2023–24 UEFA Champions League

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2023–24 UEFA Champions League
Wembley Stadium in London will host the final
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
27 June – 30 August 2023
Competition proper:
19 September 2023 – 1 June 2024
TeamsCompetition proper: 32
Total: 78 (from 53 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played120
Goals scored364 (3.03 per match)
Attendance6,145,600 (51,213 per match)
Top scorer(s)Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain)
8 goals
All statistics correct as of 17 April 2024.

The 2023–24 UEFA Champions League is the 69th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 32nd season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.

The final will be played at the Wembley Stadium in London, England.[1] The winners of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League will automatically qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League league phase and earn the right to play against the winners of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League in the 2024 UEFA Super Cup. They will also qualify for the final of the brand-new 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup and the expanded 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States.

This is the final season with the current format of 32 teams participating in the group stage, following UEFA's announcement of a new expanded format would be introduced for the following edition.[2]

Manchester City were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by Real Madrid in the quarter-finals.

Association team allocation[edit]

A total of 78 teams from 53 of the 55 UEFA member associations are participating in the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League (the exceptions being Liechtenstein,[Note LIE] which did not organise a domestic league, and Russia[Note RUS]). The association ranking based on the UEFA association coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[3]

Association ranking[edit]

For the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2022 UEFA association coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2017–18 to 2021–22.[4] The team allocation reflected Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA competitions.

Apart from the allocation based on the association coefficients, associations could have additional teams (a maximum of 5 per association) participating in the Champions League, as noted below:

  • (UEL) – Additional berth for UEFA Europa League title holders
Association ranking for 2023–24 UEFA Champions League
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
1  England 106.641 4
2  Spain 96.141 +1 (UEL)
3  Italy 76.902
4  Germany 75.213
5  France 60.081 3
6  Portugal 53.382
7  Netherlands 49.300 2
8  Austria 38.850
9  Scotland 36.900
10  Russia 34.482 0 [Note RUS]
11  Serbia 33.375 2
12  Ukraine 31.800
13  Belgium 30.600
14  Switzerland 29.675
15  Greece 28.200
16  Czech Republic 27.800 1
17  Norway 27.250
18  Denmark 27.175
19  Croatia 27.150
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
20  Turkey 27.100 1
21  Cyprus 26.375
22  Israel 24.375
23  Sweden 22.875
24  Bulgaria 19.500
25  Romania 17.150
26  Azerbaijan 17.000
27  Hungary 16.375
28  Poland 15.875
29  Kazakhstan 15.750
30  Slovakia 15.625
31  Slovenia 15.000
32  Belarus 12.500
33  Moldova 11.250
34  Lithuania 10.000
35  Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.125
36  Finland 8.875
37  Luxembourg 8.750
38  Latvia 8.625
Rank Association Coeff. Teams Notes
39  Kosovo 8.166 1
40  Republic of Ireland 8.125
41  Armenia 8.125
42  Northern Ireland 8.083
43  Albania 8.000
44  Faroe Islands 7.250
45  Estonia 7.041
46  Malta 7.000
47  Georgia 7.000
48  North Macedonia 7.000
49  Liechtenstein 6.500 0 [Note LIE]
50  Wales 5.500 1
51  Gibraltar 5.416
52  Iceland 5.375
53  Montenegro 4.875
54  Andorra 4.665
55  San Marino 1.332

Distribution[edit]

The following is the default access list for the 2023–24 season.[5]

Access list for 2023–24 UEFA Champions League
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
Preliminary round
(4 teams)
  • 4 champions from associations 52–55
 —
First qualifying round
(30 teams)
  • 29 champions from associations 22–51 (except Liechtenstein)[Note LIE]
  • 1 winner from the preliminary round
Second qualifying round
(24 teams) 		Champions Path
(20 teams)
  • 5 champions from associations 17–21
  • 15 winners from the first qualifying round
League Path
(4 teams)
  • 4 runners-up from associations 12–15
 —
Third qualifying round
(20 teams) 		Champions Path
(12 teams)
  • 2 champions from associations 15–16
  • 10 winners from the second qualifying round (Champions Path)
League Path
(8 teams)
  • 4 runners-up from associations 7–11 (except Russia)[Note RUS]
  • 2 third-placed teams from associations 5–6
  • 2 winners from the second qualifying round (League Path)
Play-off round
(12 teams) 		Champions Path
(8 teams)
  • 2 champions from associations 13–14
  • 6 winners from the third qualifying round (Champions Path)
League Path
(4 teams) 		—
  • 4 winners from the third qualifying round (League Path)
Group stage
(32 teams)
  • Europa League title holder
  • 11 champions from associations 1–12 (except Russia)[Note RUS]
  • 6 runners-up from associations 1–6
  • 4 third-placed teams from associations 1–4
  • 4 fourth-placed teams from associations 1–4
  • 4 winners from the play-off round (Champions Path)
  • 2 winners from the play-off round (League Path)
Knockout phase
(16 teams) 		—
  • 8 group winners from the group stage
  • 8 group runners-up from the group stage

Due to the suspension of Russia for the 2023–24 European season, the following changes to the access list were made:

  • The champions of association 11 (Serbia) entered the group stage instead of the play-off round (Champions Path).
  • The champions of association 13 (Belgium) entered the play-off round instead of the third qualifying round (Champions Path).
  • The champions of association 15 (Greece) entered the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round (Champions Path).
  • The champions of associations 18 (Denmark) and 19 (Croatia) entered the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round (Champions Path).
  • The runner-up of association 11 (Serbia) entered the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round (League Path).

Since the Champions League title holders (Manchester City) qualified via their domestic league, the following changes to the access list were made:

  • The champions of association 12 (Ukraine) entered the group stage instead of the play-off round (Champions Path).
  • The champions of association 14 (Switzerland) entered the play-off round instead of the third qualifying round (Champions Path).
  • The champions of association 16 (Czech Republic) entered the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round (Champions Path).
  • The champions of associations 20 (Turkey) and 21 (Cyprus) entered the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round (Champions Path).

Teams[edit]

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • TH: Champions League title holders
  • EL: Europa League title holders
  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th: League positions of the previous season

The second qualifying round, third qualifying round and play-off round were divided into Champions Path (CH) and League Path (LP).

Qualified teams for 2023–24 UEFA Champions League
Entry round Teams
Group stage England Manchester City (1st)TH Spain Sevilla (EL) England Arsenal (2nd) England Manchester United (3rd)
England Newcastle United (4th) Spain Barcelona (1st) Spain Real Madrid (2nd) Spain Atlético Madrid (3rd)
Spain Real Sociedad (4th) Italy Napoli (1st) Italy Lazio (2nd) Italy Inter Milan (3rd)
Italy Milan (4th) Germany Bayern Munich (1st) Germany Borussia Dortmund (2nd) Germany RB Leipzig (3rd)
Germany Union Berlin (4th) France Paris Saint-Germain (1st) France Lens (2nd) Portugal Benfica (1st)
Portugal Porto (2nd) Netherlands Feyenoord (1st) Austria Red Bull Salzburg (1st) Scotland Celtic (1st)
Serbia Red Star Belgrade (1st) Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk (1st)
Play-off round CH Belgium Antwerp (1st) Switzerland Young Boys (1st)
Third qualifying round CH Greece AEK Athens (1st) Czech Republic Sparta Prague (1st)
LP France Marseille (3rd) Portugal Braga (3rd) Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (2nd) Austria Sturm Graz (2nd)
Scotland Rangers (2nd) Serbia TSC (2nd)
Second qualifying round CH Norway Molde (1st) Denmark Copenhagen (1st) Croatia Dinamo Zagreb (1st) Turkey Galatasaray (1st)
Cyprus Aris Limassol (1st)
LP Ukraine Dnipro-1 (2nd) Belgium Genk (2nd) Switzerland Servette (2nd) Greece Panathinaikos (2nd)
First qualifying round Israel Maccabi Haifa (1st) Sweden BK Häcken (1st) Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad (1st) Romania Farul Constanța (1st)
Azerbaijan Qarabağ (1st) Hungary Ferencváros (1st) Poland Raków Częstochowa (1st) Kazakhstan Astana (1st)
Slovakia Slovan Bratislava (1st) Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana (1st) Belarus BATE Borisov (3rd)[Note BLR] Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol (1st)
Lithuania Žalgiris (1st) Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar (1st) Finland HJK (1st) Luxembourg Swift Hesperange (1st)
Latvia Valmiera (1st) Kosovo Ballkani (1st) Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers (1st) Armenia Urartu (1st)
Northern Ireland Larne (1st) Albania Partizani (1st) Faroe Islands KÍ (1st) Estonia Flora (1st)
Malta Ħamrun Spartans (1st) Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi (1st) North Macedonia Struga (1st) Wales The New Saints (1st)
Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps (1st)
Preliminary round Iceland Breiðablik (1st) Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica (1st) Andorra Atlètic Club d'Escaldes (1st) San Marino Tre Penne (1st)

Notes

  1. ^
    Belarus (BLR): Shakhtyor Soligorsk would have qualified as champions of the 2022 Belarusian Premier League but were found guilty of match-fixing by the ABFF and denied a UEFA license. Runners-up Energetik-BGU Minsk were also found guilty of match-fixing and also denied a UEFA license. As a result, the Football Federation of Belarus decided to award the Champions League spot to BATE Borisov, who finished 3rd in the league.[6]
  2. ^
    Liechtenstein (LIE): The seven teams affiliated with the Liechtenstein Football Association (LFV) all played in the Swiss football league system. The only competition organised by the LFV was the Liechtenstein Football Cup – the winners of which qualified for the UEFA Europa Conference League.
  3. ^
    Russia (RUS): On 28 February 2022, Russian football clubs and national teams were suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7] The tables reflect Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA competitions.[8]

Schedule[edit]

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[9][10][11] All matches are played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays apart from the preliminary round final and the final.

Schedule for 2023–24 UEFA Champions League
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying Preliminary round 13 June 2023 27 June 2023 (semi-finals) 30 June 2023 (final)
First qualifying round 20 June 2023 11–12 July 2023 18–19 July 2023
Second qualifying round 21 June 2023 25–26 July 2023 1–2 August 2023
Third qualifying round 24 July 2023 8–9 & 15 August 2023 15 & 19 August 2023
Play-offs Play-off round 7 August 2023 22–23 August 2023 29–30 August 2023
Group stage Matchday 1 31 August 2023 19–20 September 2023
Matchday 2 3–4 October 2023
Matchday 3 24–25 October 2023
Matchday 4 7–8 November 2023
Matchday 5 28–29 November 2023
Matchday 6 12–13 December 2023
Knockout phase Round of 16 18 December 2023 13–14 & 20–21 February 2024 5–6 & 12–13 March 2024
Quarter-finals 15 March 2024 9–10 April 2024 16–17 April 2024
Semi-finals 30 April – 1 May 2024 7–8 May 2024
Final 1 June 2024 at Wembley Stadium, London

Qualifying rounds[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds

Preliminary round[edit]

A total of four teams played in the preliminary round. Seeding of teams was based on their 2023 UEFA club coefficients,[12] with two seeded teams and two unseeded teams in the semi-finals. The matches took place at Kópavogsvöllur in Kópavogur, Iceland. For administrative purposes, the home team in each draw were the first team drawn in each tie in the semi-finals. The same applied for the final draw, between the two winners of the semi-finals, whose identity was not known at the time of draw.The winner of the preliminary round final advanced to the first qualifying round. The losers of the semi-finals and final transferred to the Europa Conference League second qualifying round Champions Path.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Semi-finals
Atlètic Club d'Escaldes Andorra 0–3 Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica
Tre Penne San Marino 1–7 Iceland Breiðablik
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Final
Budućnost Podgorica Montenegro 0–5 Iceland Breiðablik

First qualifying round[edit]

The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 20 June 2023. The first legs were played on 11 and 12 July, and the second legs were played on 18 and 19 July 2023.

The winners of the ties advanced to the Champions Path second qualifying round. 13 of the 15 losers were transferred to the Europa Conference League Champions Path second qualifying round and 2 losers received a bye and were transferred to the Europa Conference League Champions Path third qualifying round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
BK Häcken Sweden 5–1 Wales The New Saints 3–1 2–0
Ballkani Kosovo 2–4 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 2–0 0–4
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland 1–3 Iceland Breiðablik 0–1 1–2
Žalgiris Lithuania 2–1 North Macedonia Struga 0–0 2–1
KÍ Faroe Islands 3–0 Hungary Ferencváros 0–0 3–0
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia 4–2 Latvia Valmiera 2–1 2–1
HJK Finland 3–2 Northern Ireland Larne 1–0 2–2 (a.e.t.)
Lincoln Red Imps Gibraltar 1–6[A] Azerbaijan Qarabağ 1–2 0–4
Raków Częstochowa Poland 4–0[A] Estonia Flora 1–0 3–0
Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 3–1 Luxembourg Swift Hesperange 1–1 2–0
Farul Constanța Romania 1–3 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 1–0 0–3 (a.e.t.)
Ħamrun Spartans Malta 1–6 Israel Maccabi Haifa 0–4 1–2
Urartu Armenia 3–3 (3–4 p) Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar 0–1 3–2 (a.e.t.)
Partizani Albania 1–3 Belarus BATE Borisov 1–1 0–2
Astana Kazakhstan 3–2 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 1–1 2–1

Notes

  1. ^ a b Losers drawn to receive a bye to the Europa Conference League third qualifying round.

Second qualifying round[edit]

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 21 June 2023. The first legs were played on 25 and 26 July, and the second legs were played on 1 and 2 August 2023.

The winners of the ties advanced to the third qualifying round of their respective path. The Champions Path losers were transferred to the Europa League Champions Path third qualifying round, while the League Path losers were transferred to the Europa League Main Path third qualifying round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Žalgiris Lithuania 2–3 Turkey Galatasaray 2–2 0–1
Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria 2–3 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 1–1 1–2
Raków Częstochowa Poland 4–3 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 3–2 1–1
KÍ Faroe Islands 3–3 (4–3 p) Sweden BK Häcken 0–0 3–3 (a.e.t.)
HJK Finland 1–2 Norway Molde 1–0 0–2
Breiðablik Iceland 3–8 Denmark Copenhagen 0–2 3–6
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova 2–4 Israel Maccabi Haifa 1–0 1–4 (a.e.t.)
Aris Limassol Cyprus 11–5 Belarus BATE Borisov 6–2 5–3
Zrinjski Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–3 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 0–1 2–2
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 6–0 Kazakhstan Astana 4–0 2–0
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
League Path
Dnipro-1 Ukraine 3–5 Greece Panathinaikos 1–3 2–2
Servette Switzerland 3–3 (4–1 p) Belgium Genk 1–1 2–2 (a.e.t.)

Third qualifying round[edit]

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 24 July 2023. The first legs were played on 8, 9 and 15 August, and the second legs were played on 15 and 19 August 2023.

The winners of the ties advanced to the play-off round of their respective path. The Champions Path losers were transferred to the Europa League play-off round, while the League Path losers were transferred to the Europa League group stage.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Raków Częstochowa Poland 3–1 Cyprus Aris Limassol 2–1 1–0
Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 2–5 Israel Maccabi Haifa 1–2 1–3
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 3–4[A] Greece AEK Athens 1–2 2–2
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia 0–4 Turkey Galatasaray 0–3 0–1
Copenhagen Denmark 3–3 (4–2 p) Czech Republic Sparta Prague 0–0 3–3 (a.e.t.)
KÍ Faroe Islands 2–3 Norway Molde 2–1 0–2 (a.e.t.)
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
League Path
Braga Portugal 7–1 Serbia TSC 3–0 4–1
Rangers Scotland 3–2 Switzerland Servette 2–1 1–1
Panathinaikos Greece 2–2 (5–3 p) France Marseille 1–0 1–2 (a.e.t.)
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 7–2 Austria Sturm Graz 4–1 3–1

Notes

  1. ^ The first leg of the AEK Athens–Dinamo Zagreb tie, originally scheduled to be played on 8 August 2023, was postponed following supporter riots in which one person died.[13] The match was rescheduled for 19 August 2023 and became the second leg of the tie.[14]

Play-off round[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Champions League play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 August 2023. The first legs were played on 22 and 23 August, and the second legs were played on 29 and 30 August 2023.

The winners of the ties advanced to the group stage. The losers were transferred to the Europa League group stage.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Champions Path
Maccabi Haifa Israel 0–3 Switzerland Young Boys 0–0 0–3
Antwerp Belgium 3–1 Greece AEK Athens 1–0 2–1
Raków Częstochowa Poland 1–2 Denmark Copenhagen 0–1 1–1
Molde Norway 3–5 Turkey Galatasaray 2–3 1–2
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
League Path
Rangers Scotland 3–7 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2–2 1–5
Braga Portugal 3–1 Greece Panathinaikos 2–1 1–0

Group stage[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Champions League group stage
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Location of teams of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League group stage
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D;
Green: Group E; Blue: Group F; Purple: Group G; Pink: Group H.
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Location of Benelux and nearby teams of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League group stage.
Red: Group B; Green: Group E;
Blue: Group F; Pink: Group H.

The group stage draw for the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League took place at the Grimaldi Forum, Monaco, on 31 August at 18:00 CEST. The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots, each of eight teams, based on the following principles:

Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.

Union Berlin and Antwerp made their debut appearances in the group stage.

A total of 15 national associations were represented in the group stage.

Group A[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAY CPH GAL MUN
1 Germany Bayern Munich 6 5 1 0 12 6 +6 16 Advance to knockout phase — 0–0 2–1 4–3
2 Denmark Copenhagen 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8 1–2 — 1–0 4–3
3 Turkey Galatasaray 6 1 2 3 10 13 −3 5 Transfer to Europa League 1–3 2–2 — 3–3
4 England Manchester United 6 1 1 4 12 15 −3 4 0–1 1–0 2–3 —
Source: UEFA

Group B[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS PSV LEN SEV
1 England Arsenal 6 4 1 1 16 4 +12 13 Advance to knockout phase — 4–0 6–0 2–0
2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 2 3 1 8 10 −2 9 1–1 — 1–0 2–2
3 France Lens 6 2 2 2 6 11 −5 8 Transfer to Europa League 2–1 1–1 — 2–1
4 Spain Sevilla 6 0 2 4 7 12 −5 2 1–2 2–3 1–1 —
Source: UEFA

Group C[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RMA NAP BRA UBE
1 Spain Real Madrid 6 6 0 0 16 7 +9 18 Advance to knockout phase — 4–2 3–0 1–0
2 Italy Napoli 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1 10 2–3 — 2–0 1–1
3 Portugal Braga 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 4 Transfer to Europa League 1–2 1–2 — 1–1
4 Germany Union Berlin 6 0 2 4 6 10 −4 2 2–3 0–1 2–3 —
Source: UEFA

Group D[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RSO INT BEN SAL
1 Spain Real Sociedad 6 3 3 0 7 2 +5 12[a] Advance to knockout phase — 1–1 3–1 0–0
2 Italy Inter Milan 6 3 3 0 8 5 +3 12[a] 0–0 — 1–0 2–1
3 Portugal Benfica 6 1 1 4 7 11 −4 4[b] Transfer to Europa League 0–1 3–3 — 0–2
4 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 6 1 1 4 4 8 −4 4[b] 0–2 0–1 1–3 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points, goal difference, and goals scored. Goal difference in all matches: Real Sociedad +5, Inter Milan +3.
  2. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points, goal difference, goals scored, and goal difference in all matches. Goals scored in all matches: Benfica 7, Red Bull Salzburg 4.

Group E[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ATM LAZ FEY CEL
1 Spain Atlético Madrid 6 4 2 0 17 6 +11 14 Advance to knockout phase — 2–0 3–2 6–0
2 Italy Lazio 6 3 1 2 7 7 0 10 1–1 — 1–0 2–0
3 Netherlands Feyenoord 6 2 0 4 9 10 −1 6 Transfer to Europa League 1–3 3–1 — 2–0
4 Scotland Celtic 6 1 1 4 5 15 −10 4 2–2 1–2 2–1 —
Source: UEFA

Group F[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DOR PAR MIL NEW
1 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11 Advance to knockout phase — 1–1 0–0 2–0
2 France Paris Saint-Germain 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1 8[a] 2–0 — 3–0 1–1
3 Italy Milan 6 2 2 2 5 8 −3 8[a] Transfer to Europa League 1–3 2–1 — 0–0
4 England Newcastle United 6 1 2 3 6 7 −1 5 0–1 4–1 1–2 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points. Head-to-head goal difference: Paris Saint-Germain +2, Milan −2.

Group G[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MCI RBL YB ZVE
1 England Manchester City 6 6 0 0 18 7 +11 18 Advance to knockout phase — 3–2 3–0 3–1
2 Germany RB Leipzig 6 4 0 2 13 10 +3 12 1–3 — 2–1 3–1
3 Switzerland Young Boys 6 1 1 4 7 13 −6 4 Transfer to Europa League 1–3 1–3 — 2–0
4 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 6 0 1 5 7 15 −8 1 2–3 1–2 2–2 —
Source: UEFA

Group H[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR POR SHK ANT
1 Spain Barcelona 6 4 0 2 12 6 +6 12[a] Advance to knockout phase — 2–1 2–1 5–0
2 Portugal Porto 6 4 0 2 15 8 +7 12[a] 0–1 — 5–3 2–0
3 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6 3 0 3 10 12 −2 9 Transfer to Europa League 1–0 1–3 — 1–0
4 Belgium Antwerp 6 1 0 5 6 17 −11 3 3–2 1–4 2–3 —
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Barcelona 6, Porto 0.

Knockout phase[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:

  • In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners were seeded, and the eight group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association can be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals are held together before the quarter-finals are played, the identity of the quarter-final winners is not known at the time of the semi-final draw. A draw is also held to determine which semi-final winner is designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it is played at a neutral venue).

Bracket[edit]

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                      
 
 
 
 
Italy Inter Milan112 (2)
 
 
 
Spain Atlético Madrid (p)022 (3)
 
Spain Atlético Madrid224
 
 
 
Germany Borussia Dortmund145
 
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven101
 
 
 
Germany Borussia Dortmund123
 
Germany Borussia Dortmund   
 
 
 
France Paris Saint-Germain   
 
France Paris Saint-Germain224
 
 
 
Spain Real Sociedad011
 
France Paris Saint-Germain246
 
 
 
Spain Barcelona314
 
Italy Napoli112
 
1 June – London
 
Spain Barcelona134
 
 0
 
 
 
 0
 
Portugal Porto101 (2)
 
 
 
England Arsenal (p)011 (4)
 
England Arsenal202
 
 
 
Germany Bayern Munich213
 
Italy Lazio101
 
 
 
Germany Bayern Munich033
 
Germany Bayern Munich    
 
 
 
Spain Real Madrid   
 
Germany RB Leipzig011
 
 
 
Spain Real Madrid112
 
Spain Real Madrid (p)314 (4)
 
 
 
England Manchester City314 (3)
 
Denmark Copenhagen112
 
 
England Manchester City336
 

Round of 16[edit]

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 18 December 2023, 12:00 CET.[16] The first legs were played on 13, 14, 20 and 21 February, and the second legs were played on 5, 6, 12 and 13 March 2024.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Porto Portugal 1–1 (2–4 p) England Arsenal 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Napoli Italy 2–4 Spain Barcelona 1–1 1–3
Paris Saint-Germain France 4–1 Spain Real Sociedad 2–0 2–1
Inter Milan Italy 2–2 (2–3 p) Spain Atlético Madrid 1–0 1–2 (a.e.t.)
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 1–3 Germany Borussia Dortmund 1–1 0–2
Lazio Italy 1–3 Germany Bayern Munich 1–0 0–3
Copenhagen Denmark 2–6 England Manchester City 1–3 1–3
RB Leipzig Germany 1–2 Spain Real Madrid 0–1 1–1

Quarter-finals[edit]

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 15 March 2024, 12:00 CET.[17] The first legs were played on 9 and 10 April, and the second legs were played on 16 and 17 April 2024.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Arsenal England 2–3 Germany Bayern Munich 2–2 0–1
Atlético Madrid Spain 4–5 Germany Borussia Dortmund 2–1 2–4
Real Madrid Spain 4–4 (4–3 p) England Manchester City 3–3 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Paris Saint-Germain France 6–4 Spain Barcelona 2–3 4–1

Semi-finals[edit]

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 15 March 2024, 12:00 CET, after the quarter-final draw.[17] The first legs will be played on 30 April and 1 May, and the second legs will be played on 7 and 8 May 2024.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Borussia Dortmund Germany 1 France Paris Saint-Germain 1 May 7 May
Bayern Munich Germany 2 Spain Real Madrid 30 Apr 8 May

Final[edit]

Main article: 2024 UEFA Champions League final

The final will be played on 1 June 2024 at Wembley Stadium in London. A draw was held on 15 March 2024, after the quarter-final and semi-final draws, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes.[17]

Winners of semi-final 1 v Winners of semi-final 2

Statistics[edit]

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.

Table updated as of 17 April 2024.

Top goalscorers[edit]

Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappé is the season's top scorer with 8 goals.
Rank[18] Player Team Goals Minutes played
1 France Kylian Mbappé France Paris Saint-Germain 8 900
2 England Harry Kane Germany Bayern Munich 7 890
3 Norway Erling Haaland England Manchester City 6 778
France Antoine Griezmann Spain Atlético Madrid 821
5 Argentina Julián Álvarez England Manchester City 5 279
Denmark Rasmus Højlund England Manchester United 489
Brazil Galeno Portugal Porto 651
Spain Álvaro Morata Spain Atlético Madrid 667
England Phil Foden England Manchester City 684
Brazil Rodrygo Spain Real Madrid 764

See also[edit]

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