A new format will be adopted in the UEFA Champions League, which held a draw on 29 August in Monaco. During the first year of the tournament's new format, all 36 teams will be playing in one "league" rather than the traditional eight groups of four.
Every team was seeded and divided into four pots of nine, and will play two games (one home and one away) against randomly-drawn clubs from each pot.
All 36 teams compete in a single "league" with the top eight advancing directly to the Round of 16. Those who finish Nos. 9-16 move on as seeded teams into the knockout phase playoffs, while Nos. 17-24 advance to the playoff unseeded, with a two-legged tie to determine who reaches the Round of 16.
Real Madrid is the defending champion, winning its 15th title with a 2-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund in last season's final.
This season's Champions League final is scheduled for 31 May 2025 at the Allianz Arena in Munich.
Even if the draw for the League's new 'league phase' took place on 29 August, the final fixture list will not be released until 31 August, as part of another change.
Previously, fixtures were revealed shortly after the group-stage draw, but the list for 2024/25 takes longer to formalise with the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League draws taking place on 30 August.
UEFA will liaise with individual domestic leagues to organise fixtures and the extra planning covers the delay.
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