UEFA Champions League schedule 2023/2024: Knockout phase dates, bracket, matches in Round of 16 and beyond

Brad Cox

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The group stages of the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League are complete and we now enter the business end of the competition as Manchester City look to defend their title.

Real Madrid with Jude Bellingham bossing the midfield and Bayern Munich boasting Harry Kane up top will likely be Pep Guardiola's greatest challengers.

But could Mikel Arteta's Arsenal cause a few upsets along the way? Will Paris Saint-Germain and Kylian Mbappe finally reach their promised land?

The Sporting News provides the key dates for the rest of the competition and how you can watch the games.

MORE: How to watch Champions League in the USA

UEFA Champions League schedule 2023/2024

Stage	Draw	First leg	Second leg
Playoff Round	Aug. 7, 2023	Aug. 22 & 23, 2023	Aug. 29 & 30, 2023
Group Stage	Aug. 31, 2023	Sept. 19 & 20, 2023
		Oct. 3 & 4, 2023
		Oct. 24 & 25, 2023
		Nov. 7 & 8, 2023
		Nov. 28 & 29, 2023
		Dec. 12 & 13, 2023
Round of 16	Dec. 18, 2023	Feb. 13-21, 2024	Mar. 5-13, 2024
Quarterfinals	Mar. 15, 2024	Apr. 9 & 10, 2024	Apr. 16 & 17, 2024
Semifinals		Apr. 30 & May 1, 2024	May 7 & 8, 2024
Final		June 1, 2024

UEFA Champions League knockout round schedule, matches

The Round of 16 has effectively seen the majority of Europe's elite avoid each other, potentially serving up a tasty quarterfinal stage if there are no upsets.

Round of 16 fixtures	First leg	Second leg
Porto vs. Arsenal	Porto 1-0 Arsenal	Arsenal 1-0 Porto (4-2 pens)
Napoli vs. Barcelona	Napoli 1-1 Barcelona	Barcelona 3-1 Napoli
Paris Saint-Germain vs Real Sociedad	PSG 2-0 Real	Real 1-2 PSG
Inter vs. Atletico Madrid	Inter 1-0 Atletico	Atletico 2-1 Inter (3-2 pens)
PSV vs. Borussia Dortmund	PSV 1-1 Dortmund	Dortmund 2-0 PSV
Lazio vs. Bayern Munich	Lazio 1-0 Bayern	Bayern 3-0 Lazio
Copenhagen vs. Manchester City	Copenhagen 1-3 Man City	Copenhagen 1-3 Man City
RB Leipzig vs. Real Madrid	Leipzig 0-1 Real Madrid	Real Madrid 1-1 RB Leipzig

Quarter-finals

Fixture	First leg	Date — Second Leg
Real Madrid vs Man City	Real Madrid 3-3 Man City	Apr. 17, 2024
Arsenal vs Bayern Munich	Arsenal 2-2 Bayern Munich	Apr. 17, 2024
PSG vs Barcelona	Apr. 10, 2024	Apr. 16, 2024
Atletico Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund	Apr. 10, 2024	Apr. 16, 2024

Semi-finals

Fixture	Date — First Leg	Date — Second Leg
TBD vs. TBD	Apr. 30/May 1, 2024	May 7/8, 2024
TBD vs. TBD	Apr. 30/May 1, 2024	May 7/8, 2024

Final

Date	Time (local)	Fixture
June 1, 2024	8:00 p.m.	TBD vs. TBD

Champions League group stage standings, results in 2023/24

Manchester United and Newcastle United were dumped out of Europe entirely as they finished rock bottom of their respective groups.

Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund topped their group and PSG advanced as the runners-up.

Group A table

Team	PTS	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
1. Bayern Munich-Q	16	6	5	0	1	12	6	+6
2. Copenhagen -Q	8	6	2	2	2	8	8	0
2. Galatasaray-X	5	6	1	3	2	10	13	-3
4. Man United-E	4	6	1	4	1	12	15	-3

Q = Qualified for Champions League knockout round
X = Drops to Europa League knockout round
E = Eliminated from European play

Group A schedule and results

Date	Match
Wed, Sept. 20	Galatasaray 2-2 FC Copenhagen
Wed, Sept. 20	Bayern Munich 4-3 Man United
Tue, Oct. 3	Man United 2-3 Galatasaray
Tue, Oct. 3	FC Copenhagen 1-2 Bayern Munich
Tue, Oct. 24	Galatasaray 1-3 Bayern Munich
Tue, Oct. 24	Man United 1-0 FC Copenhagen
Wed, Nov. 8	Bayern Munich 2-0 Galatasaray
Wed, Nov. 8	FC Copenhagen 4-3 Man United
Wed, Nov. 29	Galatasaray 3-3 Man United
Wed, Nov. 29	Bayern Munich 0-0 FC Copenhagen
Tue, Dec. 12	Man United 0-1 Bayern Munich
Tue, Dec. 12	FC Copenhagen 1-0 Galatasaray

Group B table

Team	PTS	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
1. Arsenal-Q	13	6	4	1	1	16	4	+12
2. PSV-Q	9	6	2	1	3	8	10	-2
3. Lens-X	8	6	2	2	2	6	11	-5
4. Sevilla-E	2	6	0	4	2	7	12	-5

Q = Qualified for Champions League knockout round
X = Drops to Europa League knockout round
E = Eliminated from European play

Group B schedule and results

Date	Match
Wed, Sept. 20	Sevilla 1-1 Lens
Wed, Sept. 20	Arsenal 4-0 PSV
Tue, Oct. 3	Lens 2-1 Arsenal
Tue, Oct. 3	PSV 2-2 Sevilla
Tue, Oct. 24	Sevilla 1-2 Arsenal
Tue, Oct. 24	Lens 1-1 PSV
Wed, Nov. 8	Arsenal 2-0 Sevilla
Wed, Nov. 8	PSV 1-0 Lens
Wed, Nov. 29	Sevilla 2-3 PSV
Wed, Nov. 29	Arsenal 6-0 Lens
Tue, Dec. 12	Lens 2-1 Sevilla
Tue, Dec. 12	PSV 1-1 Arsenal

Group C table

Team	PTS	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
1. Real Madrid-Q	15	6	6	0	0	16	7	+9
2. Napoli -Q	7	6	3	2	1	10	9	+1
3. Sporting Braga-X	4	6	1	4	1	6	12	-6
4. Union Berlin-E	2	6	0	4	2	6	10	-6

Q = Qualified for Champions League knockout round
X = Drops to Europa League knockout round
E = Eliminated from European play

Group C schedule and results

Date	Match
Wed, Sept. 20	Real Madrid 1-0 Union Berlin
Wed, Sept. 20	Braga 1-2 Napoli
Tue, Oct. 3	Union Berlin 2-3 Braga
Tue, Oct. 3	Napoli 2-3 Real Madrid
Tue, Oct. 24	Braga 1-2 Real Madrid
Tue, Oct. 24	Union Berlin 0-1 Napoli
Wed, Nov. 8	Napoli 1-1 Union Berlin
Wed, Nov. 8	Real Madrid 3-0 Braga
Wed, Nov. 29	Real Madrid 4-2 Napoli
Wed, Nov. 29	Braga 1-1 Union Berlin
Tue, Dec. 12	Napoli 2-0 Braga
Tue, Dec. 12	Union Berlin 2-3 Real Madrid

Group D table

Team	PTS	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
1. Real Sociedad-Q	12	6	3	0	3	7	2	+5
2. Inter Milan-Q	12	6	3	0	3	8	5	+3
3. RB Salzburg-X	4	6	1	4	1	4	8	-4
4. Benfica-E	4	6	1	4	1	7	11	-4

Q = Qualified for Champions League knockout round
X = Drops to Europa League knockout round
E = Eliminated from European play

Group D schedule and results

Date	Match
Wed, Sept. 20	Real Sociedad 1-1 Inter Milan
Wed, Sept. 20	Benfica 0-2 RB Salzburg
Tue, Oct. 3	RB Salzburg 0-2 Real Sociedad
Tue, Oct. 3	Inter Milan 1-0 Benfica
Tue, Oct. 24	Inter Milan 2-1 RB Salzburg
Tue, Oct. 24	Benfica 0-1 Real Sociedad
Wed, Nov. 8	Real Sociedad 3-1 Benfica
Wed, Nov. 8	RB Salzburg 0-1 Inter Milan
Wed, Nov. 29	Benfica 3-3 Inter Milan
Wed, Nov. 29	Real Sociedad 0-0 RB Salzburg
Tue, Dec. 12	Inter Milan 0-0 Real Sociedad
Tue, Dec. 12	RB Salzburg 1-3 Benfica

Group E table

Team	PTS	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
1. Atletico-Q	14	6	4	2	0	17	6	+11
2. Lazio-Q	10	6	3	2	1	7	7	0
3. Feyenoord-X	6	6	2	4	0	9	10	-1
4. Celtic-E	4	6	1	4	1	5	15	-10

Q = Qualified for Champions League knockout round
X = Drops to Europa League knockout round
E = Eliminated from European play

Group E schedule and results

Date	Match
Tue, Sept. 19	Feyenoord 2-0 Celtic
Tue, Sept. 19	Lazio 1-1 Atletico Madrid
Wed, Oct. 4	Atletico Madrid 3-2 Feyenoord
Wed, Oct. 4	Celtic 1-2 Lazio
Wed, Oct. 25	Feyenoord 3-1 Lazio
Wed, Oct. 25	Celtic 2-2 Atletico Madrid
Tue, Nov. 7	Atletico Madrid 6-0 Celtic
Tue, Nov. 7	Lazio 1-0 Feyenoord
Tue, Nov. 28	Lazio 2-0 Celtic
Tue, Nov. 28	Feyenoord 1-3 Atletico Madrid
Wed, Dec. 13	Atletico Madrid 2-0 Lazio
Wed, Dec. 13	Celtic 2-1 Feyenoord

Group F table

Team	PTS	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
1. Bor. Dortmund-Q	11	6	3	1	2	7	4	+3
2. PSG-Q	8	6	2	2	2	9	8	+1
3. AC Milan-X	8	6	2	2	2	5	8	-3
4. Newcastle-E	5	6	1	3	2	4	9	-5

Q = Qualified for Champions League knockout round
X = Drops to Europa League knockout round
E = Eliminated from European play

Group F schedule and results

Date	Match
Tue, Sept. 19	AC Milan 0-0 Newcastle
Tue, Sept. 19	PSG 2-0 Borussia Dortmund
Wed, Oct. 4	Borussia Dortmund 0-0 AC Milan
Wed, Oct. 4	Newcastle 4-1 PSG
Wed, Oct. 25	PSG 3-0 AC Milan
Wed, Oct. 25	Newcastle 0-1 Borussia Dortmund
Tue, Nov. 7	Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Newcastle
Tue, Nov. 7	AC Milan 2-1 PSG
Tue, Nov. 28	PSG 1-1 Newcastle
Tue, Nov. 28	AC Milan 1-3 Borussia Dortmund
Wed, Dec. 13	Borussia Dortmund 1-1 PSG
Wed, Dec. 13	Newcastle 1-2 AC Milan

Group G table

Team	PTS	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
1. Man City-Q	18	6	6	0	0	18	7	+11
2. RB Leipzig-Q	12	6	4	2	0	13	10	+3
3. Young Boys-X	4	6	1	4	1	7	13	-6
4. Red Star Belgrade-E	1	6	0	5	1	7	15	-7

Q = Qualified for Champions League knockout round
X = Drops to Europa League knockout round
E = Eliminated from European play

Group G schedule and results

Date	Match
Tue, Sept. 19	Young Boys 1-3 RB Leipzig
Tue, Sept. 19	Man City 3-1 Red Star Belgrade
Wed, Oct. 4	RB Leipzig 1-3 Man City
Wed, Oct. 4	Red Star Belgrade 2-2 Young Boys
Wed, Oct. 25	RB Leipzig 3-1 Red Star Belgrade
Wed, Oct. 25	Young Boys 1-3 Man City
Tue, Nov. 7	Man City 3-0 Young Boys
Tue, Nov. 7	Red Star Belgrade 1-2 RB Leipzig
Tue, Nov. 28	Man City 3-2 RB Leipzig
Tue, Nov. 28	Young Boys 2-0 Red Star Belgrade
Wed, Dec. 13	RB Leipzig 2-1 Young Boys
Wed, Dec. 13	Red Star Belgrade 2-3 Man City

Group H table

Team	PTS	GP	W	L	GF	GA	GD
1. Barcelona-Q	12	6	4	2	12	6	+6
2. Porto-Q	12	6	4	2	15	8	+7
3. Shakhtar Donetsk-X	9	6	3	3	10	12	-2
4. Antwerp-E	3	6	1	5	6	17	-11

Q = Qualified for Champions League knockout round
X = Drops to Europa League knockout round
E = Eliminated from European play

Group H schedule and results

Date	Match
Tue, Sept. 19	Barcelona 5-0 Antwerp
Tue, Sept. 19	Shakhtar Donetsk 1-3 Porto
Wed, Oct. 4	Antwerp 2-3 Shakhtar
Wed, Oct. 4	Porto 0-1 Barcelona
Wed, Oct. 25	Barcelona 2-1 Shakhtar Donetsk
Wed, Oct. 25	Antwerp 1-4 Porto
Tue, Nov. 7	Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 Barcelona
Tue, Nov. 7	Porto 2-0 Antwerp
Tue, Nov. 28	Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 Antwerp
Tue, Nov. 28	Barcelona 2-1 Porto
Wed, Dec. 13	Porto 5-3 Shakhtar Donetsk
Wed, Dec. 13	Antwerp 3-2 Barcelona

Brad Cox

Brad is a content producer for The Sporting News and has previously worked for the likes of Squawka and The Athletic. His career highlight to date is reporting from the 2022 UEFA Champions League Final in Paris.