The 2024-25 UEFA Champions League and Europa League Play-off draws have been confirmed, with teams learning their opponent for the Europe-wide football clubs competitions.
Notably, the 2024-25 Champions League edition will be the maiden edition of the revamped competition that will feature 36 teams instead of 32 as was the case with the old format.
A league phase will replace the old group stage format, with each team guaranteed at least 10 games in the initial phase. The minimum 10 fixtures will be equally split into five home and five away games.
Teams finishing in the top eight of the league after the home and away fixtures qualify automatically for the round of 16, while teams from 9th to 24th are scheduled for a two-legged playoff to determine who fills the remaining eight slots in the round of 16.
Other things to note in the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League
Serie A were tipped to seal a sixth Champions League spot, according to Football Italia. However, the Italian top-flight will only field five teams in the competition with Bologna, joining, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Juventus, and Atalanta in the competition.
Also, due to the rescheduled UEFA Champions League fixtures, domestic FA’s have been forced to reschedule domestic club competitions such as the FA Cup and EFL Cup. This means next season football fans should expect slight alterations
2024-25 UEFA Champions League and Europa League Play-off fixures in full
Champions League (Champions Path)
In the champions path, Swiss champions Young Boys will take on Turkish champions, Galatasaray.
Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb are paired against the winner between Azerbaijan champions Qarabag and Ludogorets of Bulgaria.
Danish giants Midtjyland will take on Hungarian giants Ferencvarosi with the winner facing off against the winner between Slovakian side Bratislava of Slovakia and Apoel of Cyprus.
Polish club Jagiellonia Bialystok will take on Bodo Glimt of Norway, with the winner facing Serbian champions Crvena Zvezda.
Swedish side Malmo will take on Paok of Greece, with the winner facing the winner between Czech side Sparta Praha and Fotball Club of Romania.
Full UEFA Champions League and Europa League Play-off Fixures
Champions League (Champions Path)
Young Boys vs Galatasaray
GNK Dinamo vs Qarabağ /Ludogorets 1945
[Midtjylland / Ferencvárosi] vs ŠK Slovan Bratislava / APOEL]
Jagiellonia Białystok vs FK Bodø/Glimt / Crvena zvezda]
Malmö FF / PAOK vs AC Sparta Praha / Fotbal Club FCSB
League Path
LOSC Lille / Fenerbahçe SK vs SK Slavia Praha (CZE) / R. Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL)
FC Dynamo Kyiv / Rangers FC vs FC Salzburg / FC Twente.
Note that the Champions Path contains teams that qualify as the winners of their domestic league, and the League Path contains teams that qualify as runners-up, third-placed, or fourth-placed teams from their domestic league.
Europa League
- FC Dinamo Minsk / Lincoln Red Imps FC vs RSC Anderlecht
- Jagiellonia Białystok / FK Bodø/Glimt vs Panathinaikos FC / AFC Ajax
- Qarabağ / PFC Ludogorets vs FC Petrocub / The New Saints FC
- FK Partizan / FC Lugano vs Beşiktaş
- LASK vs AC Sparta Praha / Fotbal Club FCSB
- UE Santa Coloma / FC RFS vs ŠK Slovan Bratislava / APOEL (CYP)
- FK Panevėžys / Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC vs FK TSC Bačka Topola
- Malmö FF / PAOK FC vs NK Celje / Shamrock Rovers FC
- FC Midtjylland / Ferencvárosi TC vs KÍ Klaksvík / FK Borac Banja Luka
- Molde FK / Cercle Brugge KSV vs HNK Rijeka / IF Elfsborg
- SC Braga / Servette FC vs Trabzonspor A.Ş / SK Rapid Wien
- FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih / FC Viktoria Plzeň vs Heart of Midlothian FC.
All the fixtures are scheduled to be concluded on August 27, 2024, before the official draws for the main competition. The time for the fixtures has yet to be decided but fans should check for updates on UEFA official website.
How to watch 2024-25 Champions League and Europa League fixtures
All Champions League and Europa League matches will be streamed live by broadcast agencies with commercial rights to steam the matches. You can watch the matches on TNT, beinSPORT, CBS Sports, and other streaming platforms.
