Having topped the league phase table and qualified directly to the Round of 16, Liverpool now await their fate as the Reds will find out their pathway to the trophy in the upcoming Champions League knockout draw.
Arne Slot leads his team back into the competition this season after they finished third in the Premier League under former boss Jurgen Klopp in 2023/24.
The Reds are the most successful English side in Champions League history, with two title wins, and six overall including its predecessor the UEFA European Cup.
Having navigated the first half successfully in UEFA’s new and expanded tournament, Slot now looks to do the tough part in the unforgiving knockout stage.
Here is how their Champions League schedule looks as far as we know, with the knockout bracket not fully flushed out quite yet.
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Liverpool Champions League knockout stage fixtures, opponents
With the new Champions League format constructing nearly the entire bracket ahead of the knockout phase, we can discern the possible future opponents for each club should they progress through the competition.
The Round of 16 draw will be held on Feb. 21, 2025 and will determine the seeded positions for each top eight finisher from the league phase. After this, the entire bracket will be set in stone and the pathway for every club will be known.
Possible Opponents
- Knockout playoff round: Bye
- Round of 16: PSG, Brest, Monaco, Benfica
- Quarterfinals: Lille, Aston Villa, Club Brugge, Atalanta, Sporting CP, Borussia Dortmund
- Semifinals: All other knockout qualifiers not yet named
- Finals: All other knockout qualifiers not yet named
Liverpool league phase fixtures for 2024/25 Champions League
There’s an Italian double-header to start for Slot’s men, with Bologna visiting Anfield after a mouthwatering trip to San Siro to take on AC Milan. Liverpool wrap up their league phase in their coach’s homeland with a visit to Eindhoven and a date with PSV.
- AC Milan (A): Tuesday, September 17 — W 3-1
- Bologna (H): Wednesday, October 2 — W 2-0
- RB Leipzig (A): Wednesday, October 23 — W 1-0
- Bayer Leverkusen (H): Tuesday, November 5 — W 4-0
- Real Madrid (H): Wednesday, November 27 — W 2-0
- Girona (A): Tuesday, December 10 — W 1-0
- Lille (H): Tuesday, January 21 — W 2-1
- PSV (A): Wednesday, January 29 — L 3-2
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How to buy Champions League tickets 2024/25
Once dates and times for Champions League fixtures are confirmed, the ticket process will begin. Other than the final itself, tickets cannot be purchased from UEFA directly for European matches.
Instead, the primary ticket sales are conducted by the participating clubs themselves so that fans can access them seamlessly just as they would other matches.
Once the tickets are distributed, fans can still get tickets on secondary market, with StubHub International as the best place to find tickets to Champions League games.
2024/25 UEFA Champions League format explained
The main difference for this season’s Champions League is the group stage has been replaced with a new ‘league phase’, as the number of teams competing increases from 32 to 36.
Previously, 32 teams qualified for the initial phase of the tournament. They were then drawn into eight groups of four, with seedings used to help determine which teams were placed where. This was the ‘group stage’.
From 2024/25 onwards, the first phase of the competition sees all 36 teams placed into a league format. Each team will face eight others (four at home, four away), earning three points for a win and one for a draw in their matches.
Teams finishing in the top eight of the league phase will qualify for the Round of 16 stage automatically, with those placed from 9th to 24th facing a playoff to reach the knockout phase and complete the field for the first elimination round.
The competition then follows its more traditional knockout-stage format (i.e. two-legged ties between two teams, with the winner advancing to the next round) all the way to the final.
How to watch Champions League around the world
Here’s how to watch UEFA Champions League matches across selected areas of the world’s major regions:
