 teams obviously know half of their opponents already.
Carl MatchettAugust 29, 2024 5:50 p.m
Champions League draw LIVE
Barcelona h, Bayern a, Atletico h, Juventus a, Feyenoord h, Red Star a, Bologna h, Monaco a.
Liverpool h, Real Madrid a, Bruges h, Leverkusen a, Red Star h, Dinamo a, Girona h, Slovan Bratislava a.
Carl MatchettAugust 29, 2024 5:47 p.m