UEFA Reveals Major Overhaul of Champions League Format: No More Group Stage!

Erling Halaand’s Manchester City is the current champion of the Champions League.

Photo: EFE – MARTIN DIVISEK

In response to the Super League, and to the continuous complaints from dozens of clubs, UEFA decided to completely overturn the current Champions League system.

Although there has been talk of a new format for months, it was not until this Monday that it was confirmed what the new paths the competition will take will be.

The most important change that the most prestigious club tournament in Europe will have will be in the first round of the final phase of the championship, since the decision of the highest body in European football is the elimination of the group stage.

In this way, the competition would become a league of 36 teams, in which there will be two pots and each team, by draw, will play a total of eight games in the first round.

Who will qualify for the finals in the new Champions League format?

Only the top eight teams in the table will qualify for the next round, while the rest of the places, which would be eight, will be defined through playoffs.

In detail, these keys would be played between the teams located between squares nine and 24. From then on, the teams that remain from 25 to 36 will be eliminated.

‼️💣 THE NEW FORMAT of the Champions League is CONFIRMED for next season.

📌 It will be a league of 36 clubs. GOODBYE to the group stage format.

📌 Each team will play 8 games, against two teams from each pot.

📌 The FIRST 8 will qualify for EIGHTH, from 9th to 24th… pic.twitter.com/a6q8oTfhEX

— Pablo Giralt (@giraltpablo) March 4, 2024

The change will be applied immediately, starting next season (2024/2025) so the current Champions League, which is currently in the round of 16, will be the last in the format we currently know.

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2024-03-04 18:28:52
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