Revolution in the Champions League: three new rules for more excitement!

Revolution in the Champions League: three new rules for more excitement!

Nyon, Schweiz - The UEFA faces significant reforms in the Champions League, which are to be implemented from the 2024/25 season. The organization currently evaluates the opinions of leading clubs to three proposed rules of control. This initiative is seen as part of the ongoing endeavor to adapt the competitive formats in European football and to make it modern. According to , the new regulations are to be observed.

A central proposal stipulates that the eight best teams in the knockout phase receive the home right for the second leg. This proposal came directly from Arsenal FC, which thus sends an important signal for the negotiations among the top clubs. Another discussed point is the introduction of "Country Protection", which is intended to prevent teams from the same country in the early knockout rounds, until the quarter-finals. This could help to get more national representatives into the later phases of the Champions League.

The reform pressure is not new, because the Champions League has continuously developed since its foundation in 1955 in order to meet the changing requirements of football. With the new structure that comes into force in 2024, the current group system will be replaced by a league phase in which 36 clubs will take part. Each team will play eight games against eight different opponents, with the range of opponents being divided into four setting groups. These reforms are intended to increase competitive balance and increase the number of European games for fans, according to UEFA .

Expansion of the participants and qualification structures

As part of the new structure, there will also be four additional places in the Champions League. These will be distributed as follows:

• A place for the third -placed club of the fifth association ranking.
• A place for the master of the Champions Path, which increases the number of qualified clubs from four to five.
• Two places for the most powerful associations of the pre -season, each of which gains an automatic place.

The first eight teams of the league phase will qualify directly for the round of the last 16, while the teams who take up 9th to 24th place will have to fight for the remaining places in a two-game ork. Teams that reach the 25th place or worse are excluded without having a chance to access UEFA Europa League.

These basic reforms reflect the efforts of the UEFA to ensure the future orientation of European football and to promote solidarity for clubs that do not take part in the UEFA competitions. The developments are eagerly awaited, both by the clubs and the fans who are interested in dynamic and fair competition.