From the 2024/25 season, 36 clubs will participate in the Champions League league phase (former group stage). Under the new format, teams will play eight matches in the new league phase. Each side faces eight different teams (four at home, four away). Each team will then be drawn to play two opponents from each of these pots, playing one match against a team from each pot at home, and one away.
Pots updated on August 29, 2024
POT 1
Real Madrid
Manchester City
Bayern Munich
Paris Saint-Germain
Liverpool
Inter Milan
Borussia Dortmund
RB Leipzig
Barcelona
POT 2
Bayer Leverkusen
Atletico Madrid
Atalanta
Juventus
Benfica
Arsenal
Club Brugge
Shakhtar Donetsk
AC Milan
POT 3
Feyenoord
Sporting CP
PSV Eindhoven
Dinamo Zagreb
RB Salzburg
Lille
Red Star Belgrade
Young Boys
Celtic
POT 4
Slovan Bratislava
Monaco
Sparta Praha
Aston Villa
Bologna
Girona
VFB Stuttgart
Sturm Graz
Stade Brestois
