August 29th was the day when the UEFA Champions League's league-phase draw started a new chapter in European football's most prestigious competition. The season 2024–2025 will be played under its new format.
The new draw setup, which moved away from the traditional group phase, decided which top clubs would compete in this updated league phase. This marked a significant shift in the way the tournament functions.A new era begins.
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In the new format, the 32 teams were not divided into groups; instead, they were matched by a single draw system. Each team will play eight games against teams from their own domestic leagues, selected from four separate pots. Teams will play against two teams from each pot, one playing at home and the other away.
How was the draw executed?
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Gianluigi Buffon, former Juventus star goalkeeper, and Cristiano Ronaldo, the Champions League's all-time best goalscorer, were the ones who drew the draw for the new format of the competition.
Who faces who in UEFA Champions League new format?
The draw saw the defending champions of La Liga and Champions League, Real Madrid, clash with Liverpool and AC Milan, while FC Barcelona will play Bayern Munich, reigniting a historic rivalry. Manchester City, the current Premier League champion, was drawn against powerful teams like Inter Milan, Paris Saint-Germain, and Juventus.
The draw saw the defending champions of La Liga and Champions League, Real Madrid, clash with Liverpool and AC Milan, while FC Barcelona will play Bayern Munich, reigniting a historic rivalry. Manchester City, the current Premier League champion, was drawn against powerful teams like Inter Milan, Paris Saint-Germain, and Juventus.
Paris Saint-Germain, on the other hand, will have to face one of the most challenging draws of the night, where they will face heavyweights like Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Atlético Madrid, and Arsenal। While that was happening, Feyenoord, the Turkish team, was given fixtures against Manchester City, Bayern Munich, and Bayer Leverkusen।
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