UCL draw: Boniface, Tella, Chukwueze, Lookman, Onyedika, Nwaneri, Ilenikhena discover opponents
Published: August 29, 2024
The UEFA Champions League draw took place on Thursday at Monaco with the competition now set to have a new look.
Victor Boniface and Nathan Tella's Bayer Leverkusen have coincidentally been drawn against Samuel Chukwueze's AC Milan, Salzburg, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Sparta Prague, Atlético de Madrid, Feyenoord and Brest.
They will square up against Inter Milan, Salzburg, AC Milan and Sparta Prague at home but will travel to face Liverpool, Atletico Madrid, Feyenoord and Stade Brestois.
Chukwueze's AC Milan will face Liverpool (home), Real Madrid (away), Club Brugge (home), Bayer Leverkusen (away), Crvena Zvezda (home), Dinamo Zagreb (away ), Girona (home) and Slovan Bratislava (away).
Raphael Onyedika's Brugge will square up against Borussia Dortmund, Sporting CP, Juventus, and Aston Villa at home but have away games against AC Milan, Manchester City, Celtic and Sturm Graz.
Ademola Lookman's Atalanta will face Real Madrid, Arsenal , Celtic and Sturm Graz at home, Barcelona , Shakhtar Donetsk, Young Boys and Stuttgart away.
Ethan Nwaneri's Arsenal have been handed matches against Inter Milan, Paris Saint-Germain, Atalanta, Shakhtar Donetsk, Dinamo Zagreb, Sporting Lisbon, Monaco and Girona.
George Ilenikhena's AS Monaco will face FC Barcelona , Benfica Lisbon, Red Star Belgrade and Aston Villa at home while they will travel to Inter Milan, Arsenal, Dinamo Zagreb and Bologna.
In the new format of the Champions League, the top eight teams directly qualify for the round of 16, while those that finish 25th or lower will be eliminated from all European competition.
The teams finishing in 9th to 24th place will take part in a two-legged play-off, while the teams who finish from 9th to 16th place then act as seeded clubs and host the first leg.
The winners of the play-offs then move on to the round of 16.
Abdulkareem Abdulhamid
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