Champions League Winner to Begin Defence with Standalone Home Game From 2027-28 Season
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Uefa confirmed this afternoon a historic change in the way of transmission and promotion of the Champions League. From the 2027/28 season, the competition will be held with open ceremony, reformed calendar and the stereotyping of an exclusive global streaming package, with a round game fully transmitted in digital platform.
A series of major changes are coming to the Champions League from 2027, with changes to the match schedule and the introduction of an opening ceremony to boost spectacle and revenue.
In the Champions League there will be a special novelty starting in 2027. The winner from the previous year denies the opening game in the following season.
Champions League winner to begin defence with standalone home game from 2027-28 season
Currently, the tournament’s league phase begins with matchday one fixtures spread evenly over three days, but the change means just one game will take place on the first Tuesday, giving the title-holder maximum coverage.
As the European Football Union UEFA decided with their clubs, in the future the defending champion will play the first match of the new King Class season – in front of the local audience. The game will be the only one to take place on Tuesday to focus on the winner of the preseason. All other participants will only start the new season on Wednesday and Thursday. According to the innovation, five of the six Tuesday games will now be postponed to …
UEFA continues to work for the Champions League to have a historic revolution in the coming years. In their struggle with the Superleague to have the most attractive sports and economically profitable format, new details have been released that will change the competition in the not-so-distant future. Specifically, they made themselves known at the meeting of the board of directors of the UC3 last Tuesday, during the 32nd General Assembly of the…
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