On Wednesday one of the most exciting Champions League in history will begin. The crisis as a consequence of the coronavirus, forced UEFA to change its plans, establishing a format with single-match eliminations starting in the quarterfinals in a neutral scenario. The suspense that this model entails is already giving some thought to someone in charge, who would not see badly revolutionizing the Champions League and maintaining the one-game model in the future, in order to recover the lost glamor of the competition.
This is the case of Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Bayern’s top president, who did not hesitate to appeal to UEFA in this regard. “The format will hit like a bomb. The sudden death system is the ultimate incentive for the hobbyist. After two games, from experience, the best team is always victorious. A single match, anything is possible. You can beat a better team or fall to a worse one, “explained the president of the Bundesliga champion’s board of directors during Bayern’s concentration in Portugal.
As for the possibility of maintaining the one-game qualifiers, Rummenigge was blunt. “There was an idea that was called week of football (soccer week). The plan was to play semifinals and final in one city and over a week. There was discussion, but the drafts were eventually shelved. My advice is to do something from the playoffs. We have to give it more body. It is necessary to take intelligent decisions so that the hunger of Champions goes to more “, concluded.
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