Borussia Dortmund will start the 2020/21 Champions League in October. The opponents for the group stage will be drawn on October 1st. All information about the premier class.
- The group stage in the 2020/21 Champions League begins on 20/21. October.
- Borussia Dortmund * is in pot 2 for the draw.
- All important information about the premier class at a glance.
Hamm - The Champions League season with the winners FC Bayern has barely ended when the 2020/21 season is already casting its shadow in the premier class. Due to the delay caused by the coronavirus *, the calendar is tight as rarely before.
| competition | Champions League 2020/21 |
| date | August 8, 2020 to May 29, 2021 |
| final | May 29, 2021 in Istanbul |
| Group stage draw | October 1, 2020 |
| Start of group stage | 20./21. October 2020 |
Even Borussia Dortmund will then be back. The summer preparation of the BVB serves to prepare for a season in which there will be hardly any breaks.
That is not the reason why coach Lucien Favre recently noted that you need two teams because of this program. Whether Favre already has that with a view to his BVB squad *? No, he answered last after Borussia Dortmund's friendly matches against Duisburg and Feyenoord * - and referred to a transfer market * that is still open.
BVB around Axel Witsel and Erling Haaland (right) starts on 20/21. October into the new season of Champions Legaue.
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How the path for BVB around striker Erling Haaland * in the 2020/21 Champions League could look like will be clearer on October 1, when the group stage of the premier class is drawn. WA.de * answers the most important questions in advance.
Champions League 2020/21: lottery pots for the group stage - these opponents threaten BVB
- Pot 1: Real Madrid, FC Liverpool, Juventus Turin, FC Bayern , Paris Saint-Germain, Zenit St. Petersburg, FC Porto, FC Sevilla (Europa League winners);
- Pot 2: FC Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Manchester City, Manchester United, Shakhtar Donetsk, Borussia Dortmund , FC Chelsea (and another club depending on qualifications);
- Pot 3: Inter Milan, Ajax Amsterdam, RB Leipzig , Lazio Rome (and depending on the qualification and four other teams);
- Pot 4: Basaksehir, Stade Rennes (also six other teams depending on qualifications)
The final division into pots 2 to 4 still depends on which clubs prevail in the playoffs (September 22nd to 30th). Ajax Amsterdam, Basaksehir, Stade Rennes, Atalanta Bergamo, Lokomotiv Moscow, Olympique Marseille, Club Brugge and Borussia Mönchengladbach qualify in any case .
Champions League 2020/21: When does the group stage start for BVB and Co.?
The first match day of the 2020/21 Champions League season is scheduled for October 20 and 21, the last in the group stage just 48 days later for December 8 and 9. The knockout round begins on February 16, 2020 with the round of 16 and ends with the final on May 29 in the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul .
Champions League 2020/21: Could there be a final tournament like in Lisbon?
Actually had UEFA -President Aleksander Ceferin such mind games excluded. The response to the blitz tournament from the quarter-finals in Lisbon could now lead to a fundamental reform.
Ceferin is open to far-reaching changes to the international competitions, the system with one duel per match appears "more interesting", said the head of the European Football Union of the AP news agency .
“The format is like a world or European championship, the feeling when you go to the stadium. If there were spectators, it would probably be similar, ”said Bayern board member Oliver Kahn . But he didn't want to commit himself to whether that would be better for the Champions League .
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Ceferin also does not fear any financial losses due to the reduced number of games. The well-known mode has largely been fixed until 2024. A major reform has recently been a controversial issue in European football.
Meanwhile, UEFA has yet to finally adopt the Corona rules for the games in the Champions League . A measure that could occur more often: Games in a neutral place , depending on the specifications of the national authorities.
Champions League 2020/21: Who will broadcast the games live on TV and stream?
In the 2020/21 season , all Champions League games can be seen again on Pay TV on Sky and on the paid streaming service DAZN . The two providers have divided the rights and distribute the transmissions according to a complicated key.
It's the farewell season for Sky , because from 2021/22 onwards, UEFA's new media contracts with DAZN and Amazon are valid. The finals from 2022 to 2024 will be shown by ZDF . (with dpa material) * WA.de is part of the Ippen digital network.
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