How the new UEFA Champions League mode works

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·28 August 2024

How the new UEFA Champions League mode works

More matches, more opponents, more excitement

For the sixth time in a row we are in the UEFA Champions League, with some new features this year!

A new league mode is replacing the old group stage. Each team will be drawn with eight different opponents, with each side getting four home and four away matches. At the end of the eight matches, there will be an overall table of all 36 participating teams. The top eight will make the last 16, with those placed ninth to 24 making a two-leg play-off round for the final spots in the first knockout stage. Another new feature - after getting knocked out of the Champions League, there is no more 'dropping down' to the UEFA Europa League as was previously the case for third-placed teams. The league phase does run until the end of January, however.

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Overview of our UEFA Champions League fixtures

1st matchday: AC Sparta Prague vs. FC Salzburg Wednesday 18 September 18:45 CEST | Letna stadium
2nd matchday: FC Salzburg vs. Stade Brest Tuesday 1 October 18:45 | Stadion Salzburg
3rd matchday: FC Salzburg vs. Dinamo Zagreb Wednesday 23 October 21:00 | Stadion Salzburg
4th matchday: Feyenoord vs. FC Salzburg Wednesday 6 November 21:00 | Stadion Feijenoord 'De Kuip'
5th matchday: Bayer Leverkusen vs. FC Salzburg Tuesday 26 November 21:00 | BayArena
6th matchday: FC Salzburg vs. Paris Saint-Germain Tuesday 10 December 21:00 | Stadion Salzburg
7th matchday: Real Madrid vs. FC Salzburg Wednesday 22 January 21:00 | Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
8th matchday: FC Salzburg vs. Atletico Madrid Wednesday 29 January 21:00 | Stadion Salzburg

Ticket sales running

Four-match packages for our home matches against PSG & Co are already on open sale. Act fast to get your spot for the league phase of the 2024/25 UEFA Champion League!

to the online Ticket Shop