Borussia Dortmund have booked their place within the 2024 Champions League ultimate.
The Bundesliga side beat PSG 2-0 on aggregate – successful 1-0 in each legs – and can meet the winner of Wednesday’s different semi-final between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, with the rating tied at 2-2 after the primary leg in Germany.
This is all it’s good to know concerning the showpiece of Europe’s prime membership competitors.
When is the 2024 Champions League ultimate?
The ultimate takes place on Saturday, June 1 and can kick off at 8pm UK time.
Will probably be broadcast on TNT within the UK however reside updates might be accessible on the Sky Sports activities web site and Sky Sports app.
The place is the Champions League ultimate happening?
The 2024 ultimate will happen at Wembley Stadium in London.
This would be the eighth time that Wembley has hosted the ultimate of Europe’s premier membership competitors, and the third within the Champions League period after it hosted the 2011 and 2013 finals.
What is the format of the ultimate?
Whereas the semi-finals befell over two legs, the ultimate is a one-off sport. If the perimeters are stage on the finish of 90 minutes of regulation time, the match will go to extra-time and – if wanted – penalties.
Who will referee the Champions League ultimate?
UEFA’s referees’ committee appoints the referee crew for every match, however the officers for the ultimate haven’t but been confirmed.
Who’s the favorite and what are the percentages?
Forward of the semi-finals, the bookmakers valued expertise, with Actual Madrid rated 10/11 favourites and opponents Bayern Munich given a 3/1 shot to prevail. Borussia Dortmund are 5/2 after they reached the ultimate.
(Odds at Could 7)
Are there any Champions League tickets left?
UEFA has now closed its official ticket software window.
It says 60,000 tickets out of 86,600 have been made accessible immediately for followers and most people to buy. The 2 groups that attain the ultimate will obtain 25,000 tickets every – beginning at £60 – whereas the remaining tickets are being supplied on the market to followers worldwide.
Hospitality tickets begin at £5,400 + VAT.
Who’re the present Champions League holders?
Kevin De Bruyne’s Man Metropolis misplaced out to Jude Bellingham’s Actual Madrid this season
Manchester City won the Champions League for the primary time final yr by beating Inter Milan 1-0 within the 2023 ultimate – and successful the treble within the course of.
However Pep Guardiola’s facet have been knocked out of the competitors on the quarter-final stage this time, losing to Real Madrid on penalties.
Champions League historical past – who has gained most titles?
The Champions League or previously-named European Cup has been gained by 22 totally different golf equipment.
Actual Madrid have gained 14 titles, most not too long ago beating Liverpool within the 2022 Champions League ultimate.
AC Milan have gained seven titles, with Liverpool (2018/19 winners) and Bayern Munich (2019/20 winners) tied on six European crowns.
Barcelona (5 titles), Ajax (4), Manchester United and Inter Milan (each three) observe them within the winners’ record.
Chelsea, Nottingham Forest, Benfica, Juventus and Porto have all gained two titles, whereas Manchester Metropolis, Borussia Dortmund, Feyenoord, Marseille, Aston Villa, Hamburg, Purple Star Belgrade, Steaua Bucharest, PSV and Celtic have one title to their names.
When does the 2024/25 Champions League begin?
The primary spherical of qualifying takes place on July 9/10 – simply over a month after the 2024 ultimate.
The group stage runs from September 17, 2024 to January 29, 2025, however the 2024/25 Champions League will take place in a new format.
The most important change is to the group stage, which can develop into a single 36-team league stage.
Both sides will face eight totally different groups: 4 at residence and 4 away. The highest eight total will advance on to the spherical of 16, whereas sides ending from ninth to twenty fourth will contest the knockout spherical play-offs, with the victors going via to the final 16 the place the knockout format continues as regular.
The 2025 Champions League ultimate is scheduled to happen in Munich on Could 31, 2025.