Champions League 2024-2025: PSG on the brink, schedule and rankings

Before the 5th day of the Champions League, the situation of PSG is more than tense in this phase of the league.

Uncompromising in Ligue 1, PSG is in a very delicate situation in the Champions League. Provisionally eliminated in the league phase, Paris must react and take points on Matchday 5. Problem, the Parisians are facing the Germans of Bayern Munich, in Germany, and it will be difficult for Luis Enrique's men to take the three points. A new defeat could put Paris on the brink of the precipice.

On the other hand, everything is going well for Brest and Monaco, but the day promises to be delicate. For the Bretons, it's a dream that continues with a trip to the FC Barcelona pitch, without Lamine Yamal. In the top 8, the Brestois can get a little closer to qualification in the event of a huge result in Catalonia. Third in the standings, Monaco can also get a little closer to the stars by hosting Angel Di Maria's Benfica. Finally, Lille must take the three points against one of the “affordable” opponents, Bologna.

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Upcoming match schedule

The regular season now consists of eight days spread over five months. Here are the posters for the next matchday:

What are the new rules of the Champions League ?

The Champions League has lost its group stage in 2024-2025. It has been transformed into a “regular season”, with a single ranking. For the first stage of this new generation Champions League, each team must play 8 matches (compared to 6 previously), each time with a different opponent. So also gone is the system of two-way matches, characteristic of previous versions. The matches were decided by a draw carried out at the end of August and based on a system of hats, allowing to preserve a certain fairness in the progress.

The Champions League then returns to a semblance of normality at the end of this mini championship. Only a semblance since the teams that finished in the top 8 places qualify directly for the round of 16, with the teams ranked between 9th and 24th places, who will have to go through play-offs in a two-legged format. Previously, the final phase of the Champions League started directly with the quarter-finals.

Another notable difference: the lowest-ranked teams (between 25th and 36th place) are eliminated from the competition and none of them are drawn into the Europa League. The draw for the final phase is also swapped and takes place using a seeding system. Thus, the leader in the standings cannot be in the same part of the table as its runner-up. The third-placed team will be in the opposite part of the table to the fourth-placed team, etc.

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What matches for French clubs ?

Four Ligue 1 clubs have been offered the opportunity to travel the star track this season, with some opponents in common thanks to this new format, but undoubtedly very different destinies. PSG, who have set themselves the top 8 as their objective, have obtained one of the most difficult draws. After a debut against a team new to this level, Girona, they have inherited big machines like Arsenal, Antoine Griezmann's Atlético Madrid, Manchester City, but also the ogre Bayern Munich.

Lille also had a complicated draw, with Real Madrid and its neighbors Atlético (bis), Juventus Turin and Liverpool. Brest, surprising 3rd in Ligue 1 last season, inherited a first match deemed “affordable”, with the reception of Sturm Graz. But the rest of the program consisted of Real Madrid (bis) and FC Barcelona. Monaco finally drew Barça, Bologna, Benfica and Inter Milan. Here are the upcoming matches of the French clubs:

PSG

• 5th day. Bayern Munich – PSG: Tuesday, November 26 (9 p.m.)
• 6th day. Salzburg – PSG: Tuesday December 10 (9 p.m.)
• 7th day. PSG – Manchester City: Wednesday January 22 (9 p.m.)
• 8th day. Stuttgart – PSG: Wednesday, January 29 (9 p.m.)

Lille

• 5th day. Bologna – Lille: Wednesday November 27 (9 p.m.)
• 6th day. Lille -Sturm Graz: Wednesday December 11 (6:45 p.m.)
• 7th day. Liverpool – Lille: Tuesday January 21 (9 p.m.)
• 8th day. Lille – Feyenoord : Wednesday January 29 (9 p.m.)

Brest

• 5th day. FC Barcelona – Stade Brestois : Tuesday November 26 (21)
• 6th day. Stade Brestois – PSV: Tuesday December 10 (9 p.m.)
• 7th day. Shakhtar Donetsk – Stade Brestois: Wednesday, January 22 (6:45 p.m.)
• 8th day eacute;e. Stade Brestois – Real Madrid: Wednesday, January 29 (9 p.m.)

Monaco

• 5th day. AS Monaco – SL Benfica: Wednesday November 27 (9 p.m.)
• 6th day. Arsenal – AS Monaco: Wednesday December 11 (9 p.m.)
• 7th day. AS Monaco – Aston Villa: Tuesday January 21 (6:45 p.m.)
• 8th day. Inter Milan – AS Monaco: Wednesday, January 29 (9 p.m.)

Play-offs and final phase

The final table, composed of direct elimination matches, was organized eacute; with play-offs in mid-February followed by the round of 16. The grand finale was scheduled for Munich on Saturday 31 May. 2025.

• Drawing of the dams: January 31, 2025
• Barrages for phase à direct elimination: 11-12 and 18-19 February 2025
• Print of the full painting: February 21, 2025
• Final Eight: 4-5 and 11-12 March 2025
• Quarterfinals: 8-9and April 15-16, 2025
• Semi-finals: April 29-30 and May 6-7, 2025
• Finale: May 31, 2025

On which channel ;ne TV see the Champions League in France ?

The battle for TV rights has continued&eacute to rage ahead of this Champions League season. UEFA has awarded the French TV rights for the “Big Ears Cup” to Canal+& ;nbsp;who thus obtained the privilege of broadcasting the Champions League.