Champions League 2024-2025: the detailed schedule of matches for PSG, Monaco, Lille, Brest and all the rules

The 2024-2025 Champions League is turned upside down this year and we explain everything to you.

The new edition of the Champions League is a revolution. The competition now welcomes 36 teams, compared to 32 previously with the disappearance of the group stage, but the appearance of a “regular season” with a single ranking that groups together the 36 qualified clubs. Each team has 8 matches to play (compared to 6 currently), for as many different opponents. This is where the pot system comes into play, allowing total fairness to be preserved. At the end of this mini championship, the lowest ranked teams, i.e. between places 25 and 36, will be eliminated from the competition and will not be drafted into the Europa League. The teams having finished in the first 8 places will qualify directly for the round of 16 of the competition. They will have the advantage of being seeded, and therefore not facing each other in the next round.

On the other hand, the teams ranked between 9th and 24th places will have to go through play-offs in a two-legged format. The draw for the final phase will also be changed and will take place with a seeded system. Thus, the championship leader cannot be in the same part of the table as its runner-up. The third will be in the reverse game of the fourth… 

Here is the draw for the French clubs:

• The opponents of PSG for this new formula of the Champions League
  • Home: Manchester City/Atlético de Madrid/PSV Eindhoven/Girona
  • Away: Bayern Munich/Arsenal/Salzburg/Stuttgart
• Lille's opponents for this new Champions League format
  • Home: Real Madrid/Juventus/Feyenoord/Sturm Graz
  • Away: Atletico Madrid/Liverpool/Bologna/Sporting Portugal
• Monaco's opponentsfor this new Champions League format
  • Home: Barcelona/Benfica/Red Star/Aston Villa
  • Away: Arsenal/Inter/Dinamo Zagreb/​​Bologna
• The opponents of Brest for this new formula of the Champions League
  • Home: Real Madrid/Bayer Leverkusen/PSV/Sturm Graz
  • Away: Barcelona/Shakhtar/Salzburg/Sparta Prague

The full schedule

The regular season consists of eight matchdays spread over five months. The first day is played over three days (Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday) while the following ones resume the usual Tuesday-Wednesday. On the other hand, the final day, full of promise as the slightest action could shake up the ranking, is played simultaneously on a single Wednesday evening. 

PSG

• 1st day. Wednesday, September 18 (9 p.m.): PSG – Girona
• 2nd day. Tuesday October 1 (9 p.m.): Arsenal – PSG
• 3rd day. Tuesday October 22 (9 p.m.): PSG – PSV
• 4th day. Wednesday, November 6 (9 p.m.)& ;nbsp;: PSG – Atlético de Madrid
• 5th day. Tuesday November 26 (9 p.m.): Bayern Munich – PSG
• 6th day. Tuesday, December 10 (21) ;h): Salzburg – PSG
• 7th day. Wednesday January 22 (9 p.m.): PSG – Manchester City
• 8th day. Wednesday, January 29 (9 p.m.)& ;nbsp;: Stuttgart – PSG

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Lille

• 1st day e. Tuesday September 17 (9 p.m.): Sporting Portugal – Lille.
• 2nd day& ;eacute;e. Wednesday October 2 (9 p.m.): Lille – Real Madrid.
• 3rd day& ;eacute;e. Wednesday October 23 (9 p.m.): Atlético Madrid – Lille.
• 4th day. Tuesday November 5 (9 p.m.): Lille – Juventus.
• 5th day . Wednesday November 27 (9 p.m.): Bologna – Lille.
• 6th day . Wednesday December 11 (6:45 p.m.): Lille -Sturm Graz.
• 7th day. Tuesday January 21 (9 p.m.): Liverpool – Lille.
• 8th day . Wednesday January 29 (9 p.m.): Lille – Feyenoord.

Brest

• Thursday September 19: Stade Brestois – Sturm Graz (9 p.m.)
• Tuesday October 1: Salzburg – Stade Brestois (18& nbsp;h 45)
• Wednesday October 23: Stadium Brestois – Bayer Leverkusen (18 h 45)
• Wednesday 6 November&nbsp ;: Slavia Prague – Stade Brestois (21 h)
• Tuesday November 26: FC Barcelona –Stadium Brestois(9 p.m.)
• Tuesday December 10:& ;nbsp;Stade Brestois – PSV (21 h)
• Wednesday, January 22: Shakhtar Donetsk – Stade Brestois (18 h 45)
• Wednesday 29 January&nbsp ;: Stade Brestois – Real Madrid (21 h)

Monaco

• AS Monaco – FC Barcelona: Thursday September 19   9 p.m. (1st day)
• Dinamo Zagreb – AS Monaco: Wednesday 2 October   ; 9 p.m. (2nd day)
• AS Monaco – Etoile Rouge Belgrade: Tuesday October 22   6:45 p.m. (3rd day)
• Bologna – AS Monaco: Tuesday November 5   21 hours (4th day)
• AS Monaco – SL Benfica: Wednesday November 27   9 p.m. (5th day)
• Arsenal – AS Monaco: Wednesday December 11 to 9 p.m. (6th day)
• AS Monaco – Aston Villa: Tuesday January 21   6:45 p.m. (Matchday 7)
• Inter Milan – AS Monaco: Wednesday, January 29 at 9:00 PM (Day 8)

The final table of phase à Direct elimination begins with the play-offs in mid-February. Under the current model, all rounds are held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The grand finale is organized at Munich, Saturday, May 31, 2025.

• Play-off draw: January 31, 2025
• Barrages for phase à Direct elimination: 11-12 and 18-19 February 2025
• Drawing of the internal table ;gral: February 21, 2025
• Round of 16: 4-5 and 11 -March 12, 2025
• Quarterfinals: 8-9and April 15-16, 2025
• Semi-finals: April 29-30 and May 6-7, 2025
• Final: May 31, 2025

On which TV channel to watch the Champions League in France ?

The battle for TV rights has continued to rage ahead of this Champions League season. UEFA has awarded the French TV rights for the “Coupe aux grandes oreilles” to beIN Sports and Canal+, which thus ensure the nbsp;Champions League broadcast.