Rebecca Henriquez
@RebeHenriquez
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA, for its acronym in English), confirmed the change in format that all European competitions will occupy from this year, one of the most important changes, which aims to revolutionize the tournament, is that it will go from 32 to 36 clubs.
In the first phase, the number of clubs will increase from 32 to 36 teams and each one will play eight games against different rivals, to give greater diversity to the competition according to UEFA, based on a single classification table to “prioritize emotion.” ” of the tournament.
To determine the eight different opponents, teams will initially be classified into four pots and will then be drawn to play two opponents from each of these pots and will play one match against one team from each pot home and away.
The first eight teams will qualify directly to the round of 16. From the list, the ninth and sixteenth will be the seeds of the previous round against the rivals between the 17th and the 24th places. The 25th and 36th places will respectively be eliminated from the competition and their European participation will end.
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