All the secrets of the new Champions League

ANDA new three-year period of European competitions begins in three weeks and UEFA wanted to show and explain what we will see as a result of changes to the competition. The new Champions League will now be held in a virtual league format., in which each team will play at least eight games, two meetings with opponents from each group. The first one will consist of champion of the highest continental competitionand the remaining teams are distributed according to the UEFA ranking.

In the new format of the Champions League the first day will be played on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (until now the Champions League has only played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays), and On the last day, 18 games will be played simultaneously.

There will be drums from which The matches of all teams will be distributed by lot. (August 29 in Monaco) after his name is drawn, as we have become accustomed to in recent years. A “software” system will be responsible for distributing matches. play both away and at home (four).

In the first phase of matches (eight) Teams from the same country cannot meet each other, except in force majeure circumstances. This is required by competition and drawing lots. If necessary, only one match can be played between teams from the same country. In Round 16, the country’s defense is eliminated.

Clashes may occur between clubs from the same country

The top eight of the league directly advance to the 1/8 finals., playing the second leg at home. To determine the opponents who will meet, a draw will be played between the teams ranked ninth to twenty-fourth in the League.

Once the Round of 16 has been decided, a final draw will be held to determine the crosses, just like in a tennis tournament. The order of the quarter-final and semi-final matches will be determined by drawing lots.. The teams that take first and second places will only be able to meet in the final.

In case of equality of points The overall average will determine the order of the teams. If there was a tie and there was a head-to-head between the teams in question, the result would be one that would determine which team would come out on top. If there was a draw, but there was no confrontation between them, then the team that scored more goals would be ahead in the table.

There will be a solidarity fund

The amount of money that will be distributed in this new Champions League is 4.4 billion euros.. It won’t all be for the sake of prizes or participating teams, as there will be a solidarity fund and distribution of money for teams that don’t make it to the final stage of the competition.

Unlike what is happening now, and when the eight-game phase ends, Teams remaining between 25th and 36th positions will not qualify for the Europa League., which also changes the format and assumes exactly the same as the Champions League. The conference, although limited to only 32 teams, also adopts an identical format.