LIVE. Champions League draw: new rules and opponents of French clubs

The draw for the group stage of the Champions League is changing, we explain to you.

The essentials

• For those who don't know yet, the Champions League is getting a makeover this year. ;e with a sort of mini championship. The teams will now play eight group matches, against two teams from the four pots, to try to qualify directly for the eighth& finals of the competition.
• As has been mentioned for several weeks, the draw will be automatic due to the large number of teams to be drawn in the event of a regular draw. A team will only be able to face two teams, at most, from the same country during the group stage. Each team will face two teams from each of the four pots, with four home matches and four away matches. away.
• For this 2024-2025 edition of the Champions League, PSG, Monaco, Brest and Lille will be the French clubs involved.

Live

16:30 – A hybrid draw

Due to the new format, the draw has been redesigned: the clubs are still divided into hats, drawn manually in turn. The difference is that the computer will assign the eight opponents with four home matches and four away matches.

16:15 – A competition with a new format

Exit the classic groups that we know. Now it's time for a unique league of 36 teams in which each club will face eight opponents in single matches.

16:00 – &At what time is the draw ?

The draw for this 2024-2025 edition of the Champions League will be held in Monaco at 6 p.m. for a duration of 35 minutes.

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