The president UEFA Alexander Cheferin said that the organization will negotiate to maintain the “final eight” format, which was used to end the seasons interrupted by the pandemic Champions league and Europa League
“I must say that this one-match system seems to me more interesting than the two-match system.
The Final Eight is one of the interesting things that the pandemic has brought. We had to create such a format. We were forced to play like that, but in the end we got a very interesting system.
Nowadays it is quite difficult to squeeze the “final eight” into the calendar. But we saw that people need exciting matches. Anyone can win in one Champions League or Europa League match. So in the future, you need to think about it. I guess in September or October we will seriously discuss this.
Even if we receive fewer matches, their value can increase if promoted properly. My friends from the world of football and not only call me and write. All of them are delighted with this format. It doesn’t have much tactics.
During the week the tournament is in the spotlight of the whole world, and it may become fantastic, but we’ll see. The calendar is very tight, players play almost 365 days a year. We need to think about how to implement the idea, if we decide.
But then again, I think this is an interesting format, which we did not think about before, but now it has stuck in our head. So we’ll start discussing it when we meet, ”said the UEFA President.
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