2021–22 UEFA Champions League

The 2021–22 UEFA Champions League is the 30th edition of the competition. The qualification started in June 2021 with Preliminary round, which continued in July with First qualifying round and Second qualifying round and, finally, in August are Third qualifying round and Play-offs decided. The main competition will begin in September in 2021. The key facts for the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League including the venues, the groups, the fixtures and game locations are presented below. The knockout phase will begin on 15 February 2022 (the date of the quarter-finals draw is on 16 March and remaining matches).

To be played

Round of 16

15, 16 February

PSG - Real Madrid
Sporting CP - Manchester City
Inter - Liverpool
Salzburg - Bayern Munich

22, 23 February

Villareal - Juventus
Chelsea - Lille
Atlético Madrid - Manchester United
Benfica - Ajax

8, 9 March

(second legs)
Liverpool - Inter
Bayern Munich - Salzburg
Real Madrid - PSG
Manchester City - Sporting CP

15, 16 March

(second legs)
Manchester United - Atlético Madrid
Ajax - Benfica
Juventus - Villareal
Lille - Chelsea

Quarter-finals

5, 6 April

(first legs) Teams not decided

12, 13 April

(second legs) Teams not decided

Semi-finals

26, 27 April

(first legs) Teams not decided

3,4 May

(second legs) Teams not decided

Final

28 May

Teams not decided. The final is played at Stade de France, Paris in France.

Dates

Start date: The first matches in the main tournament will be played on 14 September 2021.
Group stage dates: The group stage is played September 14-December 8.
Group knockout phase dates: The knockout phase stage is played February 15-May 28.
The final date: The final is played on 28 May 2022 (at Stade de France, Paris).

The groups

The top two in each group advance to the knockout phase.

Fixtures

In total 115 matches are played during the competition.

GROUP STAGE

September

14 & 15 Matchday 1
28 & 29 Matchday 2

October

19 & 20 Matchday 3

November

2 & 3 Matchday 4
23 & 24 Matchday 5

December

7 & 8 Matchday 6

KNOCKOUT PHASE

Round of 16

February

15 & 16 Round of 16 (first legs)
22 & 23 Round of 16 (first legs)

March

8 & 9 Round of 16 (second legs)
15 & 16 Round of 16 (second legs)

Quarter-finals

April

5 & 6 Quarter-finals (first legs)
12 & 13 Quarter-finals (second legs)

Semi-finals

April

26 & 27 Semi-finals (first legs)

May

3 & 4 Semi-finals (second legs)

Final

May

28 One match at Stade de France

Stats

Statistics for the UEFA Champions League.

Most won titles by clubs.

Club	Titles	1st title
Real Madrid	7	1997-98
Barcelona	4	2005-06
Milan	3	1993-94
Bayern Munich	4	2000-01
Manchester United	2	1998-99
Liverpool	2	2004-05
Marseille	1	1992-93
Ajax	1	1994-95
Juventus	1	1995-96
Borussia Dortmund	1	1997-98
Porto	1	2003-04
Inter	1	2009-10
Chelsea	1	2011-12

See more UEFA European Championship history, records and winners

References:
https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/about/format/