The 70th edition of the Champions League, Europe's top club competition, is almost upon us, but it will be the first under the new format being implemented this season.

Real Madrid will be defending the title that they won earlier in 2024 against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley, but they will be going about it in a brand new way thanks to a total overhaul of the group stage process.

Dinamo Zagreb, Crvena Zvezda, Slavia Prague and Slovan Bratislava were the final four teams to seal their places in the Champions League on Wednesday night, and will now be awaiting to see which of the big clubs they will be facing.

The Champions League draw for the 2024/25 season will take place on Thursday, August 29 at 18:00 CEST/12:00 ET. The event will be held in the glitzy location of Monaco.

The process of the draw will be as follows: the 36 qualified teams will be divided into four pots according to their UEFA coefficient. Real Madrid will head Pot 1 as reigning champions.

The teams in Pot 1 will be drawn first, followed by those in Pot 2, then Pot 3, and finally Pot 4. Each team will face two opponents from each pot at home and away.