Gabby Agbonlahor slams Champions League rule change and claims it’s made the knockout stages worse
has released full details of its new format for the competition which will see 36 teams compete in a single league, replacing the existing group stage.Teams will play eight matches against opponents from different pots with four games at home and four being played away.
UEFA will adopt the same format in its other two competitions, the Europa League and the Europa Conference League in a move designed to shake up European club football. UEFA say that drawing each club’s opponent manually would take up to four hours to do and require up to 900 balls due to the complexities within the draw.
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