Real Madrid already know their path to the round of 16 of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League. Two days after finding out their opponents in the league phase, Carlo Ancelotti's team already know that they will open this campaign against Stuttgart on September 17 and finish against Brest on January 29, 2025. Their rivals are quite interesting and promise to provide entertainment over eight rounds.

The first match will be at the Santiago Bernabéu on Tuesday, September 17. In this match they will face a Stuttgart team that finished last season quite strong by finishing second in the Bundesliga, so they are a club capable of doing quite a bit of damage. After the match against the Germans, they will travel to France to visit Lille on October 2 at the Pierre-Mauroy Stadium.

Borussia Dortmund, Milan and Liverpool: Madrid's great rivals

On matchday 3 we will relive the final of the last edition of the Champions League, when Nuri Sahin's Borussia Dortmund visits the Bernabéu on October 22. This team had a great transfer market, so they are very strong for this match. For matchday 4 they will play at their stadium again, but they will host Paulo Fonseca's AC Milan, who has not been very good so far in Serie A in a match that will be played on November 5.

On matchday 5 they will travel to England to face Arne Slot's Liverpool on November 27 at Anfield. Matchday 6 will be against Atalanta, who they already beat in the European Super Cup, on December 10 at the Gewiss Stadium in another match that looks complex due to how well-armed Gian Piero Gasperini's team is. The 7th will be at the Bernabéu again against Salzburg on January 22, 2025 and they will close against Brest at the Stade Francis-Le Blé on January 29, 2025.

Real Madrid's schedule in the league phase of the 2024/25 Champions League

  • Matchday 1 – Real Madrid-Stuttgart 17/09/24 – Santiago Bernabéu
  • Matchday 2 – Lille-Real Madrid – 02/10/24 – Stade Pierre-Mauroy
  • Matchday 3 – Real Madrid-Borussia Dortmund – 22/10/24 – Santiago Bernabéu
  • Matchday 4 – Real Madrid-AC Milan – 5/11/24 – Santiago Bernabéu
  • Matchday 5 – Liverpool-Real Madrid – 27/11/24 – Anfield
  • Matchday 6 – Atalanta-Real Madrid – 12/10/24 – Gewiss Stadium
  • Matchday 7 – Real Madrid-Salzburg – 01/22/25 – Santiago Bernabéu
  • Matchday 8 – Brest-Real Madrid – 01/29/25 (9:00 p.m.) – Francis-Le Blé Stadium