2024–25 UEFA Champions League
Allianz Arena in Munich hosted the final
Tournament details
Dates Qualifying:
9 July – 28 August 2024
Competition proper:
17 September 2024 – 31 May 2025
Teams Competition proper: 36
Total: 81 (from 53 associations)
Final positions
Champions France Paris Saint-Germain (1st title)
Runners-up Italy Inter Milan
Tournament statistics
Matches played 189
Goals scored 618 (3.27 per match)
Attendance 8,372,855 (44,301 per match)
Top scorer(s) Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund)
Raphinha (Barcelona)
13 goals each
Best player Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain)[1]
Best young player Désiré Doué (Paris Saint-Germain)[2]
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The 2024–25 UEFA Champions League was the 70th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 33rd season since it was rebranded from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.[3] This was the first season under a new format, which had 36 participating teams that played eight games each against different opponents in a league phase, all the teams being ranked in a joint group.[4][5] This increased the total number of matches played in the competition from 125 to 189 (excluding qualifying rounds).

Luis Enrique's Paris Saint-Germain defeated Simone Inzaghi's Inter Milan 5–0 in the final, which was held at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, to win their first Champions League title in a record margin of victory.[6] As winners of the Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain automatically qualified for the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League league phase, the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup final, the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup group stage, and earned the right to play against Tottenham Hotspur, the winners of the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League, in the 2025 UEFA Super Cup. Paris Saint-Germain became the second French side to win after Olympique Marseille in the 1992–93 edition and the first team since Porto in the 2003–04 edition that didn't come from England, Germany, Italy or Spain.

Real Madrid were the defending champions, having won a record-extending 15th title in the previous season, but were eliminated by Arsenal in the quarter-finals.

Association team allocation

A total of 81 teams from 53 of the 55 UEFA member associations participated in the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League (the exceptions being Liechtenstein, which did not organise a domestic league, and Russia, which was suspended). The association ranking based on the UEFA association coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[7]

  • Associations 1–5 each had four teams.
  • Association 6 had three teams.
  • Associations 7–15 each had two teams.
  • Associations 16–55 (except Liechtenstein[Note LIE] and Russia[Note RUS]) each had one team.
  • The winners of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League and 2023–24 UEFA Europa League were each given an additional entry if they did not qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League through their domestic league.
  • The two associations who obtained the most coefficient points in the 2023–24 season each had one European Performance Spot into the league phase. The winners of the UEFA Champions League and Europa League could not fill the European Performance Spots.

Association ranking

For the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2023 UEFA association coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2018–19 to 2022–23.[8] The table reflects Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA.

Apart from the allocation based on the association coefficients, associations could have additional teams participating in the Champions League, as noted below:

  • (EPS) – European Performance Spot, the additional berths for associations who finished in the top two of the 2023–24 association coefficients
  • (TH) – Additional berth for UEFA Champions League title holders
  • (EL) – Additional berth for UEFA Europa League title holders
Association ranking for 2024–25 UEFA Champions League
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1  England 109.570 4
2  Spain 92.998
3  Germany 82.481 +1 (EPS)
4  Italy 81.926 +1 (EPS)
5  France 61.164
6  Netherlands 59.900 3
7  Portugal 56.216 2
8  Belgium 42.200
9  Scotland 36.400
10  Austria 34.000
11  Serbia 32.375
12  Turkey 32.100
13  Switzerland 31.675
14  Ukraine 29.500
15  Czech Republic 29.050
16  Norway 29.000 1
17  Denmark 27.825
18  Russia 26.215 0 [Note RUS]
19  Croatia 25.400 1
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
20  Greece 25.225 1
21  Israel 25.000
22  Cyprus 24.475
23  Sweden 23.750
24  Poland 20.750
25  Hungary 20.625
26  Romania 20.500
27  Bulgaria 20.000
28  Slovakia 19.750
29  Azerbaijan 16.625
30  Kazakhstan 12.625
31  Slovenia 12.500
32  Moldova 12.250
33  Kosovo 11.041
34  Liechtenstein 11.000 0 [Note LIE]
35  Latvia 10.625 1
36  Republic of Ireland 10.375
37  Finland 10.200
38  Lithuania 10.000
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
39  Armenia 9.875 1
40  Belarus 9.875
41  Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.750
42  Luxembourg 9.000
43  Faroe Islands 8.750
44  Northern Ireland 8.583
45  Malta 8.250
46  Georgia 8.000
47  Estonia 7.582
48  Iceland 7.250
49  Albania 6.250
50  Wales 6.166
51  Gibraltar 5.791
52  North Macedonia 5.500
53  Andorra 5.165
54  Montenegro 4.750
55  San Marino 1.999

Distribution

Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from the previous round
First qualifying round
(28 teams)
  • 28 champions from associations 26–28 and 30–55 (except Liechtenstein)[Note LIE]
Second qualifying round
(28 teams)		 Champions Path
(24 teams)
  • 8 champions from associations 15–18 (except Russia)[Note RUS] and 20–24
  • 2 champions from associations 25 and 29 as the teams with highest club coefficients, originally from the first qualifying round
  • 14 winners from the first qualifying round
League Path
(4 teams)
  • 4 runners-up from associations 11–14
Third qualifying round
(20 teams)		 Champions Path
(12 teams)
  • 12 winners from the second qualifying round (Champions Path)
League Path
(8 teams)
  • 2 runners-up from associations 8–9
  • 1 third-placed team from association 6
  • 1 fourth-placed team from association 5
  • 2 runners-up from associations 10 and 15 as the teams with highest club coefficients, originally from the second qualifying round League Path
  • 2 winners from the second qualifying round (League Path)
Play-off round
(14 teams)		 Champions Path
(10 teams)
  • 3 champions from associations 11–13
  • 1 champion from association 19 as the team with highest club coefficient, originally from the second qualifying round Champions Path
  • 6 winners from the third qualifying round (Champions Path)
League Path
(4 teams)
  • 4 winners from the third qualifying round (League Path)
League phase
(36 teams)
  • 10 champions from associations 1–10
  • 6 runners-up from associations 1–6
  • 5 third-placed teams from associations 1–5
  • 4 fourth-placed teams from associations 1–4
  • 1 champion from association 14 as the team with the highest club coefficient, originally from the play-off round of the Champions Path
  • 1 runner-up from association 7 as the team with the highest club coefficient, originally from the third qualifying round of the League Path
  • 2 associations (Italy and Germany) with the highest coefficients from the previous season each received an extra berth
  • 5 winners from the play-off round (Champions Path)
  • 2 winners from the play-off round (League Path)
Knockout phase play-offs
(16 teams)
  • 16 teams ranked 9–24 from the league phase
Round of 16
(16 teams)
  • 8 teams ranked 1–8 from the league phase
  • 8 winners from the knockout phase play-offs

The information here reflects the suspension of Russia in European football, and so the following changes to the default access list were made:

  • The champions of associations 23 (Sweden) and 24 (Poland) will enter the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round (Champions Path).

As the Champions League title holders (Real Madrid) qualified via their domestic league's standard berth allocation, the following changes to the default access list were made:

  • Shakhtar Donetsk as the club with the highest club coefficient that would otherwise have entered the Champions Path of the qualifying phase or play-off round, will enter the league phase instead of the Champions Path play-off round.
  • Dinamo Zagreb, as the club with the highest club coefficient that would otherwise have entered the Champions Path second qualifying round, will enter the Champions Path play-off round.
  • Ferencváros and Qarabağ, as the two clubs with the highest club coefficient that would otherwise have entered the Champions Path first qualifying round, will enter the Champions Path second qualifying round.

As the Europa League title holders (Atalanta) qualified via their domestic league's standard berth allocation, the following changes to the default access list were made:

  • Benfica, as the club with the highest club coefficient that would otherwise have entered the League Path third qualifying round, will enter the league phase instead of the League Path third qualifying round.
  • Slavia Prague and Red Bull Salzburg, as the two clubs with the highest club coefficient that would otherwise have entered the League Path second qualifying round, will enter the third qualifying round.

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • TH: Champions League title holders
  • EL: Europa League title holders
  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.: League positions of the previous season
  • EPS: The European Performance Spots given to clubs from the two associations with the highest coefficient points in 2023–24

The second qualifying round, third qualifying round and play-off round were divided into Champions Path (CH) and League Path (LP).

Qualified teams for 2024–25 UEFA Champions League
Entry round Teams
League phase Spain Real Madrid (1st)TH Italy Atalanta (4th)EL England Manchester City (1st) England Arsenal (2nd)
England Liverpool (3rd) England Aston Villa (4th) Spain Barcelona (2nd) Spain Girona (3rd)
Spain Atlético Madrid (4th) Germany Bayer Leverkusen (1st) Germany VfB Stuttgart (2nd) Germany Bayern Munich (3rd)
Germany RB Leipzig (4th) Germany Borussia Dortmund (5th)EPS Italy Inter Milan (1st) Italy Milan (2nd)
Italy Juventus (3rd) Italy Bologna (5th)EPS France Paris Saint-Germain (1st) France Monaco (2nd)
France Brest (3rd) Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (1st) Netherlands Feyenoord (2nd) Portugal Sporting CP (1st)
Portugal Benfica (2nd) Belgium Club Brugge (1st) Scotland Celtic (1st) Austria Sturm Graz (1st)
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk (1st)
Play-off round CH Serbia Red Star Belgrade (1st) Turkey Galatasaray (1st) Switzerland Young Boys (1st) Croatia Dinamo Zagreb (1st)
Third qualifying round LP France Lille (4th) Netherlands Twente (3rd) Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise (2nd) Scotland Rangers (2nd)
Austria Red Bull Salzburg (2nd) Czech Republic Slavia Prague (2nd)
Second qualifying round CH Czech Republic Sparta Prague (1st) Norway Bodø/Glimt (1st) Denmark Midtjylland (1st) Greece PAOK (1st)
Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv (1st) Cyprus APOEL (1st) Sweden Malmö FF (1st) Poland Jagiellonia Białystok (1st)
Hungary Ferencváros (1st) Azerbaijan Qarabağ (1st)
LP Serbia Partizan (2nd) Turkey Fenerbahçe (2nd) Switzerland Lugano (2nd) Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv (2nd)
First qualifying round CH Romania FCSB (1st) Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad (1st) Slovakia Slovan Bratislava (1st) Kazakhstan Ordabasy (1st)
Slovenia Celje (1st) Moldova Petrocub Hîncești (1st) Kosovo Ballkani (1st) Latvia RFS (1st)
Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers (1st) Finland HJK (1st) Lithuania Panevėžys (1st) Armenia Pyunik (1st)
Belarus Dinamo Minsk (1st) Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka (1st) Luxembourg Differdange 03 (1st) Faroe Islands KÍ (1st)
Northern Ireland Larne (1st) Malta Hamrun Spartans (1st) Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi (1st) Estonia Flora (1st)
Iceland Víkingur Reykjavík (1st) Albania Egnatia (1st) Wales The New Saints (1st) Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps (1st)
North Macedonia Struga (1st) Andorra UE Santa Coloma (1st) Montenegro Dečić (1st) San Marino Virtus (1st)
  1. ^
    Liechtenstein (LIE): The seven teams affiliated with the Liechtenstein Football Association (LFV) all played in the Swiss football league system. The only competition organised by the LFV was the Liechtenstein Football Cup – the winners of which qualified for the UEFA Conference League for the 2024–25 season.
  2. ^
    Russia (RUS): On 28 February 2022, Russian football clubs and national teams were suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[9] The tables reflect Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA competitions.[10]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[11] Compared to past seasons, one "exclusive week" was introduced in which Thursday was also a matchday.[4][12][13] All matches in other weeks were played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays apart from the final.

Schedule for 2024–25 UEFA Champions League
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 18 June 2024 9–10 July 2024 16–17 July 2024
Second qualifying round 19 June 2024 23–24 July 2024 30–31 July 2024
Third qualifying round 22 July 2024 6–7 August 2024 13 August 2024
Play-offs Play-off round 5 August 2024 20–21 August 2024 27–28 August 2024
League phase Matchday 1 29 August 2024 17–19 September 2024
Matchday 2 1–2 October 2024
Matchday 3 22–23 October 2024
Matchday 4 5–6 November 2024
Matchday 5 26–27 November 2024
Matchday 6 10–11 December 2024
Matchday 7 21–22 January 2025
Matchday 8 29 January 2025
Knockout phase Knockout phase play-offs 31 January 2025 11–12 February 2025 18–19 February 2025
Round of 16 21 February 2025 4–5 March 2025 11–12 March 2025
Quarter-finals 8–9 April 2025 15–16 April 2025
Semi-finals 29–30 April 2025 6–7 May 2025
Final N/a 31 May 2025 at Allianz Arena, Munich

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 18 June 2024. The first legs were played on 9 and 10 July, and the second legs were played on 16 and 17 July 2024.

The winners of the ties advanced to the Champions Path second qualifying round. 12 of the 14 losers were transferred to the Conference League Champions Path second qualifying round and 2 were transferred to the Conference League Champions Path qualifying and received a bye to the third qualifying round.

First qualifying round
Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 6–3 North Macedonia Struga 4–2 2–1
The New Saints Wales 4–1 Montenegro Dečić 3–0 1–1
Borac Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–2 (4–1 p) Albania Egnatia 1–0 1–2 (a.e.t.)
Hamrun Spartans Malta 1–1 (4–5 p) Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps 0–1 1–0 (a.e.t.)
UE Santa Coloma Andorra 3–3 (6–5 p)[a] Kosovo Ballkani 1–2 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Flora Estonia 1–7 Slovenia Celje 0–5 1–2
KÍ Faroe Islands 2–0 Luxembourg Differdange 03 2–0 0–0
Panevėžys Lithuania 4–1 Finland HJK 3–0 1–1
RFS Latvia 7–0 Northern Ireland Larne 3–0 4–0
Víkingur Reykjavík Iceland 1–2 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 0–0 1–2
Virtus San Marino 1–11 Romania FCSB 1–7 0–4
Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria 3–2 Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi 3–1 0–1
Ordabasy Kazakhstan 0–1 Moldova Petrocub Hîncești 0–0 0–1
Dinamo Minsk Belarus 1–0 Armenia Pyunik 0–0 1–0
Notes:
  1. ^ Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 19 June 2024. The first legs were played on 23 and 24 July, and the second legs were played on 30 and 31 July 2024.

The winners of the ties advanced to the third qualifying round of their respective path. The Champions Path losers were transferred to the Europa League Champions Path third qualifying round, while the League Path losers were transferred to the Europa League Main Path third qualifying round.

Second qualifying round
Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria 2–1 Belarus Dinamo Minsk 2–0 0–1
APOEL Cyprus 2–1 Moldova Petrocub Hîncești 1–0 1–1
Ferencváros Hungary 7–1 Wales The New Saints 5–0 2–1
PAOK Greece 4–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka 3–2 1–0
Bodø/Glimt Norway 7–1 Latvia RFS 4–0 3–1
Malmö FF Sweden 6–4 Faroe Islands KÍ 4–1 2–3
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland 2–6 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 0–2 2–4
UE Santa Coloma Andorra 0–4 Denmark Midtjylland 0–3 0–1
Celje Slovenia 1–6 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 1–1 0–5
Panevėžys Lithuania 1–7 Poland Jagiellonia Białystok 0–4 1–3
Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar 0–7 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 0–2 0–5
FCSB Romania 2–1 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–1 1–0
League Path
Lugano Switzerland 4–6 Turkey Fenerbahçe 3–4 1–2
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 9–2 Serbia Partizan 6–2 3–0

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 22 July 2024. The first legs were played on 6 and 7 August, and the second legs were played on 13 August 2024.

The winners of the ties advanced to the play-off round of their respective paths. The Champions Path losers were transferred to the Europa League play-off round, while the League Path losers were transferred to the Europa League league phase.

Third qualifying round
Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Qarabağ Azerbaijan 8–4 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 1–2 7–2 (a.e.t.)
Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 2–0 Cyprus APOEL 2–0 0–0
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 4–3 Romania FCSB 1–1 3–2
Malmö FF Sweden 6–5 Greece PAOK 2–2 4–3 (a.e.t.)
Midtjylland Denmark 3–1 Hungary Ferencváros 2–0 1–1
Jagiellonia Białystok Poland 1–5 Norway Bodø/Glimt 0–1 1–4
League Path
Slavia Prague Czech Republic 4–1 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise 3–1 1–0
Lille France 3–2 Turkey Fenerbahçe 2–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 3–1 Scotland Rangers 1–1 2–0
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 5–4 Netherlands Twente 2–1 3–3

Play-off round

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Champions League play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 5 August 2024. The first legs were played on 20 and 21 August, and the second legs were played on 27 and 28 August 2024.

The winners of the ties advanced to the league phase. The losers were transferred to the Europa League league phase.

Play-off round
Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Young Boys Switzerland 4–2 Turkey Galatasaray 3–2 1–0
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 5–0 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 3–0 2–0
Midtjylland Denmark 3–4 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 1–1 2–3
Bodø/Glimt Norway 2–3 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 2–1 0–2
Malmö FF Sweden 0–4 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 0–2 0–2
League Path
Lille France 3–2 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 2–0 1–2
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 1–3 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 0–2 1–1

League phase

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Champions League league phase
2024–25 UEFA Champions League is located in Benelux
Club Brugge
Club Brugge
Feyenoord
Feyenoord
PSV
PSV
Location of Benelux teams of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League league phase.
2024–25 UEFA Champions League is located in Europe
Sturm
Sturm
Salzburg
Salzburg
Sparta
Sparta
Dinamo
Dinamo
Man. City
Man. City
Arsenal
Arsenal
Liverpool
Liverpool
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
PSG
PSG
Brest
Brest
Monaco
Monaco
Lille
Lille
Leverkusen
Leverkusen
Bayern
Bayern
Dortmund
Dortmund
Leipzig
Leipzig
Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Atalanta
Atalanta
Milan
Milan
Bologna
Bologna
Juventus
Juventus
Lisbon
Lisbon
Red Star
Red Star
Barcelona
Barcelona
Girona
Girona
Madrid
Madrid
Celtic
Celtic
Slovan
Slovan
Young Boys
Young Boys
Shakhtar
Shakhtar
Lisbon teams Benfica Sporting CP Madrid teams Atlético Madrid Real Madrid Milan teams Inter Milan Milan
Lisbon teams
Benfica
Sporting CP

Madrid teams
Atlético Madrid
Real Madrid

Milan teams
Inter Milan
Milan
Location of teams of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League league phase

The league phase draw for the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League took place at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on 29 August 2024, 18:00 CEST.[14][15] The 36 teams were divided into four pots of nine teams each based on their UEFA club coefficient, except for the Champions League title holders, who were automatically placed as the top seed in pot 1.

The 36 teams were manually drawn and then, the automated software digitally drew their eight different opponents at random, determining which of their matches were at home and which ones away. Each team faced two opponents from each of the four pots, one at home and one away. Teams could not face opponents from their own association, and could only be drawn against a maximum of two sides from the same association.[16]

Brest and Girona made their debut appearances in European football. Aston Villa, Bologna and Slovan Bratislava made their debut appearances since the introduction of the group stage.[17][18]

A total of 16 national associations were represented in the league phase.

Table

The top eight ranked teams received a bye to the round of 16. The teams ranked from 9th to 24th contested the knockout phase play-offs, with the teams ranked from 9th to 16th seeded for the draw. Teams ranked from 25th to 36th were eliminated from all competitions, with no access to the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League.

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 The Football Association Liverpool 8 7 0 1 17 5 +12 21 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
2 Royal Spanish Football Federation Barcelona 8 6 1 1 28 13 +15 19
3 The Football Association Arsenal 8 6 1 1 16 3 +13 19
4 Italian Football Federation Inter Milan 8 6 1 1 11 1 +10 19
5 Royal Spanish Football Federation Atlético Madrid 8 6 0 2 20 12 +8 18
6 German Football Association Bayer Leverkusen 8 5 1 2 15 7 +8 16
7 French Football Federation Lille 8 5 1 2 17 10 +7 16
8 The Football Association Aston Villa 8 5 1 2 13 6 +7 16
9 Italian Football Federation Atalanta 8 4 3 1 20 6 +14 15 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
10 German Football Association Borussia Dortmund 8 5 0 3 22 12 +10 15
11 Royal Spanish Football Federation Real Madrid 8 5 0 3 20 12 +8 15[a]
12 German Football Association Bayern Munich 8 5 0 3 20 12 +8 15[a]
13 Italian Football Federation Milan 8 5 0 3 14 11 +3 15
14 Royal Dutch Football Association PSV Eindhoven 8 4 2 2 16 12 +4 14
15 French Football Federation Paris Saint-Germain 8 4 1 3 14 9 +5 13
16 Portuguese Football Federation Benfica 8 4 1 3 16 12 +4 13
17 French Football Federation Monaco 8 4 1 3 13 13 0 13 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
18 French Football Federation Brest 8 4 1 3 10 11 −1 13
19 Royal Dutch Football Association Feyenoord 8 4 1 3 18 21 −3 13
20 Italian Football Federation Juventus 8 3 3 2 9 7 +2 12
21 Scottish Football Association Celtic 8 3 3 2 13 14 −1 12
22 The Football Association Manchester City 8 3 2 3 18 14 +4 11
23 Portuguese Football Federation Sporting CP 8 3 2 3 13 12 +1 11
24 Royal Belgian Football Association Club Brugge 8 3 2 3 7 11 −4 11
25 Croatian Football Federation Dinamo Zagreb 8 3 2 3 12 19 −7 11
26 German Football Association VfB Stuttgart 8 3 1 4 13 17 −4 10
27 Ukrainian Association of Football Shakhtar Donetsk 8 2 1 5 8 16 −8 7
28 Italian Football Federation Bologna 8 1 3 4 4 9 −5 6
29 Football Association of Serbia Red Star Belgrade 8 2 0 6 13 22 −9 6
30 Austrian Football Association Sturm Graz 8 2 0 6 5 14 −9 6
31 Football Association of the Czech Republic Sparta Prague 8 1 1 6 7 21 −14 4
32 German Football Association RB Leipzig 8 1 0 7 8 15 −7 3
33 Royal Spanish Football Federation Girona 8 1 0 7 5 13 −8 3
34 Austrian Football Association Red Bull Salzburg 8 1 0 7 5 27 −22 3
35 Slovak Football Association Slovan Bratislava 8 0 0 8 7 27 −20 0
36 Swiss Football Association Young Boys 8 0 0 8 3 24 −21 0
Source: UEFA[19]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on points (15), goal difference (+8), goals scored (20), away goals (6) and wins (5). Ranked on away wins: Real Madrid 2, Bayern Munich 1.

Results

Matchday 1
Home team Score Away team
Young Boys Switzerland 0–3 England Aston Villa
Juventus Italy 3–1 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Milan Italy 1–3 England Liverpool
Bayern Munich Germany 9–2 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Real Madrid Spain 3–1 Germany VfB Stuttgart
Sporting CP Portugal 2–0 France Lille
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 3–0 Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Bologna Italy 0–0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Celtic Scotland 5–1 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
Club Brugge Belgium 0–3 Germany Borussia Dortmund
Manchester City England 0–0 Italy Inter Milan
Paris Saint-Germain France 1–0 Spain Girona
Feyenoord Netherlands 0–4 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Red Star Belgrade Serbia 1–2 Portugal Benfica
Monaco France 2–1 Spain Barcelona
Atalanta Italy 0–0 England Arsenal
Atlético Madrid Spain 2–1 Germany RB Leipzig
Brest France 2–1 Austria Sturm Graz
Matchday 2
Home team Score Away team
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 0–4 France Brest
VfB Stuttgart Germany 1–1 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Arsenal England 2–0 France Paris Saint-Germain
Bayer Leverkusen Germany 1–0 Italy Milan
Borussia Dortmund Germany 7–1 Scotland Celtic
Barcelona Spain 5–0 Switzerland Young Boys
Inter Milan Italy 4–0 Serbia Red Star Belgrade
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 1–1 Portugal Sporting CP
Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 0–4 England Manchester City
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 0–3 Italy Atalanta
Girona Spain 2–3 Netherlands Feyenoord
Aston Villa England 1–0 Germany Bayern Munich
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 2–2 France Monaco
Liverpool England 2–0 Italy Bologna
Lille France 1–0 Spain Real Madrid
RB Leipzig Germany 2–3 Italy Juventus
Sturm Graz Austria 0–1 Belgium Club Brugge
Benfica Portugal 4–0 Spain Atlético Madrid
Matchday 3
Home team Score Away team
Milan Italy 3–1 Belgium Club Brugge
Monaco France 5–1 Serbia Red Star Belgrade
Arsenal England 1–0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Aston Villa England 2–0 Italy Bologna
Girona Spain 2–0 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
Juventus Italy 0–1 Germany VfB Stuttgart
Paris Saint-Germain France 1–1 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Real Madrid Spain 5–2 Germany Borussia Dortmund
Sturm Graz Austria 0–2 Portugal Sporting CP
Atalanta Italy 0–0 Scotland Celtic
Brest France 1–1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Atlético Madrid Spain 1–3 France Lille
Young Boys Switzerland 0–1 Italy Inter Milan
Barcelona Spain 4–1 Germany Bayern Munich
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 0–2 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Manchester City England 5–0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
RB Leipzig Germany 0–1 England Liverpool
Benfica Portugal 1–3 Netherlands Feyenoord
Matchday 4
Home team Score Away team
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 4–0 Spain Girona
Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 1–4 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Bologna Italy 0–1 France Monaco
Borussia Dortmund Germany 1–0 Austria Sturm Graz
Celtic Scotland 3–1 Germany RB Leipzig
Liverpool England 4–0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Lille France 1–1 Italy Juventus
Real Madrid Spain 1–3 Italy Milan
Sporting CP Portugal 4–1 England Manchester City
Club Brugge Belgium 1–0 England Aston Villa
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 2–1 Switzerland Young Boys
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 1–2 France Brest
Inter Milan Italy 1–0 England Arsenal
Feyenoord Netherlands 1–3 Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Red Star Belgrade Serbia 2–5 Spain Barcelona
Paris Saint-Germain France 1–2 Spain Atlético Madrid
VfB Stuttgart Germany 0–2 Italy Atalanta
Bayern Munich Germany 1–0 Portugal Benfica
Matchday 5
Home team Score Away team
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 0–6 Spain Atlético Madrid
Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 2–3 Italy Milan
Bayer Leverkusen Germany 5–0 Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Young Boys Switzerland 1–6 Italy Atalanta
Barcelona Spain 3–0 France Brest
Bayern Munich Germany 1–0 France Paris Saint-Germain
Inter Milan Italy 1–0 Germany RB Leipzig
Manchester City England 3–3 Netherlands Feyenoord
Sporting CP Portugal 1–5 England Arsenal
Red Star Belgrade Serbia 5–1 Germany VfB Stuttgart
Sturm Graz Austria 1–0 Spain Girona
Monaco France 2–3 Portugal Benfica
Aston Villa England 0–0 Italy Juventus
Bologna Italy 1–2 France Lille
Celtic Scotland 1–1 Belgium Club Brugge
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 0–3 Germany Borussia Dortmund
Liverpool England 2–0 Spain Real Madrid
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 3–2 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Matchday 6
Home team Score Away team
Girona Spain 0–1 England Liverpool
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 0–0 Scotland Celtic
Atalanta Italy 2–3 Spain Real Madrid
Bayer Leverkusen Germany 1–0 Italy Inter Milan
Club Brugge Belgium 2–1 Portugal Sporting CP
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 0–3 France Paris Saint‑Germain
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 1–5 Germany Bayern Munich
RB Leipzig Germany 2–3 England Aston Villa
Brest France 1–0 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Atlético Madrid Spain 3–1 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
Lille France 3–2 Austria Sturm Graz
Milan Italy 2–1 Serbia Red Star Belgrade
Arsenal England 3–0 France Monaco
Borussia Dortmund Germany 2–3 Spain Barcelona
Feyenoord Netherlands 4–2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Juventus Italy 2–0 England Manchester City
Benfica Portugal 0–0 Italy Bologna
VfB Stuttgart Germany 5–1 Switzerland Young Boys
Matchday 7
Home team Score Away team
Monaco France 1–0 England Aston Villa
Atalanta Italy 5–0 Austria Sturm Graz
Atlético Madrid Spain 2–1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Bologna Italy 2–1 Germany Borussia Dortmund
Club Brugge Belgium 0–0 Italy Juventus
Red Star Belgrade Serbia 2–3 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Liverpool England 2–1 France Lille
Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 1–3 Germany VfB Stuttgart
Benfica Portugal 4–5 Spain Barcelona
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 2–0 France Brest
RB Leipzig Germany 2–1 Portugal Sporting CP
Milan Italy 1–0 Spain Girona
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 0–1 Italy Inter Milan
Arsenal England 3–0 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Celtic Scotland 1–0 Switzerland Young Boys
Feyenoord Netherlands 3–0 Germany Bayern Munich
Paris Saint-Germain France 4–2 England Manchester City
Real Madrid Spain 5–1 Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Matchday 8
Home team Score Away team
Aston Villa England 4–2 Scotland Celtic
Bayer Leverkusen Germany 2–0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Borussia Dortmund Germany 3–1 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Young Boys Switzerland 0–1 Serbia Red Star Belgrade
Barcelona Spain 2–2 Italy Atalanta
Bayern Munich Germany 3–1 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
Inter Milan Italy 3–0 France Monaco
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 1–4 Spain Atlético Madrid
Girona Spain 1–2 England Arsenal
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 2–1 Italy Milan
Juventus Italy 0–2 Portugal Benfica
Lille France 6–1 Netherlands Feyenoord
Manchester City England 3–1 Belgium Club Brugge
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 3–2 England Liverpool
Sturm Graz Austria 1–0 Germany RB Leipzig
Sporting CP Portugal 1–1 Italy Bologna
Brest France 0–3 Spain Real Madrid
VfB Stuttgart Germany 1–4 France Paris Saint-Germain

Knockout phase

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The bracket structure for the knockout phase was partially fixed in advance using seeding, with teams' positions in the bracket determined by the final standings in the league phase. In the knockout phase, there was no country protection, with teams from the same association able to face each other in any round. Teams could also face opponents they played during the league phase.

The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:[7]

  • In the draw for the knockout phase play-offs, the eight teams finishing the league phase in positions 9–16 were seeded, and the eight teams finishing the league phase in positions 17–24 were unseeded. The draw was split into four sections based on the predetermined bracket, with the seeded teams in each section drawn against one of their two possible unseeded opponents. The seeded teams hosted the second leg.
  • In the draw for the round of 16, the eight teams finishing the league phase in positions 1–8 were seeded, and the eight winners of the knockout phase play-offs were unseeded. Again, the draw was split into four sections based on the predetermined bracket, with the seeded teams in each section drawn against one of their two possible unseeded opponents. The seeded teams hosted the second leg.
  • In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, the exact match pairings were predetermined based on the tournament bracket. A draw was conducted only to determine which team plays the first leg at home. The winner of semi-final 1 was designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it was played at a neutral venue).

Bracket

Knockout phase play-offs Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
20 Italy Juventus 2 1 3
14 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (a.e.t.) 1 3 4 14 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1 2 3
3 England Arsenal 7 2 9
3 England Arsenal 3 2 5
22 England Manchester City 2 1 3
11 Spain Real Madrid 0 1 1
11 Spain Real Madrid 3 3 6 11 Spain Real Madrid (p) 2 0 2 (4)
5 Spain Atlético Madrid 1 1 2 (2)
3 England Arsenal 0 1 1
18 France Brest 0 0 0
15 France Paris Saint-Germain 1 2 3
15 France Paris Saint-Germain 3 7 10 15 France Paris Saint-Germain (p) 0 1 1 (4)
1 England Liverpool 1 0 1 (1)
15 France Paris Saint-Germain 3 2 5
24 Belgium Club Brugge 2 3 5
8 England Aston Villa 1 3 4
9 Italy Atalanta 1 1 2 24 Belgium Club Brugge 1 0 1
31 May – Munich
8 England Aston Villa 3 3 6
15 France Paris Saint-Germain 5
17 France Monaco 0 3 3
4 Italy Inter Milan 0
16 Portugal Benfica 1 3 4 16 Portugal Benfica 0 1 1
2 Spain Barcelona 1 3 4
2 Spain Barcelona 4 1 5
23 Portugal Sporting CP 0 0 0
10 Germany Borussia Dortmund 0 3 3
10 Germany Borussia Dortmund 3 0 3 10 Germany Borussia Dortmund 1 2 3
7 France Lille 1 1 2
2 Spain Barcelona 3 3 6
21 Scotland Celtic 1 1 2
4 Italy Inter Milan (a.e.t.) 3 4 7
12 Germany Bayern Munich 2 1 3 12 Germany Bayern Munich 3 2 5
6 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 0 0 0
12 Germany Bayern Munich 1 2 3
19 Netherlands Feyenoord 1 1 2
4 Italy Inter Milan 2 2 4
13 Italy Milan 0 1 1 19 Netherlands Feyenoord 0 1 1
4 Italy Inter Milan 2 2 4

Knockout phase play-offs

The draw for the knockout phase play-offs was held on 31 January 2025, 12:00 CET.[20][21] The first legs were played on 11 and 12 February, and the second legs were played on 18 and 19 February 2025.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Brest France 0–10 France Paris Saint-Germain 0–3 0–7
Club Brugge Belgium 5–2 Italy Atalanta 2–1 3–1
Manchester City England 3–6 Spain Real Madrid 2–3 1–3
Juventus Italy 3–4 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2–1 1–3 (a.e.t.)
Monaco France 3–4 Portugal Benfica 0–1 3–3
Sporting CP Portugal 0–3 Germany Borussia Dortmund 0–3 0–0
Celtic Scotland 2–3 Germany Bayern Munich 1–2 1–1
Feyenoord Netherlands 2–1 Italy Milan 1–0 1–1

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 21 February 2025, 12:00 CET.[22] The first legs were played on 4 and 5 March, and the second legs were played on 11 and 12 March 2025.

In the Atlético Madrid v Real Madrid second leg, Julián Alvarez's penalty shoot-out goal was controversially ruled a miss by VAR due to an accidental double touch as he slipped while kicking.[23] IFAB clarified in June 2025 that in such cases the kick should be retaken.[24]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Paris Saint-Germain France 1–1 (4–1 p) England Liverpool 0–1 1–0 (a.e.t.)
Club Brugge Belgium 1–6 England Aston Villa 1–3 0–3
Real Madrid Spain 2–2 (4–2 p) Spain Atlético Madrid 2–1 0–1 (a.e.t.)
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 3–9 England Arsenal 1–7 2–2
Benfica Portugal 1–4 Spain Barcelona 0–1 1–3
Borussia Dortmund Germany 3–2 France Lille 1–1 2–1
Bayern Munich Germany 5–0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 2–0
Feyenoord Netherlands 1–4 Italy Inter Milan 0–2 1–2

Quarter-finals

The draw for the order of the quarter-final legs was held on 21 February 2025, 12:00 CET, after the round of 16 draw.[22] The first legs were played on 8 and 9 April, and the second legs were played on 15 and 16 April 2025.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Paris Saint-Germain France 5–4 England Aston Villa 3–1 2–3
Arsenal England 5–1 Spain Real Madrid 3–0 2–1
Barcelona Spain 5–3 Germany Borussia Dortmund 4–0 1–3
Bayern Munich Germany 3–4 Italy Inter Milan 1–2 2–2

Semi-finals

The draw for the order of the semi-final legs was held on 21 February 2025, 12:00 CET, after the round of 16 and quarter-final draws.[22] The first legs were played on 29 and 30 April, and the second legs were played on 6 and 7 May 2025.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Arsenal England 1–3 France Paris Saint-Germain 0–1 1–2
Barcelona Spain 6–7 Italy Inter Milan 3–3 3–4 (a.e.t.)

Final

Main article: 2025 UEFA Champions League final

The final was played on 31 May 2025 at the Allianz Arena in Munich. The winner of semi-final 1 was designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes.

Paris Saint-Germain France 5–0 Italy Inter Milan
  • Hakimi 12'
  • Doué 20', 63'
  • Kvaratskhelia 73'
  • Mayulu 86'
 Report
Allianz Arena, Munich
Attendance: 64,327[25]
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Statistics

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.

Top goalscorers

Rank[26] Player Team Goals Minutes played
1 Guinea Serhou Guirassy Germany Borussia Dortmund 13 1084
Brazil Raphinha Spain Barcelona 1225
3 Poland Robert Lewandowski Spain Barcelona 11 985
England Harry Kane Germany Bayern Munich 1120
5 Argentina Lautaro Martínez Italy Inter Milan 9 857
6 Norway Erling Haaland England Manchester City 8 771
Brazil Vinícius Júnior Spain Real Madrid 1104
France Ousmane Dembélé France Paris Saint-Germain 1163
9 Canada Jonathan David France Lille 7 746
Argentina Julián Alvarez Spain Atlético Madrid 790
Greece Vangelis Pavlidis Portugal Benfica 905
France Kylian Mbappé Spain Real Madrid 1132

Team of the Season

Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé (left) was named the Champions League Player of the Season, while his teammate forward Désiré Doué (right) was named the Young Player of the Season.

The UEFA technical study group selected the following players as the team of the tournament.[27]

Pos. Player Team
GK Italy Gianluigi Donnarumma France Paris Saint-Germain
DF Morocco Achraf Hakimi France Paris Saint-Germain
Brazil Marquinhos France Paris Saint-Germain
Italy Alessandro Bastoni Italy Inter Milan
Portugal Nuno Mendes France Paris Saint-Germain
MF Portugal Vitinha France Paris Saint-Germain
England Declan Rice England Arsenal
FW Spain Lamine Yamal Spain Barcelona
France Désiré Doué France Paris Saint-Germain
France Ousmane Dembélé France Paris Saint-Germain
Brazil Raphinha Spain Barcelona

Player of the Season

  • France Ousmane Dembélé (France Paris Saint-Germain)[1]

Young Player of the Season

  • France Désiré Doué (France Paris Saint-Germain)[2]

See also

  • 2024–25 UEFA Europa League
  • 2024–25 UEFA Conference League
  • 2025 UEFA Super Cup
  • 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League
  • 2024–25 UEFA Youth League

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