The UEFA Champions League 2021-22season will be the 67th edition of the UEFA Champions League and the 30thsince the event was rebranded from the European Champion Clubs’ Cup in 1989. The 2021/22 Champions League winners will be automatically qualified to play in the Group Stage of next year’s competition, as well as earning the opportunity to play in the 2022 UEFA Super Cup and face the UEFA Europa League champions for theseason.
The UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League, and the newly established UEFA Europa Conference League are all being organized by UEFA for the first time since 1998/99 when the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup was last contested.This season, the defending champion in the UCL areChelsea.
St. Petersburg, Russia will host the final at Krestovsky Stadium on May 28, 2022. Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, was initially slated to host the game. As a result of 2020 final being postponed and relocated, the 2022 final will be held in Saint Petersburg, Russia. In June2021, it was decided to eliminate the away goals rule in all UEFA club competitions.
UEFA Champions League 2021-22 complete schedule
| Phase | Round | Leg 1 | Leg 2 |
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Group Stage |
Group Stage Matchday 1 | September 14-15 September 28-29 October 19-20 November 2-3 November 23-24 December 7-8 |
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| Group Stage Matchday 2 | |||
| Group Stage Matchday 3 | |||
| Group Stage Matchday 4 | |||
| Group Stage Matchday 5 | |||
| Group Stage Matchday 6 | |||
| Knockout phase | Round of 16 | February15-16 &March 22-23, 2022 | March 8-9 & March 15-16, 2022 |
| Quarter-Finals | April 5-6, 2022 | April 12-13, 2022 | |
| Semi-Finals | April 26-27, 2022 | May 3-4, 2022 | |
| Final | May 28, 2022 | ||
Group StageMatchday 1
Tuesday, September 14
Group E: Barcelona vs Bayern, Dynamo Kyiv vs Benfica
Group F: Young Boys vs Manchester United, Villarreal vs Atalanta
Group G: Sevilla vs Salzburg, Lille vs Wolfsburg
Group H: Chelsea vs Zenit, Malmö vs Juventus
Wednesday, September 15
Group A: Manchester City vs Leipzig, Club Brugge vs PSG
Group B: Atletico Madrid vs Porto, Liverpool vs Milan
Group C: Besiktas vs Dortmund, Sporting Lisbon vs Ajax
Group D: Sheriff vs Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter vs Real Madrid
Group Stage Matchday 2
Tuesday,September 28
Group A: PSG vs Manchester City, Leipzig vs Club Brugge
Group B: Milan vs Atletico Madrid, Porto vs Liverpool
Group C: Ajax vs Besiktas, Dortmund vs Sporting Lisbon
Group D: Shakhtar Donetsk vs Inter, Real Madrid vs Sheriff
Wednesday, September 29
Group E: Bayern vs Dynamo Kyiv, Benfica vs Barcelona
Group F: Atalanta vs Young Boys, Manchester United vs Villarreal
Group G: Salzburg vs Lille, Wolfsburg vs Sevilla
Group H: Zenit vs Malmö, Juventus vs Chelsea
Group Stage Matchday 3
Tuesday,October 19
Group A: Club Brugge vs Manchester City, PSG vs Leipzig
Group B: Atletico Madrid vs Liverpool, Porto vs Milan
Group C: Besiktas vs Sporting Lisbon, Ajax vs Dortmund
Group D: Shakhtar Donetsk vs Real Madrid, Inter vs Sheriff
Wednesday, October 20
Group E: Barcelona vs Dynamo Kyiv, Benfica vs Bayern
Group F: Young Boys vs Villarreal, Manchester United vs Atalanta
Group G: Salzburg vs Wolfsburg, Lille vs Sevilla
Group H: Chelsea vs Malmö, Zenit vs Juventus
Group Stage Matchday 4
Tuesday, November 2
Group E: Dynamo Kyiv vs Barcelona, Bayern vs Benfica
Group F: Villarreal vs Young Boys, Atalanta vs Manchester United
Group G: Wolfsburg vs Salzburg, Sevilla vs Lille
Group H: Malmö vs Chelsea, Juventus vs Zenit
Wednesday, November 3
Group A: Manchester City vs Club Brugge, Leipzig vs PSG
Group B: Milan vs Porto, Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid
Group C: Sporting Lisbon vs Besiktas, Dortmund vs Ajax
Group D: Real Madrid vs Shakhtar Donetsk, Sheriff vs Inter
Group Stage Matchday 5
Tuesday,November 23
Group E: Dynamo Kyiv vs Bayern, Barcelona vs Benfica
Group F: Villarreal vs Manchester United, Young Boys vs Atalanta
Group G: Sevilla vs Wolfsburg, Lille vs Salzburg
Group H: Malmö vs Zenit, Chelsea vs Juventus
Wednesday, November 24
Group A: Manchester City vs PSG, Club Brugge vs Leipzig
Group B: Atletico Madrid vs Milan, Liverpool vs Porto
Group C: Besiktas vs Ajax, Sporting Lisbon vs Dortmund
Group D: Inter vs Shakhtar Donetsk, Sheriff vs Real Madrid
Group Stage Matchday 6
Tuesday, December 7
Group A: PSG vs Club Brugge, Leipzig vs Manchester City
Group B: Porto vs Atletico Madrid, Milan vs Liverpool
Group C: Dortmund vs Besiktas, Ajax vs Sporting Lisbon
Group D: Real Madrid vs Inter, Shakhtar Donetsk vs Sheriff
Wednesday,December 8
Group E: Benfica vs Dynamo Kyiv, Bayern vs Barcelona
Group F: Manchester United vs Young Boys, Atalanta vs Villarreal
Group G: Salzburg vs Sevilla, Wolfsburg vs Lille
Group H: Juventus vs Malmö, Zenit vs Chelsea
Round of 16
First legs:February15-16 & February 22-23, 2022
Second legs: March 8-9 & March 15-16, 2022
Quarter-Finals
First legs: April 5-6, 2022
Second legs: April 12-13, 2022
Semi-Finals
First legs: April 26-27, 2022
Second legs: May 3-4, 2022
Final
May 28, 2022
UEFA Champions League 2021-22 Bracket
The draw for the Froup Stage took place in Istanbul, Turkey, on August 26, 2021. It was decided that the 32 teams would be divided into 8 groups of 4. It was decided that each team would be placed in a different grouping based on their seedings.
There will be matches on September 14-15 and 28-29, October 19-20, November 2-3 and23-24 November, andDecember 7-8 2021. For each group, the top two clubs are guaranteed a spot in the Round of 16. There will be play-offs for third and fourth place in the Europa League knockout phase. The clubs who finish fourth or fifth are out of European tournaments for the season.
UEFA Champions League2021-22 Groups and Teams
For political considerations, teams from Ukraine and Russia were not able to be placed in the same group. A team was drawn into Groups A-D, while another was drawn into Groups E-H, such that they would play on different days.Sheriff Tiraspol will make their Champions League debut for the first time in their history. As a result, they will be the first Moldovan team to compete in the Champions League Group Stage.
UEFA Champions League 2021-22 Format
There were a few adjustments to the access list due to Chelsea’s status as defending Champions League champions, who had previously qualified via their local league (fourth place in 2020-21 Premier League). Rather than competing in a Play-off phase, the Turkish associationjoined the Group phase.
Clubs from Denmark’s association qualified for the Play-off round instead of the third qualifying round since they were the winners of the association. There was no second qualifying round for was set forthe Czech Republic clubs.Both the Greek and Serbian association teams qualified for the second qualifying round instead of the first.