The 2024-25 UEFA Champions League final will be played on Saturday, May. 31. All of Europe's top 5 league will have concluded by then, with the Premier League, Serie A and La Liga the last ones to finish on May 25.

The UEFA Champions League's knockout phase will kick off on Tuesday, February 11-12 with the return legs to be played the week after, on February 18-19 and will determine the eight teams that will face the first eight sides that already qualified in the League Phase.

The match is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. EST and will be broadcast exclusively on Paramount+. Fans looking to watch can do so through Paramount+, which offers exclusive live streams and on-demand replays of all UEFA Champions League matches along with a free trial when you sign up.

Talks cement a relationship between UEFA, Europe’s leading clubs and an agency that wants to stage European club football in the U.S.

The UEFA Champions League is the most celebrated club tournament in the world, and has been won most-often by Real Madrid, who extended their own record tally by beating Borussia Dortmund at Wembley in 2024. For the 2024-25 season we also see a new format (explained below) as the league phase will bring a totally different look to the tournament.

Bayern's Leroy Sane, right, is congratulated by Bayern's Harry Kane, center, after scoring his sides second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Werder Bremen at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) AP

Enjoy live updates from Wednesday's Champions League action as Bayern Munich take on Celtic, AC Milan face Feyenoord and AS Monaco take on Benfica.

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The Champions League is undoubtedly one of the biggest sports competitions in the world, and UEFA appear keen to make it grow further by tapping into the American market, which sees football as a

After a thrilling league phase in the fall, the UEFA Conference League is back with the knockout round playoffs. The sixteen clubs that finished between ninth and 24th will be involved over the next two Thursdays as they try to join the top eight in the round of 16.