The Champions League kicks off this week, and it will be played under a brand new format for the 2024-25 season.
This year's competition will see the first-ever 36-team league table stage for the opening round, the top eight sides in the table will qualify automatically to the knockout stage.
Matchday 1 highlights include Aston Villa's first Champions League tie as they travel to Switzerland to face Young Boys, plus there are repeats of two classic finals.
Manchester City host Inter in a re-run of City's first-ever triumph in 2023, and Liverpool head to Italy to face AC Milan in a clash that will spark memories of their iconic 2005 final meeting.
Here's the full schedule for Matchday 1 of the Champions League season, plus how to watch every game live.
Champions League Matchday 1: Schedule, fixtures
| Date | Time (ET) | Fixture | Stream | |
| Sept. 17 | 12:45 p.m. | Young Boys vs. Aston Villa | DAZN | |
| Sept. 17 | 12:45 p.m. | Juventus vs. PSV Eindhoven | DAZN | |
| Sept. 17 | 3:00 p.m. | AC Milan vs. Liverpool | DAZN | |
| Sept. 17 | 3:00 p.m. | Bayern Munich vs. GNK Dinamo | DAZN | |
| Sept. 17 | 3:00 p.m. | Real Madrid vs. Stuttgart | DAZN | |
| Sept. 17 | 3:00 p.m. | Sporting vs. Lille | DAZN | |
| Sept. 18 | 12:45 p.m. | Sparta Prague vs. Salzburg | DAZN | |
| Sept. 18 | 12:45 p.m. | Bologna vs. Shakhtar Donetsk | DAZN | |
| Sept. 18 | 3:00 p.m. | Celtic vs. Slovan Bratislava | DAZN | |
| Sept. 18 | 3:00 p.m. | Club Brugge vs. Borussia Dortmund | DAZN | |
| Sept. 18 | 3:00 p.m. | Manchester City vs. Inter | DAZN | |
| Sept. 18 | 3:00 p.m. | Paris Saint-Germain vs. Girona | DAZN | |
| Sept. 19 | 12:45 p.m. | Feyenoord vs. Bayer Leverkusen | DAZN | |
| Sept. 19 | 12:45 p.m. | Crvena zvezda vs. Benfica | DAZN | |
| Sept. 19 | 3:00 p.m. | Monacao vs. Barcelona | DAZN | |
| Sept. 19 | 3:00 p.m. | Atalanta vs. Arsenal | DAZN | |
| Sept. 19 | 3:00 p.m. | Atletico Madrid vs. RB Leipzig | DAZN | |
| Sept. 19 | 3:00 p.m. | Brest vs. Sturm Graz | DAZN |
How to watch the Champions League in Canada: TV and live stream
Champions League matches stream exclusively live and on-demand on DAZN in Canada.
DAZN, the first global pure sport live and on-demand streaming service, has the streaming rights for the Champions League in Canada for the 2024-25 season.
A subscription to DAZN is $24.99 CAD a month or $199.99 CAD a year and includes access to all of DAZN's live and on-demand programming, including Europa League, Europa Conference League, Carabao Cup, DFB Pokal, EFL Championship, the NFL, boxing and more.
How to watch the Champions League in New Zealand: TV and live stream
Champions League matches stream exclusively live and on-demand on DAZN in New Zealand.
DAZN, the first global pure sport live and on-demand streaming service, has the streaming rights for the Champions League in New Zealand for the 2024-25 season.
The Champions League is part of the DAZN subscription with a monthly fee cost of $29.99.
DAZN is available on web browsers at DAZN.com and also has apps available for many TV and streaming devices, including:
- iPhone, iPad
- Android phones and tablets
- Amazon Fire Tablet
- Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick
- Apple TV
- Android TV
- Google Chromecast
- LG, Panasonic, Sony and Samsung smart TVs
- Playstation 4 and 5
- Xbox One and Xbox Series X | S