29.08.2024 19:54
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Today, August 29, the draw for the general stage of the UEFA Champions League took place, in which Shakhtar Donetsk, which was in the second basket, took part.
Players received two opponents from each basket. Shakhtar will play against Bayern (home), Borussia D (away), Atalanta (home), Arsenal (away), Young Boys (home), PSV (away), “Brest” (at home) and “Bologna” (away).
Champions League 2024/2025. Main round
Basket 1: “Real” (Spain), “Manchester City” (England), “Bavaria” (Germany), “Paris Saint-Germain” (France), “Liverpool” (England), “Inter” (Italy), “Borussia” D (Germany), “Leipzig” (Germany), “Barcelona” (Spain).
Basket 2: “Bayer” (Germany), “Atletico” (Spain), “Atalanta” (Italy), “Juventus” (Italy), “Benfica” (Portugal), “Arsenal” (England), “Bruges” (Belgium), Shakhtar (Ukraine)“Milan” (Italy).
Basket 3: Feyenoord (Netherlands), Sporting (Portugal), PSV (Netherlands), Dynamo (Croatia), RB Salzburg (Austria), Lille (France), Crvena Zvezda (Serbia), Young Boys” (Switzerland), “Celtic” (Scotland).
Basket 4: “Slovan” (Slovakia), “Monaco” (France), “Sparta” (Czech Republic), “Aston Villa” (England), “Bologna” (Italy), “Girona” (Spain), “Stuttgart” (Germany), “Sturm” (Austria), “Brest” (France).
Calendar
1 round: September 17-19, 2024.
2 rounds: October 1-2, 2024.
3 rounds: October 22-23, 2024.
4 rounds: November 5-6, 2024.
5 rounds: November 26-27, 2024.
6 rounds: December 10-11, 2024.
7 rounds: January 21-22, 2025.
8 rounds: January 29, 2025.
36 clubs will compete in the main round.
The biggest change will be the transition from the traditional group stage to a single league stage that includes all participating teams. In the Champions League, each club will now be guaranteed a minimum of eight matches in the league stage against eight different opponents (four home and four away), rather than the previous six fixtures against three teams, played home and away. The eight best teams of the league will automatically enter the playoffs, and the teams ranked from ninth to 24th will fight for tickets to the 1/8 finals in two-match confrontations. Teams that finish in positions from 25th to 36th will cease to compete in the European Cups.
The first round of the general stage will take place on September 17-19.
