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The newly revamped 2024/25 Champions League league phase calendar has been officially released by UEFA. Teams previously learned which eight clubs they will face in the competition during a draw on Thursday. The exact fixture list, however, was not initially announced. Instead, the governing body waited until Saturday to reveal the schedules.
Previous Champions League group stage matchdays involved eight games played each day. Nevertheless, format changes to the competition have changed this schedule. Instead, Matchday One of the tournament will be just six games.
Two of the matchups will kick off at 12:45 PM ET and the remaining four are then set to begin at 3 PM ET. The move will allow fans to follow the important games a little easier.
Matchdays Two through seven then have nine games per day, with two fixtures remaining in the 12:45 PM time slot. Matchday Eight, the final round of league phase games, will feature all 18 games at the same time. These last matches will take place at 3 PM ET on Wednesday, January 29th.
Matchday One to feature multiple USMNT stars
Headlining the opening time slot of Champions League games on Tuesday, September 17th is a fixture between Juventus and PSV Eindhoven.
Juve is historically the most successful Serie A club, as they have collected a league-best 36 Italian titles. PSV, on the other hand, won the most recent Eredivisie title under head coach Peter Bosz.
The Dutch side also completed permanent summer deals for USMNT stars Sergino Dest and Malik Tillman.
Immediately following this fixture will be four games, including a top matchup between Liverpool and AC Milan. The Reds will travel to Italy to face Christian Pulisic’s team at 3:00 PM ET. The American star scored against Liverpool the last time he played against them in Premier League play while with Chelsea.
The League phase will see a repeat of the 2005 final between AC Milan and Liverpool
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Author : Chris Moore
Publish date : 2024-08-31 18:44:35
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