The Champions League is the most prestigious football tournament in terms of clubs in Europe, and that is why all fans are aware of every news that arises about its organization, the most recent being one related to its format.
UEFA confirmed that a change that will undoubtedly attract attention will be carried out in the 2024-25 edition: there will no longer be the eight groups of four members each, but now there will be 36 competitors, who will be grouped into a single league. This will also affect the Europa League and Conference League.
An exciting new era for European club football awaits 🤩
Here’s how the #UCL will look from 2024/25 👇 pic.twitter.com/mEffFOpX2O
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) March 4, 2024
In this context, it is explained that, to avoid repeating matches in the Champions League, each team will face eight opponents from different pots (chosen by draw), in what is known as the Swiss format. From the Union of European Football Associations, they said in this regard: “In this way, clubs will have the opportunity to face a wider range of rivals and fans will be able to see the best teams face each other more often and earlier in the competition.”
In relation to classification, the top eight teams in the general group will automatically qualify for the round of 16, while those that finish in 9th and 24th places will compete to see who advances to the playoffs. Finally, those who remain between 25th and 36th places will be eliminated.
🆕 UEFA ANNOUNCES THE NEW FORMAT OF THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE!
👀 Each team will face eight others from four different pots
📈 The top eight of the classification, in league format, go to the round of 16, and from ninth to 24th, to a playoff
— Post United (@postunited) March 4, 2024
From the following stages, everything will remain as it was: “Matches leading up to the final will continue to be played midweek, recognizing the importance of the national match calendar across Europe, while the final will continue to be played on a Saturday.”they stated from the organization.
Another issue that will remain intact is that sporting merit will continue to be the essential requirement for classification. However, it is assured that this new transition was necessary, since this is how the fans will live “a more engaging experience”which will be starred by “the best teams in the world”.
2024-03-06 06:24:13
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