Champions League 2025: Five methods new format has changed the tournament

To combat that argument, the old group’s phase offered home and distant matches against three opponents, with rivalry that could distribute.

UEFA’s expectations to ensure every game counted in this format have been largely received, but the purpose of loss or victory in the final match did not come to reduce the difference between the last 16 or ending.

Young boys and Slvan Bratislava were resigned for their fate for some time before Wednesday, losing their first seven matches.

Bologna, Sparta Prague, Leapzig, Girona, Red Star Belgrade, Strame Graz and Salzburg also found anything without any consolation of Europea League Football for anyone leaving the Champions League, unlike previous years, unlike previous years Not there.

Unlike 96 played 12 months ago, the league stage 144 matches ended.

And despite incorporating four additional sides and 48 and fixtures, just 12 clubs are actually out.

With another 16 game in a play-off knockout round to follow, some arguments make some arguments that it seems like a long and drawn process to reach the commercial end of the competition.

“No matter what happened, you are still going to a big hitter in the competition,” said former Liverpool and Eston Villa defender on BBC Radio 5 Live.

Former England midfielder Easy Christian said: “I have not yet been sold in this new format. I need a season to get my head around it, to feel it and make my decision.

“There are professionals and opposition. I am a sucking for the old format that I grew up, going to a group of four, home and distant games, 16, quarter-finals and so on.”

In the position of a team competing in the play-offs to win the Champions League, they must have played 17 main-draw games in total, which were four since last season.