Question: when does the group stage of the champions league start
Answer: A Champions League Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg Qualifying Preliminary round 12 June 2018 26 June 2018 ( semi-final round ) 29 June 2018 ( final round ) First qualifying round 19 June 2018 10 -- 11 July 2018 17 -- 18 July 2018 Second qualifying round 24 -- 25 July 2018 31 July -- 1 August 2018 Third qualifying round 23 July 2018 7 -- 8 August 2018 14 August 2018 Play - off Play - off round 6 August 2018 21 -- 22 August 2018 28 -- 29 August 2018 Group stage Matchday 1 30 August 2018 ( Monaco ) 18 -- 19 September 2018 Matchday 2 2 -- 3 October 2018 Matchday 3 23 -- 24 October 2018 Matchday 4 6 -- 7 November 2018 Matchday 5 27 -- 28 November 2018 Matchday 6 11 -- 12 December 2018 Knockout phase Round of 16 17 December 2018 12 -- 13 & 19 -- 20 February 2019 5 -- 6 & 12 -- 13 March 2019 Quarter - finals 15 March 2019 9 -- 10 April 2019 16 -- 17 April 2019 Semi-finals 19 April 2019 30 April -- 1 May 2019 7 -- 8 May 2019 Final 1 June 2019 at Wanda Metropolitano , Madrid