00:08: The draw ceremony ends. The 2024-2024 Champions League is a league-level period that determines all the matches, including many confrontations between big names.
The specific match schedule will be on August 31.
Brest's opponents: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Leverkusen, Shakhtar, PSV, Salzburg, Sturm Graz, Sparta Prague.
Sturm Graz's opponents: Leipzig, Dortmund, Club Brugge, Atalanta, Sporting, Lille, Girona, Brest.
Girona's opponents: Liverpool, PSG, Arsenal, Feyenoord, PSV, Bratislava, Sturm Graz.
Bologna's opponents: Dortmund, Liverpool, Shakhtar, Benfica, Lille, Sporting, Monaco, Aston Villa.
Aston Villa's opponents: Bayern, Leipzig, Juventus, Club Brugge, Celtic, Young Boys, Bologna, Monaco.
Sparta Prague's opponents: Inter, Man City, Atletico, Leverkusen, Salzburg, Feyenoord, Brest, Stuttgatr.
Monaco's opponents: Barcelona, Inter Milan, Benfica, Arsenal, Red Star, Dinamo, Aston Villa, Bologna.
Stuttgart's opponents: PSG, Real Madrid, Atalanta, Juventus, Young Boys, Red Star, Sparta Prague, Bratislava.
00:00: Determine the opponents of the teams in Group 4.
Sporting's opponents: Man City, Leipzig, Arsenal, Club Brugge, Lille, PSV, Bologna, Sturm Graz.
Celtic's opponents: Leipzig, Dortmund, Club Brugge, Atalanta, Young Boys, Dinamo, Bratislava, Aston Villa.
Salzburg's opponents: PSG, Real Madrid, Atletico, Leverkusen, Dinamo, Feyenoord, Brest, Sparta Prague.
Red Star's opponents: Barcelona, Inter, Benfica, Milan, PSV, Young Boys, Stuttgart, Monaco.
Dinamo's opponents: Dortmund, Bayern, Milan, Arsenal, Celtic, Salzburg, Monaco, Bratislava
Feyenoord's opponents: Bayern, Man City, Leverkusen, Benifca, Salzburg, Lille, Sparta Prague, Girona
PSV's opponents: Liverpool, PSG, Shakhtar, Juventus, Sporting, Red Star, Girona, Brest
Lille's opponents: Real Madrid, Liverpool, Juventus, Atletico, Feyenoord, Sporting, Sturm Graz, Bologna.
Young Boys' opponents: Inter, Barcelona, Atalanta, Shakhtar, Red Star, Celtic, Aston Villa, Stuttgart
Shakhtar's opponents: Bayern, Dortmund, Atalanta, Arsenal, Young Boys, PSV, Brest, Bologna.
23:52: Determine the opponents of the teams in Group 3.
Juventus' opponents: Man City, Leipzig, Benfica, Club Brugge, PSV, Lille, Stuttgart, Aston Villa.
AC Milan's opponents: Liverpool, Real Madrid, Brugge, Leverkusen, Red Star, Dinamo, Girona, Bratislava
Benfica's opponents: Barcelona, Bayern, Aletico, Juventus, Feyenoord, Red Star, Bologna, Monaco.
Arsenal's opponents: PSG, Inter, Atalanta, Shakhtar, Dinamo, Sporting, Monaco, Girona.
Leverkusen's opponents: Inter, Liverpool, Milan, Atletico, Salzburg, Feyenoord, Sparta Prague, Brest.
Club Brugge's opponents: Dortmund, Man City, Juventus, Milan, Sporting, Celtic, Aston Villa, Sturm Graz.
Atalanta's opponents: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Arsenal, Shakhtar, Celtic, Young Boys, Sturm Graz, Stuttgart.
Atletico's opponents: Leipzig, PSG, Leverkusen, Benfica, Lille, Salzburg, Slovan Bratislava, Sparta Prague.
23:42: Determine the opponents of the teams in Group 2.
PSG's opponents: Man City, Bayern, Atletico, Arsenal, PSV, Salzburg, Girona, Stuttgart.
Liverpool's opponents: Real Madrid, Leipzig, Leverkusen, Milan, Lille, PSV, Bologna, Girona.
Real Madrid's opponents: Dortmund, Liverpool, AC Milan, Atalanta, Salzburg, Lille, Stuttgart, Brest.
Barcelona's opponents: Bayern, Dortmund, Atalanta, Benfica, Young Boys, Red Star Belgrade, Brest, Monaco.
Dortmund's opponents: Barcelona, Real Madrid, Shakhtar, Club Brugge, Celtic, Dinamo, Strurm Graz, Bologna.
RB Leipzig's opponents: Liverpool, Inter, Juventus, Atletico, Sporting, Celtic, Aston Villa, Sturm Graz.
Bayern Munich's opponents: PSG, Barcelona, Benfica, Shakhtar, Dinamo, Feyenoord, Slovan Bratislava, Aston Villa.
The next team is Inter Milan, 8 opponents of the Serie A representative are Leipzig, Man City, Arsenal, Leverksen, Red Star Belgrade, Young Boys, Monaco, Sparta Prague.
23:30: Buffon draw the first draw in Group 1: Man City. Ronaldo pressed the button, appearing against the following opponents: Inter Milan, PSG, Club Brugge, Juventus, Feyenoord, Sporting, Sparta Prague, Slovan Bratislava.
23:22: UEFA Secretary General Giorgio Marchetti appears on stage, along with Buffon and Ronaldo preparing for the draw.
23:10: A video explaining the new format of the Champions League, featuring Ceferin, Buffon, Rodri, Ruben Dias, Ousmane Dembele, Luis Figo, Kate Abdo, Robbie Keane and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
If we think about the Champions League, we think about Ronaldo. If we think about football, we think about Ronaldo, said Mr. Ceferin.
The UEFA president later said he hopes we will see Ronaldo play in the Champions League soon, and Ronaldo said: I play in the Asian Champions League, that is also the Champions League!
23:10: Mr. Ceferin presented an award to honor Ronaldo, a silver ball with the stars attached to it. Ronaldo has won the Champions League five times and is the best striker in the competition's history.
23:05: UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin is present on stage to present the UEFA President's Award to former goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, who has played football for many years, contributed, left his mark and many achievements in international arenas.
For me personally, Buffon is the best goalkeeper in history, said president Ceferin.
23:00: The draw ceremony begins. The famous Champions League anthem resounds with the voice of Welsh Opera singer Katherine Jenkins.
According to bookmakers, the betting ratio for the 2024-2025 Champions League championship candidates is as follows:
Man City: 5/2 Real Madrid: 3/1 Arsenal: 10/1 Bayern Munich: 12/1 Liverpool: 14/1 Barcelona: 14/1 PSG: 18/1 Inter Milan: 25/1 Leverkusen: 28/1 Atalanta: 33/1 Atletico Madrid: 33/1 Dortmund: 33/1 Juventus: 33/1 AC Milan: 33/1 RB Leipzig: 50/1 Aston Villa: 50/1
22:55: Cristiano Ronaldo present at the draw ceremony. CR7 is no longer in the Champions League but UEFA will honor him for the records and mark he has in this arena.
Information before the draw ceremony
At 11:00 p.m. on August 29 (Vietnam time), football fans will head to the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, where the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) will draw lots for the 2024-2025 Champions League group stage.
36 clubs from 16 countries in Europe have been identified to participate in the competition journey under the new format. Not the strongest football tournaments in the continent, Germany and Italy both have 5 representatives, while England, Spain and France all have 4.
Although experts say that the top championship candidates are still only from England, Spain, and Germany, until the champion is determined next summer, fans will monitor, observe carefully and evaluate each stage, starting from the draw ceremony with the combination of craftsmanship and technology.
There is a high possibility of a new draw and a new format, which promises to bring notable big matchups. And of course, with new details, fans will be more excited to watch the draw live.
Seed groups
Group 1: Real Madrid (UEfa ranking coefficient 136,000), Manchester City (148,000), Bayern Munich (144,000), Paris Saint-Germain (116,000), Liverpool (114,000), Inter Milan (101,000), Borussia Dortmund (97,000), RB Leipzig (97,000), Barcelona (91,000).
Group 2: Bayer Leverkusen (90,000), Atletico Madrid (89,000), Atalanta (81,000), Juventus (80,000), Benfica (79,000), Arsenal (72,000), Club Brugge (64,000), Shakhtar Donetsk (63,000), AC Milan (59,000).
Group 3: Feyenoord (57,000), Sporting CP (54,500), PSV Eindhoven (54,000), Dinamo Zagreb (50,000), Red Bull Salzburg (50,000), Lille (47,000), Red Star Belgrade (40,000), Young Boys (34,500), Celtic (32,000).
Group 4: Slovan Bratislava (30,500), Monaco (24,000), Sparta Prague (22,500), Aston Villa (20.,860), Bologna (18.056), Girona (17.897), VfB Stuttgart (17.324), Sturm Graz (14.500), Brest (13.366).
