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China News Service, July 2nd, Beijing time, UEFA announced the UEFA Champions League schedule next season. The schedule shows that the 2020-2021 UEFA Champions League will kick off on October 20, and the final will be held on May 29, 2021 at Istanbul’s Ataturk Stadium.
This also means that the Champions League will be extended next season.
Earlier, according to foreign media reports, the draw of the Champions League quarter-finals this season will be held at 12 noon on July 10 local time (18:00 Beijing time).
Before the lockout, part of the Champions League 1/8 finals has been completed, Paris Saint-Germain, Leipzig, Atletico Madrid and Atlanta have successfully advanced.
The report said that the second round of the match has not yet played Manchester City vs Real Madrid, Bayern vs Chelsea, Juventus vs Lyon, Barcelona vs Naples. According to previously announced news, these games will be held from August 7 to 8.
In addition, from August 12 to 23, the quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals of the Champions League are all played in Lisbon. Since the competition will adopt a single elimination system in the middle position, there will be no seeds and avoidance rules for the draw.
The 2020-2021 UEFA Champions League detailed schedule is as follows:
group matches
First round: October 21/22, 2020
Second round: October 27/28, 2020
Third round: November 3/4, 2020
Fourth round: November 24/25, 2020
Round 5: December 1/2, 2020
Round 6: December 8/9, 2020
Knockout
First round of the quarterfinals: February 16/17/23/24, 2021; second round: March 10, 20/16/17, 2021
First round of quarter-finals: April 6/7, 2021; second round: April 13/14, 2021
First round of semifinals: April 27/28, 2021; second round: May 4/5, 2021
Final: May 29, 2021