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Holders Real Madrid Face Dortmund, Liverpool In New-Look Champions League

Holders Real Madrid will face Liverpool away and host Borussia Dortmund in a repeat of last season's final in the league stage of the new-look Champions League, the draw for which took place on Thursday. Every team will play eight games against eight different opponents in the new format of Europe's elite club competition, with all 36 clubs now pooled together into one league rather than split into groups. Madrid, who have signed France superstar Kylian Mbappe since winning a record-extending 15th European Cup, will also notably play AC Milan at home and will go to Atalanta.

UEFA Champions League Draw 2024/25 Live Streaming And Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch

UEFA Champions League Draw 2024-25 Live Streaming: A brand new UEFA Champions League format will debut in the 2024-25 season, as the competition moves from 32 to 36 total teams. Instead of creating eight groups of four, as was customary, the teams will now play in one big league. There are four pots consisting of nine teams each. Although each team will be drawn out manually, their fixtures will be decided by an artificial intelligence (AI) software. Real Madrid are the defending UEFA Champions League winners, having won their 15th title in the 2023-24 season.

UEFA Seeks "Competitive Balance" With New Champions League 2024-25 Format

A new era in European club football begins on Thursday when the draw takes place in Monaco for an expanded UEFA Champions League featuring a radically changed format. European football's governing body is selling what it describes as "a thrilling new future" for the game on the continent with more teams playing more matches, and more prize money on offer. UEFA needs to generate hype around the new format, because there is a risk -- in the beginning at least -- that fans will find it confusing compared to the old model.