Matchday one

Milan Vs Liverpool: UEFA announced the schedule for the 2024/25 Champions League following the draw that took place on Thursday. This will be the first ever edition of the new format of the premier European club competition which consists of 36 teams as opposed to the previous 32.

The fans even got to witness a different system of drawing the fixture. Instead of two hosts selecting ballots with team’s names on it, one host took out a name of a team following which an automated system chose the opponents for the said team.

Liverpool and Manchester City will be beginning their Champions League campaign against the two Milan clubs. Liverpool will travel to San Siro to face off against AC Milan whereas Inter will play the English champions at the Etihad Stadium. Defending champions Real Madrid will begin their campaign at home against Stuttgart. Arsenal will be playing Europa League winners, Atalanta whereas Monaco will host FC Barcelona in what is an exciting opening gameweek/