The UEFA Champions League – the most prestigious competition in European club football – is getting a makeover, promising a completely different look and feel when it kicks off this season.
According to
says that it wants clubs to test themselves against a wider range of opposition and believes that the top teams will “go head to head more often and earlier in the competition” in the new format. The top eight teams in the league will qualify automatically for the knockout round, and the teams ranked ninth to 24th will have to compete in a two-legged play-off to determine who also reaches the last 16.
’s access list – currently France – while another spot will be awarded to a domestic champion “by extending from four to five the number of clubs qualifying via the Champions path of the competition’s qualifying process,” according to
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