Champions League 2024/25 draw: Man City, Real Madrid and more learn fate in new format

The draw for the league phase of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League took place in Monaco on Thursday afternoon, with the giants of European football discovering their opponents for the new-look competition.

Real Madrid are the defending champions after defeating Borussia Dortmund in last season's final but Los Blancos will have more teams to overcome this time around due to the competition's expansion from 32 to 36 teams.

Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa are the four English clubs involved in the competition, joining the likes of Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain and Inter - all of whom will fancy their chances of going deep in the competition.

Follow below to find out who each drew for the new-look format, aimed at providing more exciting ties earlier in the competition.

Pot 1 teams

• Paris Saint-Germain: Manchester City (H), Bayern Munich (A), Atletico Madrid (H), Arsenal (A), PSV Eindhoven (H), Salzburg (A), Girona (H), Stuttgart (A)

• Liverpool: Real Madrid (H), RB Leipzig (A), Bayer Leverkusen (H), Milan (A), Lille (H), PSV Eindhoven (A), Bologna (H), Girona (A)

• Inter: RB Leipzig (H), Manchester City (A), Arsenal (H), Bayer Leverkusen (A), Red Star Belgrade (H), Young Boys (A), Monaco (H), Sparta Prague (A)

• Borussia Dortmund: Barcelona (H), Real Madrid (A), Shakhtar Donetsk (H), Club Brugge (A), Celtic (H), Dinamo Zagreb (A), Sturm Graz (H), Bologna (A)

• RB Leipzig: Liverpool (H), Inter (A), Juventus (H), Atletico Madrid (A), Sporting CP (H), Celtic (A), Aston Villa (H), Sturm Graz (A)

• Barcelona: Bayern Munich (H), Borussia Dortmund (A), Atalanta (H), Benfica (A), Young Boys (H), Red Star Belgrade (A), Brest (H), Monaco (A)

Pot 2 teams

• Bayer Leverkusen: Inter (H), Liverpool (A), Milan (H), Atletico Madrid (A), Salzburg (H), Feyenoord (A), Sparta Prague (H), Brest (A)

• Atletico Madrid: RB Leipzig (H), Paris Saint-Germain (A), Bayer Leverkusen (H), Benfica (A), Lille (H), Salzburg (A), Slovan Bratislava (H), Sparta Prague (A)

• Atalanta: Real Madrid (H), Barcelona (A), Arsenal (H), Shakhtar Donetsk (A), Celtic (H), Young Boys (A), Sturm Graz (H), Stuttgart (A)

• Juventus: Manchester City (H), RB Leipzig (A), Benfica (H), Club Brugge (A), PSV Eindhoven (H), Lille (A), Stuttgart (H), Aston Villa (A)

• Benfica: Barcelona (H), Bayern Munich (A), Atletico Madrid (H), Juventus (A), Feyenoord (H), Red Star Belgrade (A), Bologna (H), Monaco (A)

• Arsenal: Paris Saint-Germain (H), Inter (A), Shakhtar Donetsk (H), Atalanta (A), Dinamo Zagreb (H), Sporting CP (A), Monaco (H), Girona (A)

• Club Brugge: Borussia Dortmund (H), Manchester City (A), Juventus (H), Milan (A), Sporting CP (H), Celtic (A), Aston Villa (H), Sturm Graz (A)

• Shakhtar Donetsk: Bayern Munich (H), Borussia Dortmund (A), Atalanta (H), Arsenal (A), Young Boys (H), PSV Eindhoven (A), Brest (H), Bologna (A)

• Milan: Liverpool (H), Real Madrid (A), Club Brugge (H), Bayer Leverkusen (A), Red Star Belgrade (H), Dinamo Zagreb (A), Girona (H), Slovan Bratislava (A)

Pot 3 teams

• Feyenoord: Bayern Munich (H), Manchester City (A), Bayer Leverkusen, Benfica (A), Salzburg (H), Lille (A), Sparta Prague (H), Girona (A).

• Sporting CP: Manchester City (H), RB Leipzig (A), Arsenal (H), Club Brugge (A), Lille (H), PSV Eindhoven (A), Bologna (H), Sturm Graz (A).

• PSV Eindhoven: Liverpool (H), Paris Saint-Germain (A), Shakhtar Donetsk (H), Juventus (A), Sporting CP (H), Red Star Belgrade (A), Girona (H), Brest.

• Dinamo Zagreb: Borussia Dortmund (H), Bayern Munich (A), Milan (H), Arsenal (A), Celtic (H), Salzburg (A), Monaco (H), Slovan Bratislava (A).

• Salzburg: Paris Saint-Germain (H), Real Madrid (A), Atletico Madrid (H), Bayer Leverkusen (A), Dinamo Zagreb (H), Feyenoord (A), Brest (H), Sparta Prague (A)

• Lille: Real Madrid (H), Liverpool (A), Juventus (H), Atletico Madrid (A), Feyenoord (H), Sporting CP (A), Sturm Graz (H), Bologna

• Red Star Belgrade: Barcelona (H), Inter (A), Benfica (H), Milan (A), PSV Eindhoven (H), Young Boys (A), Stuttgart (H), Monaco (A).

• Young Boys: Inter (H), Barcelona (A), Atalanta (H), Shakhtar Donetsk (A), Red Star Belgrade (H), Celtic (A), Aston Villa (H), Stuttgart (A).

• Celtic: RB Leipzig (H), Borussia Dortmund (A), Club Brugge (H), Atalanta (A), Young Boys (H), Dinamo Zagreb (A), Slovan Bratislava (H), Aston Villa (A).

Pot 4 teams

• Slovan Bratislava: Manchester City (H), Bayern Munich (A), Milan (H), Atletico Madrid (A), Dinamo Zagreb (H), Celtic (A), Stuttgart (H), Girona (A)

• Sparta Prague: Inter (H), Manchester City (A), Atletico Madrid (H), Bayer Leverkusen (A), Salzburg (H), Feyenoord (A), Brest (H), Stuttgart (A)

• Girona: Liverpool (H), Paris Saint-Germain (A), Arsenal (H), Milan (A), Feyenoord (H), PSV Eindhoven (A), Slovan Bratislava (H), Sturm Graz (A)

• Stuttgart: Paris Saint-Germain (H), Real Madrid (A), Atalanta (H), Juventus (A), Young Boys (H), Red Star Belgrade (A), Sparta Prague (H), Slovan Bratislava (A)

• Sturm Graz: RB Leipzig (H), Borussia Dortmund (A), Club Brugge (H), Atalanta (A), Sporting CP (H), Lille (A), Girona (H), Brest (A)

When does the 2024/25 Champions League begin?

The dates for each fixture will not be confirmed until Saturday, but UEFA has revealed when each matchday will take place. Whereas the previous format saw the group stage wrapped up by Christmas, the new Swiss model will take the league phase to the end of January.

The sides who finished from ninth to 24th will compete in the knockout round playoffs in February for places in the last 16, where the clubs ranked from first to eighth will be waiting.