UEFA has announced that the 2024/2024 edition of the Champions League will follow a new format come next season....CONTINUE READING
In a statement on its website, the UEFA Executive Committee said the next season’s format would be different from the existing one, adding that there would no longer be a group stage from next season and teams would not be playing three teams home and away.
The current format of the Champions League group stage has 32 teams divided into eight groups of four in a group. But in the 2024/25 season, the qualified 36 clubs will participate in the Champions League phase (former group stage).
New format of UEFA Champions League Four more clubs can compete against the best European teams in the new format. The 36 clubs will play in a single league competition, in which the competing clubs will be ranked together.
The development stated that clubs will play eight matches in the league phase, which is serving as a former league stage, and they will not play three opponents as well as home and away.
According to the new fixture, clubs will play eight opponents, with half of the matches played at home and another half would be played away.
The statement further explained that the clubs would be initially ranked in four seeding pots, and each would be drawn to play two opponents from each of these pots, playing one match against a team at home and one away.
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An exciting new era for European club football awaits 🤩
Here’s how the #UCL will look from 2024/25 👇 pic.twitter.com/mEffFOpX2O
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) March 4, 2024
