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UEFA Champions League top scorers 2024-25: Robert Lewandowski, Harry Kane lead Golden Boot race

Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane and former Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe topped the UEFA Champions League top-scorers list last season with eight goals each.

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The UEFA Champions League 2024-25 season started on September 17, 2024 and will run till May 31, 2025.

Organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the UEFA Champions League 2024-25 is the 70th season of Europe's elite club competition and the 33rd season since it was rebranded from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.

The UEFA Champions League 2024-25 is the first season to be staged under a new format.

As per the Champions League new format, as many as 36 clubs are participating in the new league phase in comparison to the previous 32-team group stage system. The new UCL format has offered four more teams the opportunity to compete against the best clubs in Europe.

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While previously the 32 participants were divided into eight groups of four, the Champions League 2024-25 new format is witnessing these 36 teams participate in a single league competition in which all the 36 competing clubs will be ranked together in one big league table.

Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Man City, Atlético de Madrid, Barcelona, Girona, Real Madrid, Bayern, Dortmund, Leipzig, Leverkusen, Stuttgart, Atalanta, Bologna, Inter, Juventus, Milan, Brest, Lille, Monaco, Paris Saint-Germain, Salzburg, Sturm Graz, Feyenoord, PSV Eindhoven, Benfica, Sporting CP, Club Brugge, GNK Dinamo, Sparta Praha, Celtic, Crvena Zvezda, Slovan Bratislava, Young Boys and Shakhtar Donetsk are the teams competing for the UEFA Champions League 2024-25 title.

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According to the UCL 2024-25 format, every team will play eight matches each in the new league phase, four at home and four away.

Under the former group stage system, each club used to face the other three opponents in their group twice in a home-and-away format.

Every result will determine the overall ranking in the new league phase with three points being awarded for a win and one for a draw.

The top eight teams in the league will directly qualify for the round of 16 while the teams placed ninth to 24th will compete in a two-legged knock-out phase playoff to secure their path to the last 16 of the competition.

Teams that will finish 25th or lower will be eliminated from the competition with no access to the UEFA Europa League.

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In the knockout stage, clubs that finish between ninth and 16th will be seeded in the knockout phase playoff draw and will face a team placed 17th to 24th, with the return leg scheduled at home.

The eight winners in the knockout phase playoffs will advance to the Champions League round of 16. These teams will clash with the top-eight finishers, who will seeded in the round of 16.

From the round of 16 onwards, the UEFA Champions League will continue to follow its existing format of knockout rounds leading to the final staged at a neutral venue selected by UEFA.

Furthermore, the number of matches in the Champions League 2024-25 new format has been increased from 125 to 189.

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Just like previous editions, all Champions League 2024-25 matches will be played in midweek in order to take into consideration the domestic calendar of various leagues across Europe.

The UEFA Champions League 2024-25 final will be played at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany on Saturday, May 31, 2025.

Real Madrid are the defending champions of the UEFA Champions League after they defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-0 in the UCL 2023-24 final at the Wembley Stadium in London, England.

With the win, Real Madrid claimed their record-extending 15th European Cup title, and their sixth in 11 years.

Apart from the title, all eyes will be on the race for the UEFA Champions League top scorers 2024-25.

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Several top footballers including the likes of Robert Lewandowski, Harry Kane, Viktor Gyokeres, Florian Wirtz, Erling Haaland, Raphinha, Jonathan David and Vinícius Júnior are in the UEFA Champions League top scorers 2024-25 race.

Meanwhile, Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane and former Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe topped the UEFA Champions League top-scorers list last season with eight goals each.

Get UEFA Champions League top scorers 2024-25 list.

Player

Club

Matches

Goals

Robert Lewandowski

FC Barcelona

Harry Kane

Bayern Munich

Viktor Gyokeres

Sporting CP

Florian Wirtz