US EditionUEFA to Confirm Major Champions League Change that Will Impact Liverpool - Liverpool Echo
- UEFA announced a major Champions League format change ahead of the 2025/26 season following the conclusion of the 2024/25 campaign in Munich.
- The change responds to issues in the new league-phase system, notably Arsenal's complaints about playing second legs away despite finishing top eight last season.
- The updated format removes the group stage, having each team face eight opponents, with top eight advancing directly to round of 16 and others in playoffs.
- Starting next season, teams finishing highest in the league phase will play the second leg of knockout rounds at home, granting a strategic advantage as described by UEFA.
- This modification aims to reward consistent performance, potentially impacting Liverpool's quest for a seventh European Cup after they topped the league phase this season.
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Changes will be made by the UEFA on certain points of the regulation of the new formula of the Champions League. The Champions League has undergone major changes this year with the evolution of the chicken phase in a regular season with more committed clubs, from 32 to 36 clubs. The usual round-trip confrontations and the 8 groups of 4 teams have now given way to a single ranking grouping the 36 clubs. After the 2024-2025 edition postponed by th…
UEFA has rearranged the home advantage in the knockout stages of the Champions League. According to the new rule, the teams that finish in the top 8 of the league will play the return matches at their home grounds until the final.
UEFA will change the way the Champions League knockout stages are organised from next season. The purpose of the change has been explained in detail.
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