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2021/22 UEFA UCL match, draws calendar released

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The 67th season of Europe’s elite club competition, the 30th since it was renamed the UEFA Champions League, has been released and would take place starting from 22 June 2021 to 28 May 2022.

The 32 teams in the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League group stage consists of 26 automatic qualifiers joined by six play-off winners.

Chelsea is the holders the current holders of the title after defeating Manchester City in a thrilling 1-0 match.

Automatic qualifiers

Ajax (NED)

Atalanta (ITA)

Atlético (ESP)

Barcelona (ESP)

Bayern (GER)

BeÅŸiktaÅŸ (TUR)

Chelsea (ENG, holders)

Club Brugge (BEL)

Dortmund (GER)

Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)

Inter Milan (ITA)

Juventus (ITA)

Leipzig (GER)

Liverpool (ENG)

LOSC (FRA)

Manchester City (ENG)

Manchester United (ENG)

Milan (ITA)

Paris (FRA)

Porto (POR)

Real Madrid (ESP)

Sevilla (ESP)

Sporting CP (POR)

Villarreal (ESP, UEFA Europa League winners)

Wolfsburg (GER)

Zenit (RUS)

This list is subject to final confirmation from UEFA

In 2020/21, qualifying was truncated following the late finish to the previous campaign, with all ties prior to the play-offs played as single-leg matches. All being well, 2021/22 will see a return to the home and away format from the first qualifying round onwards.

To see who enters in which round, and how eliminated teams transfer to the UEFA Europa League and new UEFA Europa Conference League, consult the Access List.

Qualifying

22 June 2021: Preliminary round semi-finals

25 June 2021: Preliminary round final

6/7 & 13/14 July 2021: First qualifying round

20/21 & 27/28 July 2021: Second qualifying round

3/4 & 10 August 2021: Third qualifying round

17/18 & 24/25 August 2021: Play-offs

 

Group stage

14/15 September 2021: Matchday 1

28/29 September 2021: Matchday 2

19/20 October 2021: Matchday 3

2/3 November 2021: Matchday 4

23/24 November 2021: Matchday 5

7/8 December 2021: Matchday 6

 

Knockout phase

15/16/22/23 February & 8/9/15/16 March 2022: Round of 16

5/6 & 12/13 April 2022: Quarter-finals

26/27 & 3/4 May 2022: Semi-finals

28 May 2022: Final

The out-of-this-world Saint Petersburg Stadium will host the final

Where will the final take place?

The final will take place at the Saint Petersburg Stadium. The distinct venue on Krestovsky Island was designed by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa, whose vision was for a spaceship that had landed on the shores of the Gulf of Finland. It has been home to Zenit since 2017.

Chelsea would hope to retain their title, as other teams keenly contest the this season’s UCL title.

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