The UEFA Champions League’s new format will commence from the 24/25 season.
Fans have accused UEFA of ruining football after a video explaining the new format of the Champions League was released.A single group of 36 teams will replace the format of eight groups of four, with each side playing eight matches during the new group stage. Four will be at home and four away.
Following the group stage, all teams will be formatted into a table with the top eight sides automatically qualifying for the round of 16 while clubs finishing between ninth and 24th will enter a play-off round for the eight remaining places. Once that process has commenced, ongoings in the Champions League will proceed as normal with a two-legged round of 16, quarter-final and semi-final before the eventual final.have now released a detailed video which explains all the changes. Similar changes will also take place in the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Conference League. You can watch the footage below.A third fan added: “Football has officially fallen off.
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