When are the 2024 UEFA Champions League knockout stages? Dates, times, draws, calendar and group rankings

The UEFA Champions League knockout stage has produced some of the most anticipated matches of 2024 as Europe’s best teams aim to reach the final in London.

The home-and-away round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals culminated in the finalists – Real Madrid and Dortmund – booking a place to compete for the trophy in a one-off showpiece at Wembley Stadium.

By the time they play the showpiece, Real and Dortmund will have played at least two matches per month in the competition between February and early May, having qualified in a group stage that took place between September and December.

So, when does the knockout stage end? When did the matches take place and how were they decided? The Sporting News offers a summary of the dates.

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UEFA Champions League Round of 16 start date

After a two-month break from mid-December, the 2023/24 Champions League resumes with the round of 16 in February 2024.

The quarterfinals concluded on April 17, and the semifinals took place in late April and early May.

Away goals do not count in the Champions League after the rule was abandoned ahead of the 2021/22 season, so ties at the end of normal time in the second leg result in extra time and, if necessary, to penalties.

Champions League round of 16 schedule

The quarter-finals took place in April, with the semi-finals starting on the last day of the month and ending in May.

The final will take place on June 1, 13 days before the first Euro 2024 match in Germany. Here is the full program for the round of 16.

Steps Appointment
Round of 16 February 13/14, 20/21 (outward journeys); 5/6, 12/13 March (return match)
Quarter-finals April 9/10 (first legs); 16/17 (return match)
Semi-finals April/May 30 (first legs); May 7/8 (return match)
Finals June 1

UEFA Champions League semi-finals

Semi-final schedule, results First leg Second leg
real Madrid 4-3 Bayern Munich Bayern 2-2 Madrid Real Madrid 2-1 Bayern
Borussia Dortmund 2-0 PSG Dortmund 1-0 PSG PSG 0-1 Dortmund

UEFA Champions League quarter-finals

Quarter-final schedule, results First leg Second leg
Arsenal 2-3 Bayern Munich Arsenal 2-2 Bayern Munich Bayern Munich 1-0 Arsenal
real Madrid 4-4 Manchester City
(Real Madrid qualified on penalties)
Real Madrid 3-3 Man City Man City 1-1 Real Madrid (3-4 on pens)
Atlético Madrid 4-5 Borussia Dortmund Atlético Madrid 2-1 Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund 4-2 Atlético Madrid
PSG 6-4 Barcelona PSG 2-3 Barcelona Barcelona 1-4 PSG

Full UEFA Champions League round of 16 draw

Here is the full draw.

Round of 16 First leg Second leg
Port 1-1Arsenal Port 1-0 Arsenal Arsenal 1-0 Porto (4-2 pens)
Napoli 2-4 Barcelona Naples 1-1 Barcelona Barcelona 3-1 Naples
Paris Saint Germain 4-1 Real Sociedad PSG 2-0 Real Real 1-2 PSG
Inter 2-2 Atletico Madrid Inter 1-0 Atlético Atlético 2-1 Inter (3-2 pens)
PSV1-3 Borussia Dortmund PSV 1-1 Dortmund Dortmund 2-0 PSV
Lazio 1-3 Bayern Munich Lazio 1-0 Bavaria Bavaria 3-0 Lazio
Copenhagen 2-6 Manchester City Copenhagen 1-3 Manchester City Manchester City 3-1 Copenhagen
RB Leipzig 1-2 real Madrid Leipzig 0-1 real Madrid real Madrid 1-1 Leipzig

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Teams in the UEFA Champions League knockout stage

The table below shows the teams qualified for the round of 16 of the 2023/24 Champions League.

Team Progress date Band
Manchester City (ENG) Nov. 7 Group G
RB Leipzig (GERMANY) Nov. 7 Group G
Bayern Munich (GERMANY) Nov. 8 group A
real Madrid (SPA) Nov. 8 Group C
Real Sociedad (SPA) Nov. 8 Group D
Inter Milan (ITA) Nov. 8 Group D
Atletico Madrid (SPA) Nov. 28 Group E
Lazio (ITA) Nov. 28 Group E
Borussia Dortmund (GERMANY) Nov. 28 Group F
Barcelona (SPA) Nov. 28 Group H
Arsenal (ENG) Nov. 29 Group B
PSV (NED) Nov. 29 Group B
FC Copenhagen (LAIR) Dec. 12 group A
Naples (ITA) Dec. 12 Group C
PSG (ENG) Dec. 13 Group F
Port (POR) Dec. 13 Group H

This is what the final group tables looked like:

Q = Qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League
X = Advance to the knockout stages of the Europa League
E = Eliminated from European play

Group A table

Team General practitioner W D L DG P.
Bayern Munich (Q) 6 5 0 0 +6 16
Copenhagen (Q) 6 2 2 2 0 8
Galatasaray 6 1 2 3 -3 5
Manchester United 6 1 1 4 -3 4

Group B table

Team General practitioner W D L DG P.
Arsenal (Q) 6 4 1 1 +12 13
PSV (Q) 6 2 3 1 -2 9
Lens 6 2 2 2 -5 8
Seville 6 0 2 4 -5 2

Group C table

Team General practitioner W D L DG P.
Real Madrid (Q) 6 6 0 0 +9 18
Napoli (Q) 6 3 1 2 1 ten
Braga 6 1 1 4 -6 4
Union Berlin 6 0 2 4 -4 2

Group D table

Team General practitioner W D L DG P.
1. Real Sociedad (Q) 6 3 3 0 +5 12
2. Inter Milan (Q) 6 3 3 0 +3 12
3. Benfica 6 1 1 4 -4 4
4. RB Salzburg 6 1 1 4 -4 4

Group E table

Team General practitioner W D L DG P.
1. Atlético (Q) 6 4 2 0 +11 14
2. Lazio (Q) 6 3 1 2 0 ten
3. Feyenoord 6 2 0 4 -1 6
4. Celts 6 1 1 4 -ten 4

Group F table

Team General practitioner W D L DG P.
1. Drill. Dortmund (Q) 6 3 2 1 +3 11
2. PSG (Q) 6 2 2 2 +1 8
3. AC Milan 6 2 2 2 -3 8
4. Newcastle 6 1 2 3 -1 5

Group G table

Team General practitioner W D L DG P.
1. Man City (Q) 6 6 0 0 +11 18
2. RB Leipzig (Q) 6 4 0 2 +3 12
3. Young boys 6 1 1 4 -6 4
4. Red Star Belgrade 6 0 1 5 -8 1

Group H table

Team General practitioner W D L DG P.
1. Barcelona (Q) 6 4 0 2 +6 12
2. Porto (Q) 6 3 0 2 +7 12
3. Shakhtar Donetsk 6 3 0 3 -2 9
4. Antwerp 6 1 0 5 -11 3

Champions League round of 16 schedule: Wembley waits again

The 2023/2024 season marks the record eighth time the final will be held at Wembley Stadium and the third time it will be held at the modern version of England’s national stadium.

The finals of the European Cup, the predecessor of the Champions League, were held at Wembley in 1963, 1968, 1971, 1978 and 1992.

Barcelona beat Manchester United 3-1 in the 2011 final, Lionel Messi put them 2-1 ahead after Wayne Rooney canceled out Pedro’s opener.

When the final returned there two years later, Arjen Robben scored the winning goal in the 89th minute in an all-German decider to give Bayern Munich win against Borussia Dortmund.

Hector Montgomery

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