The match schedule won’t be revealed until Saturday, but Monaco already know their opponents in the new Champions League phase from Thursday.
The opponents of the 36 qualifying teams were drawn at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, and the draw was partly conducted by computer, creating huge adversity for Monaco.
Adi Huth’s side will face Barcelona, Inter Milan, Arsenal, Benfica, Belgrade, Aston Villa, Zagreb and Bologna.
They will face Barcelona, Benfica, Red Star Belgrade and Aston Villa at Louis II. They will travel to Milan to face Inter Milan. They will also travel to Arsenal, Zagreb and Bologna.
First game on September 17, 18 or 19
As a reminder, the new C1 format no longer offers eight groups of four teams each. It now offers a unique set of thirty-six training courses. Each of them has been assigned eight unique opponents, with four home games and as many away games.
Although four hats have been formed before the draw, Monaco will challenge two teams in each hat based on UEFA coefficients. He played the first game at home and the second game on the road.
After the first stage of the competition, the teams ranked first to eighth will directly advance to eighth place.
Clubs ranked 9th to 24th will play a round-trip playoff. Ultimately, the bottom 12 teams will be eliminated from all European competitions. Unlike previous formats, no teams will be overturned in the Europa League.
The first meeting in Monaco is scheduled for Tuesday 17th September, Wednesday 18th September or Thursday 19th September.
Other games will be October 1 or 2 (Day 2), October 22 or 23 (Day 3), November 5 or 6 (Day 4), November 26 or 27 (Day 5), December 10 or 11 (Day 6).
