THE 2024/2025 UEFA Champions League is gearing up for another thrilling season as 36 teams will be partaking in this edition.
Previously, the competition had 32 teams, which were drawn into eight groups of four, with the top two progressing to the Round of 16, this year’s tournament will feature a revolutionary new format of 36 teams.
For the competition, 34 teams have picked up qualification while the remaining two will be decided later today in a playoff game.
The qualified team in four pots are:
Pot One:
Real Madrid (ESP)
Bayern Munich (GER)
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
Liverpool (ENG)
Inter Milan (ITA)
Borussia Dortmund (GER)
RB Leipzig (GER)
Barcelona (ESP)
Pot Two:
Bayer Leverkusen (GER)
Atletico Madrid (ESP)
Atalanta (ITA)
Juventus (ITA)
Benfica (POR)
Arsenal (ENG)
Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
AC Milan (ITA)
Pot Three:
Feyenoord (NED)
Sporting (POR)
PSV Eindhoven (NED)
Celtic (SCO)
Red Bull Salzburg (AUT)
Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) or Qarabag (AZE)
Slavia Prague (CZE) or Lille (FRA)
Pot Four:
Monaco (FRA)
Sparta Prague (CZE)
Aston Villa (ENG)
Sturm Graz (AUT)
Bologna (ITA)
Brest (FRA)
Girona (ESP)
VfB Stuttgart (GER)
Alongside the UCL’s historic 36-team league phase, the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League draw will also take place tomorrow, Thursday.