Champions League 2024/25: Top teams favoured by new format

The draw for the 2024/25 Champions League has been completed and most of Europe’s top clubs will be rubbing their hands with glee at the fixtures. The revamped format features an initial ‘league phase’, where each team plays eight games (4H, 4A) to determine who progresses to the knockout stage. Teams who finish in the […] The post Champions League 2024/25: Top teams favoured by new format first appeared on Football Blog. The draw for the 2024/25 Champions League has been completed and most of Europe’s top clubs will be rubbing their hands with glee at the fixtures. The revamped format features an initial ‘league phase’, where each team plays eight games (4H, 4A) to determine who progresses to the knockout stage. Teams who finish in the top eight qualify automatically for the last-16, while those who place ninth to 24th will take part in a two-legged knockout play-off for the chance to join them. The bookies rate Manchester City as the favourites to win the tournament, while reigning champions Real Madrid are also prominent in the betting. Who do the Premier League teams play? The Premier League’s four representatives will fancy their chances of progressing to the knockout stage