The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).

For the Domestic Champions Path, the 32 teams were drawn into two rounds of two-legged home-and-away ties.

[50][51] There were no seedings, but the 32 teams were split into four groups defined by sporting and geographical criteria prior to the draw.

[52] The eight second round winners advance to the play-offs, where they are joined by the eight group runners-up from the UEFA Champions League Path.

For the knockout phase (round of 16 onwards), the 16 teams were drawn into a single-elimination tournament, with all ties played over one match.

[53][54] The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows: If the scores were level after full-time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).

If the scores are level after full-time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time is played).