Uefa Champions League 24/25

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Our opponents in the league phase of the 2024-25 Uefa ChampionsLeague.
 

That’s some draw for us

Difficult draw but not impossible.

How many clubs qualify?

What's it all about? Apparently 2 wins and 2 draws basically gets you through.

Not entirely sure what it gets you through too but there we go.

What's it all about? Apparently 2 wins and 2 draws basically gets you through.

Not entirely sure what it gets you through too but there we go.

Top 8 progress straight to the Last 16.

9-24th progress to a play off round to decide the other 8 teams.

Yep, 24th gets through.

Top 8 progress straight to the Last 16.

9-24th progress to a play off round to decide the other 8 teams.

Yep, 24th gets through.

Sounds dumb will watch the games for what they are but the concept on the face of it is terrible.

What's it all about? Apparently 2 wins and 2 draws basically gets you through.

Not entirely sure what it gets you through too but there we go.

Its a single league

1-8 place get a bye to Round of 16 ( will be seeded and home 2nd leg vs winners of Round of 32)

9-24 place start in Round of 32 (9-16th will be seeded and home in 2nd leg)

25th and lower are eliminated , no drop to Europa

Group of death or not really as there are 50,000 replays?

So it’s single league of 24 teams, 1st to 8th go straight through to make up a knockout stage of 16. Then positions 9th to 24th have a play of to make up the other 8 in the 16, this is then a knockout competition I hope I am right ?

So it’s single league of 24 teams, 1st to 8th go straight through to make up a knockout stage of 16. Then positions 9th to 24th have a play of to make up the other 8 in the 16, this is then a knockout competition I hope I am right ?

I think its a single league of 36, but the rest is correct yes. So 24 of 36 go to knockout.

Guess the real goal in the group is Top 8

So it’s single league of 24 teams, 1st to 8th go straight through to make up a knockout stage of 16. Then positions 9th to 24th have a play of to make up the other 8 in the 16, this is then a knockout competition I hope I am right ?

32 teams in one table, 9th-24th will qualify for a play off of two legs to reach the last 16 where the top 8 in the table will qualify immediately.

The difference between 8th place and 24th are just two matches.

 

https://x.com/LFC/status/1829197734433435880?t=uj5l1BZlTHCuPHGSAgHD6g&s=19

Our opponents in the league phase of the 2024-25 Uefa ChampionsLeague.

What the F**k is this? That looks ridiculously difficult

What the F**k is this? That looks ridiculously difficult

To be top 8 yes, but we should be fine to come 24th haha.

Top 8 progress straight to the Last 16.

9-24th progress to a play off round to decide the other 8 teams.

Yep, 24th gets through.

The new format interesting and hard to form an opinion of it yet. My thoughts reading your post won’t some teams that have accumulated enough points for example after 5 games send weaken sides to try insure other  less fancied teams through.?

To be top 8 yes, but we should be fine to come 24th haha.

The only good thing I would say are the perceived difficult games are at anfield

The away games im struggling to see any issues there

Two homes games that we shoold we


Then two tough home games against Madrid and Bayer


But can see us getting enough to be in the top 8

https://x.com/LFC/status/1829197734433435880?t=uj5l1BZlTHCuPHGSAgHD6g&s=19

Our opponents in the league phase of the 2024-25 Uefa ChampionsLeague.
 

Love it can't wait. Love new format.

Awesome seeing skynet working the draw instead of has-been football players fukin about with Thier wee balls. L o l

The away games im struggling to see any issues there

Two homes games that we shoold we


Then two tough home games against Madrid and Bayer


But can see us getting enough to be in the top 8

I can't see us in top 8 because the other top seeders have a weaker fixtures but we will qualify.

The new format interesting and hard to form an opinion of it yet. My thoughts reading your post won’t some teams that have accumulated enough points for example after 5 games send weaken sides to try insure other  less fancied teams through.?

What do you think of the new Europa League format mate?

Pretty shitty draw for us compared to the other English teams. Will be tough to finish Top8 but you have to be confident about a 9th to 16th finish and 2nd leg at home in the round before. AS London says above, our toughest games are mostly at Anfield. I'm glad we've drawn Madrid.

The new format interesting and hard to form an opinion of it yet. My thoughts reading your post won’t some teams that have accumulated enough points for example after 5 games send weaken sides to try insure other  less fancied teams through.?

I guess there's some motivation to finishing top 8 as you skip a play off round.

Issue is ranking 36 teams who play just 8 games means a lot of teams will all be bunched together. Might be goal difference that decides a lot of the places.

The new format interesting and hard to form an opinion of it yet. My thoughts reading your post won’t some teams that have accumulated enough points for example after 5 games send weaken sides to try insure other  less fancied teams through.?

Yh cant rule that out , however I don’t imagine there will be any easy teams, when you look at our draw it’s actually quite favourable, some big guns in there so suits us to a tee, looking forward RM & Leverkusen especially!!


YNWA

I guess there's some motivation to finishing top 8 as you skip a play off round.

Issue is ranking 36 teams who play just 7 games means a lot of teams will all be bunched together. Might be goal difference that decides a lot of the places.

Yeah, I think thats the purpose , try to make every game mean something. Of course 3-4 teams could be clinched in Top 8 by the last 2 games, but with only 8 games to be played the points gaps should be close.  Even between like 5th and 12th.

The mid-table could be crazy final few games 8th to 20th could only be 4-5 points difference. 

Should be interesting.  Cant wait for the fixture list to come out, could be some very interesting ties every gameday.

I'll give it a chance.

Who are the Mancs playing?

What do you think of the new Europa League format mate?

Probably a dig and rightly so 😂 not looked into yet mate.

It's a load of boll*cks....If it ain't broke etc. Administrators again trying to squeeze more games towards the broadcasters, who in turn squeeze the advertisers...who in turn squeeze the subscribers....and all the time the players just burn out with exhaustion.

Football choking itself to death with greed.

Should finish top 8. Home games tougher than aways.

It's a load of boll*cks....If it ain't broke etc. Administrators again trying to squeeze more games towards the broadcasters, who in turn squeeze the advertisers...who in turn squeeze the subscribers....and all the time the players just burn out with exhaustion.

Football choking itself to death with greed.

This rant always surfaces every time there's a change from the normal schedule, as it was in 1992. And football is still going as strong as ever. 

Honestly, how many stars are going to play every single minute of every single one of these group games?

This format was confirmed and announced in April 2021. Too late complaining about it now.

This rant always surfaces every time there's a change from the normal schedule, as it was in 1992. And football is still going as strong as ever. 

Honestly, how many stars are going to play every single minute of every single one of these group games?

This format was confirmed and announced in April 2021. Too late complaining about it now.

Don't care what you think/say ...I've posted my opinion and I don't need it validated.

I don't like the new format but I'll give it time.  Depending on the fixture list, it may turn out to be quite interesting near the end.  If a team from pot 3 or 4 get a few wins then they'll be motivated to get into the play-offs.  Every team could be a potential banana skin.

Look at Villa, for example: Bayern (H), Leipzig (A), Juventus (H), Brugge (A), Celtic (H), Young Boys (A), Bologna (H), Monaco (A).  I reckon, with one good performace against a top team, they'll qualify.

It's a bit daft though that after so many games there are still 24 teams that go through.  I guess it ends the usual 2 strong teams v 2 whipping boys of the old format.

 

To me looks like more games just to end up tight the same or similar teams as always in the next round.

Smacks of trying to squeeze as much revenue as possible out of it.

Not convinced we need even more games in a fixture calendar

It's a load of boll*cks....If it ain't broke etc. Administrators again trying to squeeze more games towards the broadcasters, who in turn squeeze the advertisers...who in turn squeeze the subscribers....and all the time the players just burn out with exhaustion.

Football choking itself to death with greed.

Spot on Longy, many of us been saying for a while far to many games and that’s the reason why more injuries as the body just can’t take it no matter fit they are.

The Super League was the best thing that happened to UEFA because at the time it was never going to get through but it allowed UEFA to make these changes to the Champions League pretty much undetected.

Let's forget FIFA want their slice of the pie too with the revamped Club World Cup next summer (thankfully we haven't qualified this time but it's likely we will in the future).

I wonder if this will affect managers picking a team for particular matches. Time management to avoid muscle fatigue and all that. It could be detrimental to the competition in some respects. You can't have your first-team players playing to an optimal standard with all these games. Something has to break and unfortunately, it's usually the players.

This is how I see us faring.

Pot 1 team (Home) - Madrid (Draw)
Pot 1 team (Away) - Leipzig (Draw)

Pot 2 team (Home) - Leverkusen (Win)
Pot 2 team (Away) - Milan (Draw)

Pot 3 team (Home) - Lille (Win)
Pot 3 team (Away) - PSV (Win)

Pot 4 team (Home) - Bologna (Win)
Pot 4 team (Away) - Girona (Surprise Loss)

Around 15 points. Can see us being slack against the lesser sides, especially away from home but see Girona causing us more problems than PSV due to their style.

By the way, does anyone know the dates all of these league phase games are supposed to be played?

Don't care what you think/say ...I've posted my opinion and I don't need it validated.

It's not your opinion, it's the standard rant rehashed every time there's a change in schedule, if not you, then someone else. 

Whether it be two extra games in this, a change in the international calendar, or new/expanded tournaments, we're always told how greed is killing football. It never does. More people want to watch it all the time, more players want to play in this competition, and now they will.

I don't like the new format but I'll give it time. 

It's a bit daft though that after so many games there are still 24 teams that go through. 

It's not 24 teams qualifying. The top 8 qualify, plus 8 from the next 16. You could finish 9th in the group and still not make the first knockout round.

By the way, does anyone know the dates all of these league phase games are supposed to be played?

Matchday 1: 17–19 September 2024
Matchday 2: 1/2 October 2024
Matchday 3: 22/23 October 2024
Matchday 4: 5/6 November 2024
Matchday 5: 26/27 November 2024
Matchday 6: 10/11 December 2024
Matchday 7: 21/22 January 2025
Matchday 8: 29 January 2025

Knockout round play-offs: 11/12 & 18/19 February 2025

Round of 16: 4/5 & 11/12 March 2025
Quarter-finals: 8/9 & 15/16 April 2025
Semi-finals: 29/30 April & 6/7 May 2025
Final: 31 May 2025

To me looks like more games just to end up tight the same or similar teams as always in the next round.

Read this an article.

Rather than 96 games to eliminate 16 teams, there are 144 to eliminate nine.

More games, that have less important attached to them.

Projections suggest 14-15 points will be needed to finish in the top eight for automatic qualification for the last 16, and eight-nine points to be in the top 24 and secure a playoff spot. Which is to say that after three of their eight games, teams could effectively be through.

It's not your opinion, it's the standard rant rehashed every time there's a change in schedule, if not you, then someone else. 

Whether it be two extra games in this, a change in the international calendar, or new/expanded tournaments, we're always told how greed is killing football. It never does. More people want to watch it all the time, more players want to play in this competition, and now they will.

It's not 24 teams qualifying. The top 8 qualify, plus 8 from the next 16. You could finish 9th in the group and still not make the first knockout round.

Rhetorical question to which I really don't want an answer...but how is my opinion not my opinion?

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To me looks like more games just to end up tight the same or similar teams as always in the next round.

Smacks of trying to squeeze as much revenue as possible out of it.

Not convinced we need even more games in a fixture calendar

Eufa have said its about making more money, the clubs asked for it.

Also acknowledged the fixture pile up, but clubs wanted more games and more money, so just gonna need bigger squads.

It's a load of bollocks in my view. We get more games, but not necessarily more important games, in an already congested schedule. Clearly a money spinning idea from UEFA. Why did they get rid of the two group phases 20 years ago only to now introduce a big F**k off league that resembles a tumble dryer?

Great group

sh*te system

Rhetorical question to which I really don't want an answer...but how is my opinion not my opinion?

Well you're going to get one.

"Your" opinion has been re-posted again by someone else since.

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F***ing joke

Well you're going to get one.

"Your" opinion has been re-posted again by someone else since.

Try constructing a sentence using grammar that allows the point you're trying to make to be clearly understood.
In short: Just because someone shares my opinion doesn't dilute or negate my opinion.

Explanation:
I'll presume this is what you mean't: Somebody else on this forum has posted their opinion which mirrors my opinion...if so, this is what is commonly referred to as a shared opinion. A shared opinion can be across multitudes of people...an example being, a great number of Liverpool fans think Mo Salah is our best player....They collectively share that opinion. Importantly what you seem unable to grasp, is that the opinion of each and every one of those people has been formed by them...they own that opinion in their head...I can't have someone else's opinion, and no one else can have my opinion....That doesn't/can't mean I can't share an opinion....
...Enjoy the game tomorrow

Fixture dates have been released;

Start away to Milan on September 17th.

Bologna Oct 2nd
Leipzig Oct 23rd
Leverkusen Nov 5th
Real Madrid Nov 27th
Girona Dec 10th
Lille Jan 21st
PSV Jan 29th

Fixture dates have been released;

Start away to Milan on September 17th.

Do we not play west ham in the cup then?

Do we not play west ham in the cup then?

Think there’s two sets of dates for the League Cup so those involved in Europe can work around it.

I’m guessing we’ll be in the second set if we’ve got Milan in Europe.

This rant always surfaces every time there's a change from the normal schedule, as it was in 1992. And football is still going as strong as ever. 

Honestly, how many stars are going to play every single minute of every single one of these group games?

This format was confirmed and announced in April 2021. Too late complaining about it now.

As a suck up.to the ESL super league bullshit

It's not your opinion, it's the standard rant rehashed every time there's a change in schedule, if not you, then someone else. 

Whether it be two extra games in this, a change in the international calendar, or new/expanded tournaments, we're always told how greed is killing football. It never does. More people want to watch it all the time, more players want to play in this competition, and now they will.

It's not about competition, it's about money.

Fixtures are out.

https://x.com/AnthonyRJoseph/status/1829838318671905109?t=oup3tFUAwnKcbXixOaz9eQ&s=19

It's not about competition, it's about money.

And everything about FSG is about the MONEY. LFC = cash cow, keep on milking

And everything about FSG is about the MONEY

Even on the Champions League Thread you are crying about the owners 🤦‍♂️

Can't wait for the games some cracking stuff to
Look forward to
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So fixtures in late Jan, that's going to clash with AfCON.  Probably good we only have the one African player. 

If they were going to go like this why not offer the top through to the quarters.  8 games and you could be in the quarters.  Another 4 have one play off.  9-16 have 2 play offs. 

I don't this is sh*t.  It will effect prem teams the most like always when change comes.

So fixtures in late Jan, that's going to clash with AfCON.  Probably good we only have the one African player. 

If they were going to go like this why not offer the top through to the quarters.  8 games and you could be in the quarters.  Another 4 have one play off.  9-16 have 2 play offs. 

I don't this is sh*t.  It will effect prem teams the most like always when change comes.

There is no AFCON in Jan

There will be next year, no?

There will be next year, no?

Next one is December 2025 until 18 Jan 2026

Do you think they will not clash their fixtures with AFCON S? 

Do you think they will not clash their fixtures with AFCON S?

No - already stated they will arrange fixtures for next years CL to ensure all games completed by AFCON starts

No - already stated they will arrange fixtures for next years CL to ensure all games completed by AFCON starts

Or at least that is one worry out of the way.

Or at least that is one worry out of the way.

Other issues maybe the world club cup
Thing but believe the first is in the summer

Other issues maybe the world club cup
Thing but believe the first is in the summer

That's another big headache.  Especially for managers and back room staff.  They have to basically 2 years round the clock without a meaningful break.  It's hardly a reward for being successful.

On another note, when Klopp, I mean Slott wins the Champions League at the end of the season he won't get that reward of docking his holidays.   World Cup without the current CL Champions?   

Real Madrid game will  be the same week as the City game.

Real Madrid game will  be the same week as the City game.

They couldn’t make it much harder for us could they

They couldn’t make it much harder for us could they

More than likely City game will be moved to the Sunday

Try constructing a sentence using grammar that allows the point you're trying to make to be clearly understood.
In short: Just because someone shares my opinion doesn't dilute or negate my opinion.

Explanation:
I'll presume this is what you mean't: Somebody else on this forum has posted their opinion which mirrors my opinion...if so, this is what is commonly referred to as a shared opinion. A shared opinion can be across multitudes of people...an example being, a great number of Liverpool fans think Mo Salah is our best player....They collectively share that opinion. Importantly what you seem unable to grasp, is that the opinion of each and every one of those people has been formed by them...they own that opinion in their head...I can't have someone else's opinion, and no one else can have my opinion....That doesn't/can't mean I can't share an opinion....
...Enjoy the game tomorrow

🤣🤣🤣, he won’t, he’s still trying to fathom if a football is round or circular, imagine a Orangutan on a tyre flipping his lip, other primates are available, no offence to tyres….or lips !!


YNWA

Some hard games there, but having said that they will probably be great games, be nice to Madrid

Here is our CL schedule.

AC Milan (A - 17 September, 20:00)

Bologna (H - 2 October, 20:00)

RB Leipzig (A - 23 October, 20:00)

Bayer Leverkusen (H - 5 November, 20:00)

Real Madrid (H - 27 November, 20:00)

Girona (A - 10 December, 17:45)

Lille (H - 21 January, 20:00)

PSV (A - 29 January, 20:00)


On the fixtures, we have Bologna on Wednesday 2nd October, followed by, that's right, a 12.30pm kick off on Saturday monring away to Palace.....

I thought a rule came in that prevents a CL team from playing Wednesday and then Saturday 12.30. But it turns out, that rule only applies of the CL team is playing away from home on the Wednesday. Since we are at home on the Wednesday, TNT can now select us for the 12.30pm on a Saturday.....

I thought a rule came in that prevents a CL team from playing Wednesday and then Saturday 12.30. But it turns out, that rule only applies of the CL team is playing away from home on the Wednesday. Since we are at home on the Wednesday, TNT can now select us for the 12.30pm on a Saturday.....

As ever, the PL and TNT do us no favours.  That would never happen with 115FC.  Palace a real bogie team for us, even if we should easily beat Bologna. 

Champions League Squad Announced

The Reds return to the competition in 2024-25 and will be part of a revamped format that sees 36 teams each playing eight different opponents during the opening stage.

Arne Slot’s men are set to host Bologna, Bayer Leverkusen, Real Madrid and Lille at Anfield, while also travelling to face AC Milan, RB Leipzig, Girona and PSV Eindhoven.

Ahead of their first league phase fixture, at AC Milan on September 17, the following squad has been submitted to UEFA by the club.

Player List A
Alexander-Arnold, Alisson, Chiesa, Diaz, Endo, Gakpo, Gomez, Gravenberch, Hill, Jaros, Jones, Jota, Kelleher, Konate, Mac Allister, Morton, Nallo, Nunez, Nyoni, Robertson, Salah, Szoboszlai, Tsimikas, Van Dijk.

Teams can name a maximum of 25 players on List A, including a minimum of eight places reserved exclusively for ‘locally trained players’.

Several members of the Reds’ senior squad – including Conor Bradley, Harvey Elliott and Jarell Quansah – are eligible but do not need to be included on List A due to their ages and club-trained status.

They can instead be named to List B, on which clubs can register an unlimited number of players during the season and update before each fixture.

UEFA’s regulations state: “A player may be registered on List B if he is born on or after 1 January 2003 and has, since his 15th birthday, been eligible to play for the club concerned for any uninterrupted period of two years, or a total of three consecutive years with a maximum of one loan period to a club from the same association for a period not longer than one year.

“Players aged 16 may be registered on List B if they have been registered with the participating club for the previous two years without interruption.”

Teams who progress to the Champions League knockout rounds are permitted to update List A with three new eligible players – while keeping the squad total to a maximum of 25 – by February 6, 2025.
https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/liverpool-submit-champions-league-squad-2024-25

How can Quansah and Bradley be named on list B but Nyoni cant if hes younger then them?

How can Quansah and Bradley be named on list B but Nyoni cant if hes younger then them?

Only arrived at the club last year - same with Nallo

Can't see any notable exclusions so for me this isn't much further to discuss.

How can Quansah and Bradley be named on list B but Nyoni cant if hes younger then them?

UEFA’s regulations state: “A player may be registered on List B if he is born on or after 1 January 2003 and has, since his 15th birthday, been eligible to play for the club concerned for any uninterrupted period of two years.

Passes the first part but not the 2nd.