Real Madrid already know the rivals they will face in the group stage of the 2024-2025 UEFA Champions League. This Thursday, August 29, 2024, the draw for the first stage of the main competition at club level was held, which took place at the Grimaldi Forum in Monte Carlo. The new edition of the continental tournament will be very different from the one we know, since it has gone from 32 to 36 clubs, which will face each other in a group format.
The Madrid club was part of the first draw after being crowned champions of LaLiga 2023/24 and after lifting their fifteenth 'Orejona'. UEFA's innovative format will see the Merengues receive four different rivals at the Santiago Bernabéu and must visit four other clubs in their respective fiefdoms, adding special competitiveness to the championship. The White House will seek to defend its title and revalidate its status as 'King of Europe' with the addition of Kylian Mbappé to its ranks, with the special motivation of becoming the first winner of the Champions League under the new configuration of the tournament.
Real Madrid's rivals in the 24/25 Champions League
Thus, Real Madrid will go through the first stage of its adventure in the championship of which it is the biggest winner, facing the following rivals: Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan, RB Salzburg and Stuttgart at home and Liverpool, Atalanta, Lille and Brest as visitors. A 'benevolent' path in general terms for the Vikings, who will face a couple of 'trials by fire' such as the visit to Anfield Road or the rematch of the final of the last edition of the tournament against Nuri Sahin's team.
Real Madrid's group
- Borussia Dortmund (Home)
- AC Milan (home)
- RB Salzburgo (Home)
- Stuttgart (home)
- Liverpool (away)
- Atalanta (away)
- Lille (away)
- Brest (away)
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