The new format adopted by UEFA has left football fans confused about matches and schedules.
Oku.Az UEFA Champions League group stage matches in previous years were played on the second and third weekdays only. UEFA Europa League and Conference League matches were played on the third and fourth weekdays.
After UEFA switched to a new format, fans’ opinions were mixed.
The first round of the UEFA Champions League was played on the second, third and fourth days of the week. This week’s UEFA Europa League matches will start today.
One of the interesting points here is that our representative “Qarabag” will play its first match on September 26 as a visitor against the English club “Tottenham”. In its next match, “Köhlen Atlar” will host the club “Malmö” at the Republican Tofig Bahramov stadium a week later, on October 3. That is, our representative will compete in the European Cups for two weeks in a row.
The next UEFA Champions League matches and the fourth round of the UEFA Europa League and Conference League will be played on the eve of the match, the second and third days of the week.
Although the new format adopted by UEFA is designed to raise the level of the teams and make it more difficult to compete in the League and the path to the final, it can cause fatigue in each of the clubs participating in the tournament.
Considering that after the second round of the UEFA Champions League and Europa League and the first round of the Conference League are over on 3 October, there will be a break for international matches, this can become a double burden for players invited to the national team due to their country’s success.
