One of the most anticipated moments of the season has arrived, since this new edition of Champions League. This year a new format is launched and the number of participants has increased to 36 clubs, so now you can get this long-awaited and desired. Oregon It will be more difficult because it will be necessary to play more matches than European teams were used to after a few years maintaining the same group stage system which has already disappeared.
This year in the Spanish Champions League will again have four representatives. The most notable is the Real Madrid, which comes to this new format of Champions League as current champion, since a few months ago he was proclaimed champion by beating the Borussia Dortmund. Furthermore, speaking of those of Thorn shell it’s making him the king of this competition because no one has won so much Ears to ears like them. There is also the Barcelona, who hasn’t won the competition since 2015 and wants to taste again what it means to conquer the old continent. As for the Atletico Madridwith three lost finals behind them, are hoping this will be the year they lift the trophy for the first time in their history. But, for a historical appearance, that of Gironawho will participate for the first time in this competition and those of Michelle They want to leave a good feeling, even if they know it will be very complicated for them.
What does the new Champions League look like?
Fans know that this edition of Champions League new format and not everyone understands it yet. There will no longer be this legendary group stage with four teams divided into eight draws and playing back and forth against three rivals to obtain the points necessary to finish first or second and thus reach the round of 16 of the highest continental competition. . This way of understanding Champions League it’s over.
To begin, it must be explained that the number of participants in the Champions League has changed. Among the 32 teams that played in previous years, we went to 36 clubs that fought to realize this dream of raising the level Oregon at the end of the season. Now the format of Champions League It works in collaboration with a league of which all the clubs are part.
Each team will face eight rivals throughout the group stage of the CChampions Leagueplaying four games away and four more at home. In the draw, there were four pots based on the ranking of the UEFA and each team had two opponents from the first pot, two more from the second, two from the third and two from the fourth.
The clubs, as usual, will add three points for a victory, one for a draw and zero for a defeat and the 36 teams will be in the same classification even if they are not all against all. This means that there will only be one table in this new format of the Champions League and, obviously, finishing as high as possible will serve to access the final stages of the Champions League.
Which teams will go to the round of 16 of the Champions League
Once the championship phase of Champions League At the end of January, it will end later this year with two more matches played in this first round, we will know who qualifies for the playoffs. The top eight teams in the rankings of this exciting new format of the highest continental competition will advance directly to the round of 16.
Those from ninth to twenty-fourth will also qualify for the next round, but they will have to play a sort of play-off with a round-trip playoff between them. We would understand better if we talked about the round of 16, but it really wouldn’t be like that because the top eight in the ranking do not have to play it and would already be waiting to meet their rival in the round of 16. of the 16th.
In addition, it must be remembered that for several years the double value of away goals is no longer valid, therefore the goals scored in each match will be added and in the event of a tie at the end of the return match, an additional we will have to play for time. If the tie persists, we would add these penalties to decide who advances to the phase.
We also find a difference compared to the other format of the Champions League. While the third in the group bounced towards the Europa Leaguewith this new style of Champions League Those who remain between twenty-fifth and thirty-sixth place will be eliminated and say goodbye to European competitions, so it will be a very big blow to be in these positions.
Champions League dates
The championship phase of Champions League It begins in September and will end in January with a unified day. The play-offs will take place in February, while you will have to wait until March to benefit from the round of 16. Throughout the month of April we will be able to see those who qualified for the quarter-finals compete against each other and the semi-final playoffs will take place at the end of April and the beginning of May. The grand finale is scheduled for May 31 at Allianz Arena.
- Champions League group stage: September 17 to January 29.
- First leg of the play-offs: February 11-12, 2025.
- Play-off second leg: February 18-19, 2025.
- round of 16 first leg: March 4-5, 2025.
- Round of 16 return: March 11-12, 2025.
- Quarter-final first leg: April 8-9, 2025.
- Quarter-final return: April 15-16, 2025.
- Semi-final first leg: April 29-30, 2025.
- Semi-final return: May 6-7, 2025.
- Champions Final: May 31, 2025.
