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By Seyi Babalola
The new Champions League draw will take place today at 5 p.m. (UK time) on Thursday.
The tournament has been significantly revamped ahead of the 2024/25 season, with the overall number of clubs rising from 32 to 36.
The most significant change will be a transition from the conventional group stage to a single league phase including all competing clubs.
The number of fixtures will grow from 125 to 189.
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In addition, the league phase will finish in January rather than December as is usual.
The champions will have played 17 games during the campaign.
Every club will now be required to play at least eight league-stage games against eight different opponents (four at home and four away), as opposed to the previous six matches versus three clubs, played both at home and away.
The top eight teams will then advance directly to the knockout rounds, while the teams finishing ninth to 24th will be drawn in a two-legged play-off to gain a spot in the competition’s final 16.
