RB Leipzig starts the premier class in Madrid

RB Leipzig will kick off the newly formed Champions League in Madrid. Marco Rose's team will play their first match in the top flight at Atlético on September 19 (9:00 p.m.), the Bundesliga club announced. The Saxons will then welcome Juventus Turin for their home opener on October 2 (9:00 p.m.). With the game against Liverpool FC on October 23 (9:00 p.m.), RB have two home games in a row before they travel to Celtic Glasgow once again on November 5 (9:00 p.m.).

The match in Milan at Inter is scheduled for November 26 (9 p.m.). The last match of 2024 in the top flight is then at home against Aston Villa on December 10 (9:00 p.m.), before continuing in the new year with a home match against Sporting Lisbon on January 22 (6:45 p.m.). On the eighth and final matchday of the preliminary round, Leipzig will travel to Sturm Graz on January 29 (9 p.m.).

The European Football Union (UEFA) has comprehensively reformed the premier league. Instead of groups, all 36 clubs play in one league, each club against eight opponents. The top eight teams in the table at the end of the league phase qualify for the round of 16. The clubs in 9th to 24th place in the table play in a new knockout round to progress.