Champions League 2024/25, Fixtures, Results and News

Updated: In a radical change from the previous Champions League format, each team plays eight fixtures in the new league phase of the competition.

Aston Villa

Young Boys (A -17 September, 17:45)

Bayern Munich (H - 2 October, 20:00)

Bologna (H - 22 October, 20:00)

Club Brugge (A - 6 November, 17:45)

Juventus (H - 27 November, 20:00)

RB Leipzig (A - 10 December, 20:00)

Monaco (A - 21 January, 17:45)

Celtic (H - 29 January, 20:00)


Arsenal

Atalanta (A - 19 September, 20:00)

Paris St-Germain (H - 1 October, 20:00)

Shakhtar Donetsk (H - 22 October, 20:00)

Inter (A - 6 November, 20:00)

Sporting (A - 26 November, 20:00)

Monaco (H - 11 December, 20:00)

Dinamo Zagreb (H - 22 January, 20:00)

Girona (A - 29 January, 20:00)


Celtic

Slovan Bratislava (H - 18 September, 20:00)

Borussia Dortmund (A - 1 October, 20:00)

Atalanta (A - 23 October, 17:45)

RB Leipzig (H - 5 November, 20:00)

Club Brugge (H - 27 November, 20:00)

Dinamo Zagreb (A - 10 December, 17:45)

Young Boys (H - 22 January, 20:00)

Aston Villa (A - 29 January, 20:00)


Liverpool

AC Milan (A - 17 September, 20:00)

Bologna (H - 2 October, 20:00)

RB Leipzig (A - 23 October, 20:00)

Bayer Leverkusen (H - 5 November, 20:00)

Real Madrid (H - 27 November, 20:00)

Girona (A - 10 December, 17:45)

Lille (H - 21 January, 20:00)

PSV (A - 29 January, 20:00)


Manchester City

Inter Milan (H - 18 September, 20:00)

Slovan Bratislava (A - 1 October, 20:00)

Sparta Prague (H - 23 October, 20:00)

Sporting (A - 5 November, 20:00)

Feyenoord (H - 26 November, 20:00)

Juventus (A - 11 December, 20:00)

Paris St-Germain (A - 22 January, 20:00)

Club Brugge (H - 29 January, 20:00)

Wednesday 18th September - Results

Sparta Prague 3 RB Salzburg 0

Bologna 0 Shakhtar Donetsk 0

Celtic 5 Slovan Bratislava 1

Club Brugge 0 Borussia Dortmund 3

Manchester City 0 Inter Milan 0

Paris Saint-Germain 1 Girona 0

ONLY HALF-TIME... Dortmund 5-Celtic 1..😂
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UEFA Champions League - Fixtures - All 8pm KO Unless Stated

Wednesday 2nd October 2024

Shakhtar Donetsk vs Atalanta - 5.45pm

Girona vs Feyenoord - 5.45pm

Aston Villa vs Bayern München

GNK Dinamo vs Monaco

Liverpool vs Bologna

LOSC Lille vs Real Madrid

Leipzig vs Juventus

Sturm Graz vs Club Brugge

Benfica vs Atlético de Madrid

UEFA Champions League - Results

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Wednesday 2nd October 2024

Shakhtar Donetsk 0 Atalanta 3

Girona 2 Feyenoord 3

GNK Dinamo 2 Monaco 2

LOSC Lille 1 Real Madrid 0

Leipzig 2 Juventus 3

Sturm Graz 0 Club Brugge 1

Benfica vs Atlético de Madrid


Aston Villa 1 (Duran 79) Bayern München 0

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Match report by Phil McNulty, Chief football writer at Villa Park

Jhon Duran emerged from the bench in dramatic fashion once more to give Aston Villa a magnificent victory over Bayern Munich in the Champions League at an exultant Villa Park.

In a meeting surrounded by a rich sense of history as a repeat of the Villa's 1982 European Cup final victory over the German giants in Rotterdam, Duran ensured a replica of that scoreline with his fifth goal after coming on as substitute this season.

Duran, on as a 70th-minute substitute for Ollie Watkins, took only nine minutes to make his mark when he caught Bayern’s veteran keeper Manuel Neuer out of position with a composed lofted finish.

It was another triumph for Villa manager Unai Emery, this result continuing his side's impressive start to their Champions League campaign after a 3-0 victory against Young Boys in Switzerland in their opening game.

Villa Park was awash with colour and noise before the kick-off as it played host to this competition for the first time in 41 years, welcoming Bayern striker Harry Kane and coach Vincent Kompany back to England.

The stadium erupted when Pau Torres turned in a close-range finish after 22 minutes only for the video assistant referee to intervene and rule it out for offside.

Chances were rare in a tight affair, but 20-year-old Duran was the talisman once more to send Villa Park wild before inspirational Villa keeper Emi Martinez produced a stunning save from Kane in injury time to keep Bayern at bay.



Liverpool 2 (Mac Allister 11, Salah 75) Bologna 0

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Match report by Michael Emons, BBC Sport journalist at Anfield

Arne Slot's first home Champions League match as Liverpool boss ended in victory as goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Mohamed Salah helped the Reds defeat battling Italian side Bologna at Anfield.

Slot became the first man in Liverpool's distinguished history to win eight of his first nine games in charge, but his side had to survive some nervous moments in this hard-fought match.

The hosts scored in the 12th minute when Mac Allister was able to convert from close range following Salah’s excellent low cross from the right side.

Both sides had potential goals ruled out for offside – Thijs Dallinga for Bologna and Darwin Nunez for Liverpool - before the Italians, in their first ever Champions League campaign and only their second time in European football’s top competition, ended the first half well.

Dan Ndoye hit the post and Bologna capitalised on an error from Trent Alexander-Arnold in his own penalty area, before Alisson saved to deny Kacper Urbanski.

The visitors continued to create chances after the break, with Alisson saving well from Riccardo Orsolini and Urbanski firing over when well placed.

But the hosts sealed the win in style with Salah's 49th Champions League goal, cutting in on to his left foot and curling a wonderful shot into the top corner to ensure Slot, who replaced Jurgen Klopp in the summer, continued his fine start to his tenure.

UEFA Champions League - Results

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Tuesday 22nd October 2024

AC Milan 3 Club Brugge 1

Monaco 5 Crvena Zvezda 1

Girona 2 Slovan Bratislava 0

Juventus 0 Stuttgart 1

Paris Saint-Germain 1 PSV Eindhoven 1

Real Madrid 5 Borussia Dortmund 2

Sturm Graz 0 Sporting CP 2


Arsenal 1 (Riznyk 29 og) Shakhtar Donetsk 0

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Match report by Alex Howell, BBC Sport football news reporter at Emirates Stadium

Arsenal beat Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League thanks to an own goal by goalkeeper Dmytro Riznyk as they bounced back from defeat by Bournemouth at the weekend.

Gabriel Martinelli’s effort in the 29th minute bounced off the post and hit the Shakhtar keeper in the back before trickling over the line as the home side's dominance paid off.

The Gunners started the match brightly and Riccardo Calafiori should have opened the scoring, before Gabriel Jesus had a good chance after the goal but was denied by Riznyk.

Shakhtar were well organised and provided a threat on the counter-attack with winger Eguinaldo keeping the Arsenal backline on their toes.

Mikel Arteta's Arsenal side are already struggling with injury problems and were without captain Martin Odegaard and key man Bukayo Saka.

The Spanish boss may have more problems to think about as Ben White did not come out for the second half, although he was on a yellow card, and Calafiori was withdrawn after receiving treatment following an awkward slip.

Leandro Trossard had the chance to score a second for Arsenal from the penalty spot late on, after the video assistant referee deemed Valerii Bondar's arm to be in an unnatural position, but his effort was poor and saved by the impressive Riznyk.

Pedrinho almost snatched a draw for the away side in stoppage time but his effort from the edge of the box was excellently saved by David Raya.


Aston Villa 2 (McGinn 55, Duran 64) Bologna 0

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Match report by Neil Johnston, BBC Sport journalist

Aston Villa's magical Champions League journey continued as they marked Unai Emery's second anniversary in charge with victory on another European night to remember.

Captain John McGinn, Villa's longest-serving player, set his side on their way straight from a free-kick at a raucous Villa Park.

McGinn's 55th-minute set-piece from out wide evaded everyone inside the penalty area - including Bologna goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski - before landing in the back of the net.

The Italians were upset with Portuguese referee Joao Pinheiro as they believed they should have been awarded a free-kick moments earlier.

Villa doubled their lead nine minutes later when Jhon Duran marked his first Villa Park start for 11 months by sweeping home from close range.

It was his last touch of the game as he was replaced by Ollie Watkins, who was waiting to come on when Duran scored, with Duran showing his displeasure at being replaced by kicking the back of a seat in the dugout.

Having beaten Swiss side Young Boys and heavyweights Bayern Munich earlier this season, Villa now have nine points from three games as Emery's side continue to make their return to European football's top club competition for the first time in 41 years look easy.

UEFA Champions League - League Stage Results

Tuesday 5th November 2024

PSV Eindhoven 4 Girona 0
Slovan Bratislava 1 GNK Dinamo 4
Bologna 0 Monaco 1
Borussia Dortmund 1 Sturm Graz 0
Celtic 3 Leipzig 1
LOSC Lille 1 Juventus 1
Real Madrid 1 Milan 3


Liverpool 4 (Diaz 61, 83, 90+2, Gakpo 63) Bayer Leverkusen 0

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Liverpool's Luis Diaz has scored two or more goals in three separate games this season

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Cody Gakpo scored Liverpool's 2nd goal

Match report by Phil McNulty, Chief football writer at Anfield

Xabi Alonso's emotional return to Anfield ended in heavy defeat with Luis Diaz scoring a hat-trick as Liverpool maintained their flawless Champions League record by overpowering Bayer Leverkusen.

Alonso remains a hugely popular figure at Liverpool after winning the Champions League in 2005 and was heavily touted to succeed Jurgen Klopp this summer until he decided to stay in Germany.

Arne Slot was eventually appointed and his outstanding start continued as Liverpool once again recovered from a sluggish first half to overwhelm Leverkusen, who had controlled them comfortably before the break.

Luis Diaz broke the deadlock after 61 minutes with a deft lofted finish over keeper Lukas Hradecky from Curtis Jones' pass, Cody Gakpo adding the second two minutes later from Mohamed Salah's cross - the goal initially ruled out for offside before being given after a Video Assistant Referee review.

Diaz was on target again with a close-range finish seven minutes from time to give the scoreline an emphatic appearance that did not seem likely in the low-key, uneventful first period.

And there was still time for the Colombian to smash home a rebound to take home the matchball after substitute Darwin Nunez had his effort blocked.

The win means Liverpool stay at the top of the new Champions League format standings with a maximum 12 points from four games.



Sporting CP 4 Manchester City 1 (Foden 4)

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Phil Foden got Manchester City off to a flying start with a strike in the fourth minute in Lisbon

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Manchester United-bound Ruben Amorim inflicted a 4-1 defeat on Man City on Wednesday

Match report by Simon Stone in Lisbon, Chief football news reporter

Incoming Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim saved one of his greatest Sporting victories for his last home game to condemn Manchester City to a third successive defeat for the first time since April 2018.

It was City’s heaviest defeat since September 2020 and only the second time in his trophy-ladened spell at City that Pep Guardiola has been beaten in three consecutive games in a single season.

To cap a thoroughly depressing night for City, star striker Erling Haaland blasted a second-half penalty against the crossbar.

Sporting's own Scandanavian superstar Viktor Gyokeres - formerly of Coventry City - did much of the damage with a superb hat-trick.

The Swede drove home a 38th-minute leveller to Phil Foden’s early opener and then kept his cool after the break to beat Ederson twice from the spot.

The first of those penalties came in a disastrous start to the second half for City as they went behind seconds after the restart as Maximiliano Araujo raced onto a through ball and fired into the corner.

Sporting regulars in the media tribune said the victory was the greatest single game of Amorim’s reign, which has one more match to go, at Braga on Sunday.

The fear in this part of Lisbon must be that momentum from seven successive victories in all competitions cannot be maintained. Not that it tempered the celebrations at the final whistle.

As for Amorim, he joked on Monday that a victory might mean United fans start comparing him to Sir Alex Ferguson

That might be a stretch. But, there could not have been a better way to shove a huge amount of credit in the bank.



Wednesday 6th November 2024

Club Brugge vs Aston Villa - 5.45pm
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Young Boys - 5.45pm
Sparta Praha vs Brest
Bayern München vs Benfica
Inter vs Arsenal
Feyenoord vs Salzburg
Crvena Zvezda vs Barcelona
Paris Saint-Germain vs Atlético de Madrid
Stuttgart vs Atalanta