The 2024-25 UEFA Champions League matchweek one fixtures promise exciting matches and rollercoaster games as the UEFA Champions League returns in style.
It will be a midweek of mouthwatering clashes as the best clubs in Europe begin their campaign in the elite club competition in Europe.
Notably, it will be the maiden edition of the revamped and overhauled version of the competition. Teams will play eight matches in a home-and-away league format instead of being consigned into groups of four teams each.
2024-25 UEFA Champions League matchweek one schedule
The 2024-25 UEFA Champions League matchweek fixtures have been scheduled to be played from Tuesday, September 17, 2024, to Thursday, September 19, 2024.
The first round of matches, scheduled for Tuesday, September 17, 2024, are as follows:
Young Boys Vs Aston Villa – 17:45
Juventus Vs PSV Eindhoven – 17:45
AC Milan Vs Liverpool – 20:00
Bayern Munich Vs Dinamo Zagreb – 20:00
Real Madrid Vs Stuttgart – 20:00
Sporting Lisbon Vs Lille – 20:00
The second round of matches will take place on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, with fixtures as follows:
Bologna Vs Shakhtar Donetsk – 17:45
Spartak Prague Vs Salzburg – 17:45
Celtic Vs Slovan – 20:00
Club Brugge Vs Borussia Dortmund – 20:00
Manchester City Vs Inter Milan – 20:000
The last round of matches to wrap up matchweek one will be played on Thursday, September 19, 2024. The fixtures are as follows
Cvezda Vs Benfica – 17:45
Feyenoord Vs Bayer Leverkusen – 17:45
Atalanta Vs Arsenal – 20:00
Atletico Madrid Vs RB Leipzig – 20:00
Brest Vs Stun Graz – 20:00
Monaco Vs Barcelona – 20:00
Note that the kick-off time for the aforementioned fixtures is in GMT.
2024-25 UEFA Champions League matchweek one fixtures: Biggest matches to watch out for and predictions
Manchester City Vs Inter Milan – Wednesday, September 18, 2024
This is arguably the biggest match in the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League matchweek one fixture. It will be a clash of the Premier League and Serie A champions and a rematch of the 2022-23 final.
The two teams will head into the match with an unbeaten start to their domestic league campaigns this season. However, Manchester City are favourites to win playing at home at Etihad.
AC Milan Vs Liverpool – Thursday, September 19, 2024
Another top fixture to watch out for in the opening week of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League is the AC Milan Vs Liverpool clash. Liverpool’s new manager, Arne Slot, will be hoping to prove his mettle on his debut Champions League campaign with the Reds.
However, the San Siro is likely to be a difficult ground for the Merseyside club, but the Reds’ fans are likely to bank on the club’s brilliant record against the Serie A contingents. They have won their last five matches against the club in all competitions. It will be a tight game, with Liverpool coming off the back of a shock home loss to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League. The match is likely to end in a draw.
Atalanta Vs Arsenal – Thursday, September 19, 2024
2023-24 Champions League quarterfinalists Arsenal will travel to Bergamo to engage the 2023-24 Europa League champions Atalanta in another exciting fixture. Arsenal are favorites to win this match but the Premier League contingents will have the wizardry of Gian Piero Gasperini to contend with.
Monaco Vs Barcelona – Thursday, September 19, 2024
Barcelona’s new manager, Hasni Flick, seemed to have established himself as the Messiah the Catalan club had yearned for. A brilliant start to the 2024-25 La Liga campaign has got tongues wagging.
However, the 2024-25 Champions League will be another crucial chapter for the German to build on his gains and further prove himself to the hungry Barcelona fans.
Notably, he lost the 2024 Joan Gamper Trophy to the same opponents by an astonishing three-goal margin and that has been his only defeat this campaign. A trip to St Louis III on Thursday, September 19, will afford him a chance to avenge that loss with a winning start to the Champions League.
How to watch the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League matchweek one 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.
