UEFA Champions League Day 7, Tuesday Jan 21 infographic
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UEFA Champions League Day 7, Tuesday Jan 21

By Chris Dinsdale

January 21, 2025 - Europe’s new UEFA Champions League season continues, with the inaugural 36-team league format creating highly anticipated encounters. Key fixtures include Liverpool and Barcelona -- already guaranteed at least knock-out stage play-off -- facing Lille and Benfica looking to clinch elusive Top 8 spot and progress directly to Last 16. Elsewhere Monaco host Aston Villa, and Bayer Leverkusen travel to Atletico Madrid.

The 70th season of Europe's elite club competition, and the 33rd since it was renamed the UEFA Champions League, this is the first under the new format. It kicks off on 9 July 2024 with the qualifiers, and runs until the final on Saturday May 31, 2025 at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.

Real Madrid are defending champions having defeated Borussia Dortmund in the 2024 final.

The UEFA Champions League is contested by the highest ranked teams of the strongest UEFA national associations. It is the top club competition in European football and one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world. The Champions League final is the most watched annual sporting event worldwide.

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PUBLISHED: 17/01/2025; STORY: Graphic News
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