Milan drawn against Liverpool, Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Girona and others in the 2024/25 UCL League Phase | OneFootball

The UEFA Champions League trophy before the draw for the group stage of the 2024-2025 UEFA Champions League football tournament, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on August 29, 2024. (Photo by VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images)

The new format of the Champions League sees Milan against some top teams in the League Phase.

The Rossoneri finished last season in 2nd place and qualified for the Champions League. Today, the draw for the League Phase took place in Nyon and the Diavolo learned their opponents.

The 2024/25 season is the first year where there is a new Champions League format. It now features 36 teams in the first round, aka the League Phase:

There are 4 Post based on European coefficient and each team plays 2 teams from each Pot. Milan found themselves in Pot 2, and were drawn against two teams from Pot 1, two from Pot 2, two from Port 3 and two from Pot 4.

The Rossoneri will face: Liverpool (home), Real Madrid (away), Club Brugge (home), Bayer Leverkusen (away), Crvena Zvezda (home), Dinamo Zagreb (away), Girona (home) and Slovan Bratislava (away).

Home and away opponents for Pot 2 teams (@ChampionsLeague)

Matchday 1: 17-19 September 2024Matchday 2: 1/2 October 2024Matchday 3: 22/23 October 2024Matchday 4: 5/6 November 2024Matchday 5:26/27 November 2024Matchday 6: 10/11 December 2024Matchday 7:21/22 January 2025Matchday 8: 29 January 2025Draw for knockout stage play-offs: 31 January 2025Knockout stage play-offs: 11/12 e 18/19 February 2025Draw for Round of 16, Quarter-finals, and Semi-finals: 21 February 2025