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German clubs in 2024/25 UEFA Champions League, Europa League & Conference League: fixtures, results and draws

10.12.2024

Bayer Leverkusen, VfB Stuttgart, Bayern Munich, RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund have kicked off the new UEFA Champions League league phase, while Eintracht Frankfurt and Hoffenheim are also on their UEFA Europa League journey and Heidenheim have made their UEFA Conference League bow.

Thanks to the performances of German clubs in UEFA competitions last year, including final appearances by Dortmund and Leverkusen in the Champions League and Europa League respectively, the Bundesliga has five clubs competing in the Champions League for 2024/25 in Leverkusen, Stuttgart, Bayern, Leipzig and Dortmund.

This year's final will be played at Munich's Allianz Arena, which last hosted the showpiece in 2012.

Eintracht Frankfurt and Hoffenheim are flying the Bundesliga flag in this year’s UEFA Europa League, meanwhile, with Heidenheim the Bundesliga's sole representatives in the UEFA Conference League.

Champions League

League phase fixtures and results

Bayer Leverkusen

Feyenoord 0-4 Leverkusen
Goals: 0-1 Wirtz 5' (assist: Andrich), 0-2 Grimaldo 31' (assist: Frimpong), 0-3 Wirtz 36' (assist: Frimpong), 0-4 Wellenreuther (o.g. 45')

Leverkusen made an emphatic start to their first Champions League campaign under Xabi Alonso by thrashing Feyenoord 4-0 in the Netherlands.

Leverkusen 1-0 AC Milan
Goals: 1-0 Boniface 51'

It was two wins from two when Bayer 04 saw off the challenge of elite European opposition thanks to Victor Boniface's solitary second-half strike.

Stade Brest 1-1 Leverkusen
Goals: 0-1 Wirtz 24' (assist: Hofmann), 1-1 Lees-Melou 39' (assist: Camara)

Despite taking the lead through star man Florian Wirtz, Leverkusen were unable to maintain their 100 percent record in the 2024/25 Champions League as they were held to a 1-1 draw away to surprise package Brest on Matchday 3.

Liverpool 4-0 Leverkusen
Goals: 1-0 Diaz 61' (assist: Jones), 2-0 Gakpo 63' (assist: Salah), 3-0 Diaz 83' (assist: Salah), 4-0 Diaz 90'+2 (assist: Núñez)

Leverkusen were overwhelmed by a superb second-half performance from Liverpool, despite having performed well in the opening 45 minutes. A Luís Diaz hat-trick and another goal from Cody Gakpo made Alonso's return to Anfield a miserable one.

Leverkusen 5-0 Red Bull Salzburg
Goals: 1-0 Wirtz 8’, 2-0 Grimaldo 12’, 3-0 Wirtz 30‘ (assist: Grimaldo), 4-0 Schick 61‘ (assist: Frimpong), 5-0 García 72‘ (assist: Wirtz)

Leverkusen got back to winning ways at the BayArena in a 5-0 thrasing of Salzburg, with Wirtz scoring twice and Alejandro Grimaldo firing in a trademark free-kick.

Leverkusen vs. Inter Milan, Tuesday 10 December (9pm CET)
Atletico Madrid vs. Leverkusen, Tuesday 21 January (9pm CET)
Leverkusen vs. Sparta Prague, Wednesday 29 January (9pm CET)

Watch: The best link-ups between Wirtz and Boniface

Bayern Munich

Bayern 9-2 Dinamo Zagreb
Goals: 1-0 Kane (pen. 20’), 2-0 Guerreiro 33’ (assist: Musiala), 3-0 Olise 38’ (assist: Kimmich), 3-1 Petković 49' (assist: Pjaca), 3-2 Ogiwara 50' (assist: Mišić), 4-2 Kane (58'), 5-2 Olise 61' (assist: Musiala), 6-2 Kane (pen. 73'), 7-2 Kane (pen. 78'), 8-2 Sané 85' (assist: Müller), 9-2 Goretzka 90'+2 (assist: Kimmich)

Bayern became the first team to score nine goals in a Champions League game, with Harry Kane bagging four of them, in a crushing win over Zagreb to open the league phase in devastating style.

Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern
Goals: 1-0 Duran 79' (assist: Torres)

Vincent Kompany suffered a first competitive defeat at the helm of Bayern when Jhon Duran's late strike earned maximum points for hosts Aston Villa on Matchday 2.

Barcelona 4-1 Bayern
Goals: 1-0 Raphinha 1' (assist: López), 1-1 Kane 18' (assist: Gnabry), 2-1 Lewandowski 36' (assist: López), 3-1 Raphinha 45' (assist: Casado), 4-1 Raphinha 56' (assist: Yamal)

Robert Lewandowski and Hansi Flick returned to haunt Bayern as a Raphinha-inspired Barcelona inflicted a second defeat in three Champions League games on Kompany’s side.

Bayern 1-0 Benfica
Goals: 1-0 Musiala 67' (assist: Kane)

Jamal Musiala scored the only goal as Bayern returned to winning ways in the Champions League with a slender but deserved victory over Portugal's Benfica at the Allianz Arena.

Bayern 1-0 Paris Saint-Germain
Goals: 1-0 Kim 38'
Red card: Dembélé 56'

Bayern remain firmly in contention to qualify for the Champions League knockouts after Minjae Kim's first-half goal gave them a 1-0 win over PSG, who had ex-Dortmund winger Ousmane Dembélé sent off.

Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Bayern, Tuesday 10 December (9pm CET)
Feyenoord vs. Bayern, Wednesday 22 January (9pm CET)
Bayern vs. Slovan Bratislava, Wednesday 29 January (9pm CET)

Watch: All of Kane's Bundesliga goals and assists in 2024/25

Borussia Dortmund

Club Brugge 0-3 Dortmund
Goals: 0-1 Gittens 76' (assist: Can), 0-2 Gittens 86', 0-3 Guirassy (pen.) 90'+5

Facing frustration in their Champions League opener in Belgium, Dortmund turned to super sub Jamie Gittens to get them over the line with another double to add to his season's tally.

Dortmund 7-1 Celtic
Goals: 1-0 Can 7' (pen.), 1-1 Maeda 9' (assist: Engels), 2-1 Adeyemi 11' (assist: Brandt), 3-1 Adeyemi 29', 4-1 Guirassy 40' (pen.), 5-1 Adeyemi 42', 6-1 Guirassy 66' (assist: Schlotterbeck), 7-1 Nmecha 79'

The hosts were in sparkling form in Europe once again, with Karim Adeyemi's first-half hat-trick among the many highlighths of BVB's comprehensive win against Scottish champions Celtic.

Real Madrid 5-2 Dortmund
Goals: 0-1 Malen 30' (assist: Guirassy), 0-2 Gittens 34' (assist: Malen), 1-2 Rüdiger 60' (assist: Mbappé), 2-2 Vinícius 62', 3-2 Valverde 83', 4-2 Vinícius 86' (assist: Bellingham), 5-2 Vinícius 90'+3 (assist: Arda Güler)

Dortmund were soundly beaten by holders Real Madrid, despite taking a 2-0 lead in a repeat of last season's Champions League final.

Dortmund 1-0 Sturm Graz
Goals: 1-0 Malen 86'

Dortmund returned to winning ways against Austria's Sturm Graz, thanks to a late goal from substitute Donyell Malen.

Dinamo Zagreb 0-3 Dortmund
Goals: 0-1 Gittens 41' (assist: Brandt), 0-2 Bensebaini 56' (assist: Groß) 0-3 Guirassy 90' (assist: Schlotterbeck)

Jamie Gittens opened the scoring as Dortmund climbed to fourth in the Champions League standings with a 3-0 win away to Dinamo Zagreb.

Dortmund vs. Barcelona, Wednesday 11 December (9pm CET)
Bologna vs. Dortmund, Tuesday 21 January (9pm CET)
Dortmund vs. Shakhtar Donetsk, Wednesday 29 January (9pm CET)

Watch: All of Adeyemi's Bundesliga goals and assists

RB Leipzig

Atlético Madrid 2-1 Leipzig
Goals: 0-1 Šeško 4', 1-1 Griezmann 28' (assist: Llorente), 2-1 Giménez 90' (assist: Griezmann)

Leipzig kicked off their Champions League campaign with a narrow, late 2-1 defeat against Atlético Madrid at the Metropolitano.

Leipzig 2-3 Juventus
Goals: 1-0 Šeško 30' (assist: Openda), 1-1 Vlahović 50' (assist: Cambiaso), 2-1 Šeško 65' (pen.), 2-2 Vlahović 69' (assist: Conceicao), 2-3 Conceicao 83' (assist: Fagioli)
Red card: Di Gregorio 58'

Despite twice leading at the Red Bull Arena, Leipzig went down to the 10 men of Juventus on home turf in what was a second successive reverse in the competition for Marco Rose's men.

Leipzig 0-1 Liverpool
Goals: 0-1 Nuñez 27' (assist: Salah)

Leipzig remain without a point in this season's Champions League after falling to a narrow home loss to English Premier League leaders Liverpool.

Celtic 3-1 Leipzig
Goals: 0-1 Baumgartner 24’, 1-1 Kühn 35’ (assist: Engels), 1-2 Kühn 45’+1 (assist: Taylor), 1-3 Hatate 72’

Leipzig fell to their fourth successive feat in the new-format Champions League, despite taking the lead at Celtic.

Inter Milan 1-0 Leipzig
Goals: 1-0 Lukeba (o.g. 27')

Leipzig's Champions League woes continued in a 1-0 defeat away to Inter Milan, courtesy of an first-half own goal from Castello Lukeba.

Leipzig vs. Aston Villa, Tuesday 10 December (9pm CET)
RB Leipzig vs. Sporting Lisbon, Wednesday 22 January (6.45pm CET)
Sturm Graz vs. Leipzig, Wednesday 29 January (9pm CET)

Watch: Leipzig keeping pace

VfB Stuttgart

Real Madrid 3-1 Stuttgart
Goals: 1-0 Mbappé 46' (assist: Rodrygo), 1-1 Undav 68' (assist: Leweling), 2-1 Rüdiger 83' (assist: Modrić), 3-1 Endrick 90'+5 (assist: Carvajal)

Deniz Undav cancelled out Kylian Mbappé's goal to put Stuttgart on the verge of a famous result at the Bernabéu before succumbing to a couple of late Real strikes on Matchday 1.

Stuttgart 1-1 Sparta Prague
Goals: 1-0 Millot 7’ (assist: Mittelstädt), 1-1 Kairinen 32’

The hosts cut frustrated figures after ending a game with a first point in the league phase but knowing they should probably have taken all three after Enzo Millot's early opener.

Juventus 0-1 Stuttgart
Goals: 0-1 Touré 90'+2 (assist: Millot)
Red card: Danilo 84'
Missed pen: Millot 86'

Substitute El Bilal Touré scored late in an eventful meeting with Juventus as Stuttgart recorded their first win of the new format Champions League.

Stuttgart 0-2 Atalanta
Goals: 0-1 Lookman 51', 0-2 Zaniolo 88'

Stuttgart fell to an Atalanta side that scored twice in the second half at the MHPArena and have still yet to concede a goal in this season's league phase.

Red Star Belgrade 5-1 Stuttgart
Goals: 0-1 Demirović 5' (assist: Millot), 1-1 Silas 12' (assist: Seol), 2-1 Krunić 31', 3-1 Ivanić 65' (assist: Elšnik), 4-1 Radonjić 69' (assist: Krunić), 5-1 Radonjić 88' (assist: Elšnik)

Silas scored against his parent club on a chastening night of Champions League football for last season's Bundesliga runners-up.

Stuttgart vs. Young Boys, Wednesday 11 December (9pm CET)
Slovan Bratislava vs. Stuttgart, Tuesday 21 January (9pm CET)
Stuttgart vs. Paris Saint-Germain, Wednesday 29 January (9pm CET)

Watch: Stuttgart's Mr Unpredictable, Deniz Undav

Find out more about how the new-format European competitions will work

2024/25 key dates

Matchday 1: 17–19 September 2024
Matchday 2: 1/2 October 2024
Matchday 3: 22/23 October 2024
Matchday 4: 5/6 November 2024
Matchday 5: 26/27 November 2024
Matchday 6: 10/11 December 2024
Matchday 7: 21/22 January 2025
Matchday 8: 29 January 2025

Knockout phase play-offs: 11/12 & 18/19 February 2025
Round of 16: 4/5 & 11/12 March 2025
Quarter-finals: 8/9 & 15/16 April 2025
Semi-finals: 29/30 April & 6/7 May 2025
Final: 31 May 2025 (Munich)

Europa League and Conference League

This Thursday's action starts with Hoffenheim hosting FCSB of Romania, while Heidenheim are in Istanbul to face Basaksehir at 6.45pm CET. In the late kick-offs, Frankfurt then go to France to take on Lyon at 9pm.

Frank Schmidt on upcoming fixtures:

"Now, we have four games coming up where we will definitely need to return to our Heidenheim DNA. We want to win every single game. I want to see from my team that everyone has understood what it's all about now."

Keen to avoid consecutive defeats

Hoffenheim's record of one win, two draws and three losses in their last six Europa League games is a recent blemish on an otherwise good record, having gone eight unbeaten beforehand. The German side haven’t lost consecutively in the competition since losing their opening two in September 2017.

First ever meeting

This game will be Hoffenheim's first ever meeting against Romanian opposition. German sides have tended to perform well against Romanian sides, being unbeaten in the last 24 meetings. The last time a Romanian team beat a team from Germany was in the 2006/07 UEFA Cup, when Dinamo Bucuresti triumphed 1-0 over Bayer Leverkusen.

Leading the pack

As of Matchday 5, no other player in the Europa League this season has recorded more goal involvements than Frankfurt's Omar Marmoush, with five (three goals, two assists).

Fantastic against French sides

Eintracht Frankfurt have won their last six competitive meetings with French opposition in major European competition. They haven't lost to a French side since their defeat in Sochaux in the 1980/81 season in the (then) UEFA Cup. Lyon, on the other hand, have won just one of their last five home games against German sides in all competitions (two draws, two losses), with this their first ever meeting with Eintracht Frankfurt.

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Watch: Eintracht Frankfurt 2-2 Augsburg - highlights

Frankfurt extended their unbeaten Bundesliga run to six games last time out with a 2-2 draw at home against Augsburg, secured by Can Uzun.

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Watch: Hoffenheim 1-1 Freiburg - highlights

Hoffenheim shared the spoils with Freiburg on Sunday afternoon. The results leaves them on 13 points and in 14th place after 13 Bundesliga games.

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Watch: Bayern 4-2 Heidenheim - highlights

Heidenheim suffered defeat at the home of the German record champions in their most recent Bundesliga fixture.

The story so far

Eintracht Frankfurt are up in third in the Europa League table on 13 points having gone unbeaten in their opening five matches, while Hoffenheim are 25th on five points - just outside the top 24 who qualify for the knockout stages. Heidenheim remain positioned comfortably in ninth in the Conference League table despite losing their 100 percent record with a 2-0 defeat at home to Chelsea last time around.

Welcome!

Thanks for joining us for build-up and live coverage of Thursday's UEFA Europa League and Conference League fixtures, as Hoffenheim host FCSB of Romania and Heidenheim go to Istanbul to face Basaksehir at 6.45pm CET before Eintracht Frankfurt visit Lyon in the 9pm kick-offs.

League phase fixtures and results

Eintracht Frankfurt

Frankfurt 3-3 Viktoria Plzen
Goals: 1-0 Ekitiké 38' (assist: Kristensen), 1-1 Šulc 41' (assist: Kalvach), 2-1 Dina Ebimbe 62' (assist: Ekitiké), 3-1 Kristensen (67'), 3-2 Adu 86' (assist: Jemelka), 3-3 Jemelka 90'+3 (assist: Havel)

Eintracht let a two-goal lead slip in the final few minutes as Plzen snatched a draw in Frankfurt.

Besiktas 1-3 Frankfurt
Goals: 0-1 Marmoush 19' (pen.), 0-2 Dina Ebimbe 22' (assist: Koch), 0-3 Knauff 82' (assist: Matanović), 1-3 Masuaku 90+3'

Frankfurt took a pleasing away win in Istanbul, with goalkeeper Kauã Santos also shining by stopping a penalty from Ciro Immobile among several good saves.

Frankfurt 1-0 RFS
Goals: 1-0 Larsson 79' (assist: Marmoush)

Hugo Larsson scored a late winner as Frankfurt recorded a workmanlike win over Latvian champions RFS.

Frankfurt 1-0 Slavia Prague
Goals: 1-0 Marmoush 53'

Omar Marmoush's stunning second-half free-kick made the difference as Frankfurt secured all three points in a hard-fought game against the Czech league leaders.

Midtjylland 1-2 Frankfurt
Goals: 0-1 Larsson 6' (assist: Marmoush), 1-1 Gogorza 48', 1-2 Marmoush 56', pen.

Marmoush once again starred as Frankfurt maintained their unbeaten record in the competition, the Egyptian setting up the opener for Larsson and scoring the winner with a well-taken spot-kick in Denmark.

Lyon vs. Frankfurt, Thursday 12 December (9pm CET)
Frankfurt vs. Ferencvaros, Thursday 23 January (9pm CET)
Roma vs. Frankfurt, Thursday 30 January (9pm CET)

Watch: Omar Marmoush - the art of the free-kick

Hoffenheim

Midtjylland 1-1 Hoffenheim
Goals: 1-0 Osorio 42' (assist: Andersson), 1-1 Moerstedt 89' (assist: Kadeřábek)

Teenaged substitute Max Moerstedt scored a sensational late goal to secure Hoffenheim a point away to Denmark's Midtjylland.

Hoffenheim 2-0 Dynamo Kyiv
Goals 1-0 Hložek 22' (assist: Gendrey), 2-0 Hložek (assist: Kramarić)

An Adam Hložek brace sent Hoffenheim to a comfortable win in their home opener against the Ukrainian side.

Porto 2-0 Hoffenheim
Goals: 1-0 Djaló 45'+2 (assist: Nico), 2-0 Samu 75'

Hoffenheim slipped to their first Europa League defeat of the season after shipping a goal in each half in Oporto.

Hoffenheim 2-2 Lyon
Goals: 1-0 Gendrey 47‘ (assist: Bischof), 1-1 Abner 66‘, 1-2 Lacazette 90'+3 (assist: Ćaleta-Car), 2-2 Tohumcu 90'+5

Umut Tohumcu equalised deep into added time as Hoffenheim played out a see-saw encounter with Lyon.

Braga 3-0 Hoffenheim
Goals: 1-0 Bruma 2', 2-0 Roger Fernandes 8', 3-0 Vitor Carvalho 90'+5

Hoffenheim struggled to recover after going two goals down in the first eight minutes, and new coach Christian Ilzer ended up tasting defeat in his first European match since taking the reins.

Hoffenheim vs. FCSB, Thursday 12 December (6.45pm CET)
Hoffenheim vs. Tottenham Hotspur, Thursday 23 January (6.45pm CET)
Anderlecht vs. Hoffenheim, Thursday 30 January (9pm CET)

Watch: Learn more about Hoffenheim

2024/25 Europa League key dates

Matchday 1: 25/26 September 2024 (UEL exclusive week)
Matchday 2: 3 October 2024
Matchday 3: 24 October 2024
Matchday 4: 7 November 2024
Matchday 5: 28 November 2024
Matchday 6: 12 December 2024
Matchday 7: 23 January 2025
Matchday 8: 30 January 2025

Play-offs: 13 and 20 February 2025
Round of 16: 6 and 13 March 2025
Quarter-finals: 10 and 17 April 2025
Semi-finals: 1 and 8 May 2025
Final (San Mamés, Bilbao): 21 May 2025

Conference League

All Bundesliga clubs except Heidenheim automatically went through to the league phase of their respective competition. Frank Schmidt’s side won their play-off against Häcken of Sweden, winning the first leg 2-1 before triumphing 3-2 on home soil.

League phase fixtures

Heidenheim 2-1 Olimpija Ljubljana
Goals: 1-0 Beck 6' (assist: Conteh), 1-1 Blanco 77', 2-1 Wanner 83'

Heidenheim celebrated a win on a historic first night in a European competition proper, with Paul Wanner hitting a late winner.

Pafos 0-1 Heidenheim
Goals: 0-1 Mainka 25' (assist: Conteh)

Patrick Mainka's first-half goal secured Heidenheim their second win in as many Europa Conference League games.

Hearts 0-2 Heidenheim
Goals: 0-1 Conteh 57' (assist: Honsak), 0-2 Schöppner 89' (assist: Traoré)

Heidenheim continued their perfect start to the Conference League, with two second-half goals sealing the points at Tynecastle.

Heidenheim 0-2 Chelsea
Goals: 0-1 Nkunku 51', 0-2 Mudryk 86'

Had Heidenheim not had two goals ruled out for offside, it might have been a different story as Chelsea came calling at the Voith-Arena, but the Premier League side proved too sharp in the end.

Istanbul Basaksehir vs. Heidenheim, Thursday 12 December (6.45pm CET)
Heidenheim vs. St. Gallen, Thursday 19 December (9pm CET)

2024/25 Conference League key dates

Matchday 1: 3 October 2024
Matchday 2: 24 October 2024
Matchday 3: 7 November 2024
Matchday 4: 28 November 2024
Matchday 5: 12 December 2024
Matchday 6: 19 December 2024 (exclusive week)

Play-offs: 13 and 20 February 2025
Round of 16: 6 and 13 March 2025
Quarter-finals: 10 and 17 April 2025
Semi-finals: 1 and 8 May 2025
Final (Wroclaw Stadium, Wroclaw): 28 May 2025

Watch: The story of Heidenheim

Play-off results

Häcken 1-2 Heidenheim (first leg)
Goals: 0-1 Conteh 35', 1-1 Rygaard 36', 1-2 Scienza 65'

Heidenheim won their first-ever European fixture by beating Sweden's Häcken 2-1 in their UEFA Conference League play-off first leg in Gothenburg. Sirlord Conteh broke the deadlock, only for Mikkel Rygaard to level within five minutes. A superb Leo Scienza strike off the inside of the post restored the Bundesliga club's lead, though, leaving Heidenheim a positive result on home soil away from reaching the tournament proper.

Heidenheim 3-2 Häcken (second leg, 5-3 on aggregate)
Goals: 1-0 Pieringer (30'), 1-1 Inoussa (59'), 1-2 Agbonifo (79'), 2-2 Wanner (84'), 3-2 Honsak (90'+2)

Heidenheim appeared to be well on course to qualify for the competition proper when Marvin Pieringer opened the scoring on the night, and 3-1 on aggregate, with a fine finish from Conteh's cut-back. However, despite being in control for most of the first half, Frank Schmidt's men let Häcken back into the tie after the break, with Zeidane Inoussa and Jeremy Agbonifo turning the game on its head. However, substitute Paul Wanner, on loan from Bayern, provided a goal and an assist in the closing stages to make sure it was Heidenheim who put their name into the hat for the league-phase draw.

Learn more about how European qualification works in the Bundesliga