The 2021/22 Champions League campaign is underway and we have all the information you need to know.

The Champions League title is back in the hands of an English side after Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0 in the 2020/21 Final.

What will also be great to see is the fact that the tournament should be able to have fans back in the stadium with sellout attendances as we finally start to allow fans back in following the pandemic.

Here is everything you need to know about the Champions League 2021/22 campaign:

Latest News

Update Saturday 30th April 2022: Liverpool Echo has discussed how the major proposed changes to the UCL could affect the Reds going forward.


Update Friday 29th April 2022: BBC Sport are reporting that the European Leagues are hopeful that UEFA will scrap plans to allow clubs into the competition based on their historic performances.


Fixtures

The Quarter-Final and Semi-Final draws of the Champions League has been done. Here's who will be playing in the next round of the competition:

Quarter Final

  • Chelsea vs Real Madrid
  • Manchester City vs Atlético Madrid
  • Villarreal vs Bayern Munich
  • Benfica vs Liverpool

Semi Final

Have a read of both of our previews for this huge matches.

  • Manchester City vs Real Madrid

Read More: Manchester City vs Real Madrid UCL Live Stream: How to Watch, Team News, Head to Head, Odds, Prediction and Everything You Need to Know

  • Liverpool vs Villarreal

Read More: Liverpool vs Villarreal UCL Live Stream: How to Watch, Team News, Head to Head, Odds, Prediction and Everything You Need to Know

Final

The Semi-Finals are now finished, and football fans were treated to some great matches which saw a dramatic comeback from Real Madrid and a thrilling encounter between Villarreal and Liverpool. Here is the fixture for the final:

  • Liverpool vs Real Madrid

Dates

  • 5th/6th April: Quarter-finals- First Legs
  • 12th/13th April: Quarter-finals- Second Legs
  • 26th/27th April: Semi-finals- First Legs
  • 3rd/4th May: Semi-finals- Second Legs
  • 28th May: Final, Stade de France, Paris
Both teams line-up prior to the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Leg Two match between Bayern München and Villarreal CF at Football Arena Munich on April 12, 2022 in Munich, Germany
MUNICH, GERMANY - APRIL 12: Both teams line-up prior to the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Leg Two match between Bayern München and Villarreal CF at Football Arena Munich on April 12, 2022 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Getty Images)

Results

Semi-Final

Wednesday 4th May

  • Real Madrid 3-1 Manchester City *Aggregate 6-5

Tuesday 3rd May

  • Villarreal 2-3 Liverpool *Aggregate 2-5

Wednesday 27th April

  • Liverpool 2-0 Villarreal
Players of Liverpool FC line up prior to the UEFA Champions League Semi Final Leg One match between Liverpool and Villarreal at Anfield on April 27, 2022 in Liverpool, England.

Tuesday 26th April

  • Manchester City 4-3 Real Madrid
Manchester City players surround referee Istvan Kovacs during the UEFA Champions League Semi Final Leg One match between Manchester City and Real Madrid at City of Manchester Stadium on April 26, 2022 in Manchester, England.

Quarter-Final

Wednesday 13th April

  • Atletico Madrid 0-0 Manchester City
  • Liverpool 3-3 Benfica

Tuesday 12th April

  • Bayern Munich 1-1 Villarreal
  • Real Madrid 2-3 Chelsea
Karim Benzema of Real Madrid CF celebrates with his team mates after scoring his team's second goal during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Leg Two match between Real Madrid and Chelsea FC at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

Wednesday 6th April

  • Chelsea 1-3 Real Madrid
  • Villarreal 1-0 Bayern Munich

Tuesday 5th April

  • Benfica 1-3 Liverpool
  • Manchester City 1-0 Atletico Madrid

Last 16

Wednesday 16th March

  • Juventus 0-3 Villarreal
  • Lille 1-2 Chelsea

Tuesday 15th March

  • Ajax 0-1 Benfica
  • Manchester United 0-1 Atletico Madrid

Wednesday 9th March

  • Manchester City 0-0 Sporting Lisbon
  • Real Madrid 3-1 Paris Saint-Germain

Tuesday 8th March

  • Liverpool 0-1 Inter Milan
  • Bayern Munich 7-1 FC RB Salzburg

Wednesday 23rd February

  • Atletico Madrid 1-1 Manchester United
  • Benfica 2-2 Ajax

Tuesday 22nd February

  • Chelsea 2-0 Lille
  • Villarreal 1-1 Juventus

Wednesday 16th February

  • Red Bull Salzburg 1-1 Bayern Munich
  • Inter Milan 0-2 Liverpool

Tuesday 15th February

  • Paris Saint Germain 1-0 Real Madrid
  • Sporting Lisbon 0-5 Manchester City
Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint-Germain celebrates scoring their opening goal during the UEFA Champions League Round Of Sixteen Leg Two match between Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 09, 2022

Group Stages

Wednesday 8 December

  • Group E: Benfica 2-0 Dynamo Kyiv, Bayern 3-0 Barcelona
  • Group F: Man United 1-1 Young Boys, Atalanta (POSTPONED) Villarreal
  • Group G: Salzburg 1-0 Sevilla, Wolfsburg 1-3 LOSC
  • Group H: Juventus 1-0 Malmö, Zenit 3-3 Chelsea

Tuesday 7th December

  • Group A: Paris 4-1 Club Brugge, Leipzig 2-1 Man. City
  • Group B: Porto 1-3 Atlético de Madrid, AC Milan 1-2 Liverpool
  • Group C: Dortmund 5-0 Beşiktaş, Ajax 4-2 Sporting CP
  • Group D: Real Madrid 2-0 Inter, Shakhtar Donetsk 1-1 Sheriff

Wednesday 24th November

  • Group A: Man. City 2-1 Paris, Club Brugge 0-5 Leipzig
  • Group B: Atlético de Madrid 0-1 AC Milan, Liverpool 2-0 Porto
  • Group C: Beşiktaş 1-2 Ajax, Sporting CP 3-1 Dortmund
  • Group D: Inter 2-0 Shakhtar Donetsk, Sheriff 0-3 Real Madrid

Tuesday 23rd November

  • Group E: Barcelona 0-0 Benfica, Dynamo 1-2 Bayern
  • Group F: Villarreal 0-2 Man United, Young Boys 3-3 Atalanta
  • Group G: Lille 1-0 Salzburg, Sevilla 2-0 Wolfsburg
  • Group H: Malmo 1-1 Zenit, Chelsea 4-0 Juventus

Wednesday 5th November

  • Group A: Man City 4-1 Club Brugge, RB Leipzig 2-2 PSG
  • Group B: Liverpool 2-0 Atletico Madrid, AC Milan 1-1 Porto
  • Group C: Dortmund 1-3 Ajax, Sporting 4-0 Besiktas
  • Group D: Sheriff 1-3 Inter Milan, Real Madrid 2-1 Shakhtar

Tuesday 4th November

  • Group E: Bayern 5-2 Benfica, Dynamo 0-1 Barcelona
  • Group F: Atalanta 2-2 Man United, Villarreal 2-0 Young Boys
  • Group G: Wolfsburg 2-1 Salzburg, Sevilla 1-2 Lille
  • Group H: Malmo 0-1 Chelsea, Juventus 4-2 Zenit

Wednesday 20th October

  • Group E: Barcelona 1-0 Dynamo Kyiv, Benfica 0-4 Bayern Munich
  • Group F: Manchester United 3-2 Atalanta, Young Boys 1-4 Villarreal
  • Group G: Salzburg 3-1 Wolfsburg, Lille 0-0 Sevilla
  • Group H: Chelsea 4-0 Malmo FF, Zenit 0-1 Juventus

Tuesday 19th October

  • Group A: Club Brugge 1-5 Manchester City, Paris Saint Germain 3-2 RB Leipzig
  • Group B: Atletico Madrid 2-3 Liverpool, FC Porto 1-0 AC Milan
  • Group C: Ajax 4-0 Borussia Dortmund, Besiktas 1-4 Sporting Lisbon
  • Group D: Inter Milan 3-1 Sherrif Tiraspol, Shaktar Donetsk 0-5 Real Madrid

Tuesday 28 September

  • Group A: Paris Saint Germain 2-0 Manchester City, RB Leipzig 1-2 Club Bruges
  • Group B: FC Porto 1-5 Liverpool, AC Milan 1-2 Atlético Madrid
  • Group C: Ajax 2-0 Besiktas, Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Sporting Lisbon
  • Group D: Shakhtar Donetsk 0-0 Inter Milan, Real Madrid 1-2 Sheriff Tiraspol

Wednesday 29 September

  • Group E: Benfica 3-0 Barcelona, Bayern Munich 5-0 Dynamo Kyiv
  • Group F: Atalanta 1-0 Young Boys, Manchester United 2-1 Villarreal
  • Group G: FC Red Bull Salzburg 2-1 Lille, VfL Wolfsburg 1-1 Sevilla
  • Group H: Zenit St Petersburg 4-0 Malmö FF, Juventus 1-0 Chelsea

Tuesday 14 September

  • Group E: Barcelona 0-3 Bayern, Dynamo Kyiv 0-0 Benfica
  • Group F: Young Boys 2-1 Man. United, Villarreal 2-2 Atalanta
  • Group G: Sevilla 1-1 Salzburg, LOSC 0-0 Wolfsburg
  • Group H: Chelsea 1-0 Zenit, Malmö 0-3 Juventus

Wednesday 15 September

  • Group A: Man. City 6-3 Leipzig, Club Brugge 1-1 Paris
  • Group B: Atlético de Madrid 0-0 Porto, Liverpool 3-2 AC Milan
  • Group C: Beşiktaş 1-2 Dortmund, Sporting CP 1-5 Ajax
  • Group D: Sheriff 2-0 Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter 0-1 Real Madrid
Many will be watching Villarreal vs Man Utd

Playoffs

Tuesday 17 August

  • Salzburg 2-1 Brøndby
  • Sheriff 3-0 Dinamo Zagreb
  • Monaco 0-1 Shakhtar Donetsk

Wednesday 18 August

  • Young Boys 3-2 Ferencváros
  • Malmö 2-0 Ludogorets
  • Benfica 2-1 PSV Eindhoven

Play-off second legs

Tuesday 24 August

  • Ferencváros 2-3 Young Boys
  • Ludogorets 2-1 Malmö
  • PSV Eindhoven 0-0 Benfica

Wednesday 25 August

  • Brøndby 1-2 Salzburg
  • Dinamo Zagreb 0-0 Sheriff
  • Shakhtar Donetsk 2-2 Monaco

Champions League Fixtures

Messi Neymar and Mbappe

The matches are due to take place on these dates:

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

Matchday 1

Tuesday 14 September

  • Group E: Barcelona vs Bayern, Dynamo Kyiv vs Benfica
  • Group F: Young Boys vs Man. United (18:45 CET), Villarreal vs Atalanta
  • Group G: Sevilla vs Salzburg (18:45 CET), LOSC vs Wolfsburg
  • Group H: Chelsea vs Zenit, Malmö vs Juventus

Wednesday 15 September

  • Group A: Man. City vs Leipzig, Club Brugge vs Paris
  • Group B: Atlético de Madrid vs Porto, Liverpool vs AC Milan
  • Group C: Beşiktaş vs Dortmund (18:45 CET), Sporting CP vs Ajax
  • Group D: Sheriff vs Shakhtar Donetsk (18:45 CET), Inter vs Real Madrid

Matchday 2

Tuesday 28 September

  • Group A: Paris vs Man. City, Leipzig vs Club Brugge
  • Group B: AC Milan vs Atlético de Madrid, Porto vs Liverpool
  • Group C: Ajax vs Beşiktaş (18:45 CET), Dortmund vs Sporting CP
  • Group D: Shakhtar Donetsk vs Inter (18:45 CET), Real Madrid vs Sheriff

Wednesday 29 September

  • Group E: Bayern vs Dynamo Kyiv, Benfica vs Barcelona
  • Group F: Atalanta vs Young Boys (18:45 CET), Man. United vs Villarreal
  • Group G: Salzburg vs LOSC, Wolfsburg vs Sevilla
  • Group H: Zenit vs Malmö (18:45 CET), Juventus vs Chelsea

Matchday 3

Tuesday 19 October

  • Group A: Club Brugge vs Man. City (18:45 CET), Paris vs Leipzig
  • Group B: Atlético de Madrid vs Liverpool, Porto vs AC Milan
  • Group C: Beşiktaş vs Sporting CP (18:45 CET), Ajax vs Dortmund
  • Group D: Shakhtar Donetsk vs Real Madrid, Inter vs Sheriff

Wednesday 20 October

  • Group E: Barcelona vs Dynamo Kyiv (18:45 CET), Benfica vs Bayern
  • Group F: Young Boys vs Villarreal, Man. United vs Atalanta
  • Group G: Salzburg vs Wolfsburg (18:45 CET), LOSC vs Sevilla
  • Group H: Chelsea vs Malmö, Zenit vs Juventus
Mo Salah will be hoping to win the Champions League again with Liverpool

Matchday 4

Tuesday 2 November

  • Group E: Dynamo Kyiv vs Barcelona, Bayern vs Benfica
  • Group F: Villarreal vs Young Boys, Atalanta vs Man. United
  • Group G: Wolfsburg vs Salzburg (18:45 CET), Sevilla vs LOSC
  • Group H: Malmö vs Chelsea (18:45 CET), Juventus vs Zenit

Wednesday 3 November

  • Group A: Man. City vs Club Brugge, Leipzig vs Paris
  • Group B: AC Milan vs Porto (18:45 CET), Liverpool vs Atlético de Madrid
  • Group C: Sporting CP vs Beşiktaş, Dortmund vs Ajax
  • Group D: Real Madrid vs Shakhtar Donetsk (18:45 CET), Sheriff vs Inter

Matchday 5

Tuesday 23 November

  • Group E: Dynamo Kyiv vs Bayern (18:45 CET), Barcelona vs Benfica
  • Group F: Villarreal vs Man. United (18:45 CET), Young Boys vs Atalanta
  • Group G: Sevilla vs Wolfsburg, LOSC vs Salzburg
  • Group H: Malmö vs Zenit, Chelsea vs Juventus

Wednesday 24 November

  • Group A: Man. City vs Paris, Club Brugge vs Leipzig
  • Group B: Atlético de Madrid vs AC Milan, Liverpool vs Porto
  • Group C: Beşiktaş vs Ajax (18:45 CET), Sporting CP vs Dortmund
  • Group D: Inter vs Shakhtar Donetsk (18:45 CET), Sheriff vs Real Madrid

Matchday 6

Tuesday 7 December

  • Group A: Paris vs Club Brugge (18:45 CET), Leipzig vs Man. City (18:45 CET)
  • Group B: Porto vs Atlético de Madrid, AC Milan vs Liverpool
  • Group C: Dortmund vs Beşiktaş, Ajax vs Sporting CP
  • Group D: Real Madrid vs Inter, Shakhtar Donetsk vs Sheriff

Wednesday 8 December

  • Group E: Benfica vs Dynamo Kyiv, Bayern vs Barcelona
  • Group F: Man. United vs Young Boys, Atalanta vs Villarreal
  • Group G: Salzburg vs Sevilla, Wolfsburg vs LOSC
  • Group H: Juventus vs Malmö (18:45 CET), Zenit vs Chelsea (18:45 CET)

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

Ansu Fati will be hoping to help Barcelona following their poor start in the Champions League

Champions League Draw

Football fans love the draws in cup competitions and we get a lot of draws in the Champions League as we go through the rounds.

The 67th season of Europe's elite club competition, the 30th since it was renamed the UEFA Champions League, is scheduled to run from 22 June 2021 to 28 May 2022. Here are when the forthcoming draws will take place:

18th March 2022: Quarter-finals & Semi-finals

Read more: Champions League Last 16 Draw: Date, UK Time, Qualified Teams, Format, How To Watch And More

Champions League Groups

Here are the group stages for the Champions League this year: 

Group A: Manchester City, PSG, RB Leipzig, Club Brugge

Group B: Atletico Madrid, Liverpool, Porto, AC Milan

Group C: Sporting Lisbon, Borussia Dortmund, Ajax, Besiktas

Group D: Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Shahktar Donetsk, Sheriff Tiraspol

Group E: Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Benfica, Dynamo Kyiv

Group F: Villarreal, Manchester United, Atalanta, Young Boys

Group G: Lille, Sevilla, RB Salzburg, Wolfsburg

Group H: Chelsea, Juventus, Zenit St. Petersburg, Malmo

Liverpool's Luis Diaz

Where will the 2021/22 Champions League Final take place?

The final will take place at the Stade de France in Paris. This will be the third time this stadium has hosted the event.

Champions League 2021/22 Betting Odds

It is always interesting to see who the favourite team to win the tournament is as well as other odds like top goalscorer.

Here are the latest odds for the favourites to win the Champions League this season: 

Liverpool - 4/9

Real Madrid - 13/8


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