There is a whole new format for this season's Champions League, the draw for which takes place on Thursday
The draw for the 2024-25 Champions League takes place on Thursday - and it is set to confuse a few people.
In its place comes a 36-team league phase. Instead of six games each in the old format, teams will now play eight matches – four at home, four away – against two opponents from each of the four seeding pots. Clubs will benefit from additional matchday revenue, with at least two extra games and the possibility of a further two if they end up in the knockout phase play-offs.
UEFA anticipates that this hybrid draw will take approximately the same amount of time – 35 minutes – as the old manual draw. It has estimated that to do a fully manual draw in the new format could take well over three hours.
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