Alexandre Ceferineas usual in such matters, once again monopolized the spotlight during the Champions League draw held on Thursday 29 August. The UEFA President starred in a video presenting the new tournament format and also took advantage of the situation to throw a dart at the Super LeagueThe Slovenian leader also took a photo with Cristiano Ronaldo, to whom he presented the award for the competition’s all-time top scorer.
The Champions League in its edition of 2024-2025 lived its first big day with the celebration of a draw conducted by a computer in which were stipulated the confrontations between the 36 teams participating in the new league, in which each party will play eight games, four at home and four others as visitors. Before the draw, Alexandre Ceferine He wanted to have his minutes of glory, pulling two awards out of his sleeve and remembering the Super League.
The UEFA President took to the stage to present two awards to Gianluigi Buffon And Cristiano Ronaldo for his excellent work in the highest European competition. Even the leader dared to joke with a Cristiano who also wanted to wink at Real Madrid with the trophy in his hand. “Cristiano has had an impressive career. I have a problem with him: he no longer plays in the best competition. “He is the only person who does not age, so let’s hope he comes back,” the Slovenian told the legend of the white team.
Ceferin remembers the Super League
After the tribute to Buffon and ChristianUEFA has made official a promotional video of the new format of the Champions League in which Buffon, Figo, Rodri, Rubén Dias… and Aleksander Ceferin participated, who was the total and absolute protagonist of a video with which the highest European competition wanted to show the chest of the new competition model that aims to imitate the ideas of the Super League.
A new era begins.
The world’s best club competition just got better.#UCLtirage || #UCL pic.twitter.com/XWcKlgrpLd
– UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) August 29, 2024
And of course, Alexandre Ceferine He recalled the competition promoted by Real Madrid and that continues on its way despite UEFA’s vetoes. All this happened when Zlatan Ibrahimovic made it clear in the performance (recorded in the previous days, logically) that: “It’s like a Superl…”. After the Swede’s intervention, Ceferin responded by throwing a dart at the Super League. “It will never happen,” he said, ordering the now Milan leader to remain silent during the video.
Logically, this role of actor of Ceferin had a great impact on social networks in which the UEFA president received much criticism for politicizing a draw in which the Spanish teams had unequal luck, with Girona being the most affected on the first day of the new Champions League.
