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The UEFA Champions League It returns and, as we prepare for the second season of the “League phase” format, it is worth refresh as it plays. Some changes made were simple, others were more complex, and a few might look a little mystery until we reach the nockless rounds in February, even though we have already tasted it. Oh, and there was a change in knockouts for this season.
So, what’s the new format? How does drafting work work? And what will the league phase look like?
What is the new Champions League format?
Let’s start with the basics. Last season, she marked the first time in 21 years that we would change the format for the European Competition of the Top Club. For the previous 21 years, 32 teams qualified and drained in eight groups of four. The best two teams passed to 16th round, with a third place in UEFA Cup / Europa league and fourth place completely eliminated from Europe.
We now have 36 teams, but they are no longer attracted to groups. Instead, we have the Champions League league phase. ” All the clubs are in a large league table.
So, how does it work?
• Teams are retreating to play eight fixtures, four at home and four
• Teams at positions 25 to 36 are eliminated in January
• 16 teams in positions 9 to 24 years play in the Nocout phase playoffs, in February to earn a place in round 16
• Top eight passes right up to 16th round, played in March
Is no longer possible to enter into Europa League from the Champions League (or in Conference League From Europa League). Once you’re out, you’re out.
From the playoffs from Knockout phase onwards, the competition retains its two-legged format to the semifinals, with a traditional monotable final, but with limited draws – more about it later.
OK, so how are the fixed fixed?
Instead of the groups, on Thursday, 28. August (17h UK / PH00, will create individual listening lists in eight games for each of the 36 participants.
Expiration
Pot 1 begins: 5.31 AM UK / 12.31 PM
Pot 2 begins: 5.44 AM UK / 12.44 PM
Pot 3 begins: 5.55 AM UK / 12.55
Pot 4 begins: 6.03 AM UK / 13.03 PM
Working over: 6.08 AM UK / 13.08 PM
It did not change much as draft drafts on paper, because there are still four teams of teams containing nine clubs, not eight. But there is still some significant adaptations in view of the extended field.
As sowing changed
Pot 1 used to be housed for the League League and Europa League owners, plus the first six best local leagues. Saksis 2 to 4 then would then be ordered by force based on UEFA club coefficientwhich ranks the clubs on performance in Europe during the previous five seasons.
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Now only the Champions League owners (Paris Saint-Germain) automatically in Lonz 1, all other positions are based on the UEFA club coefficient. This is intended to slide the volume of power down through pots so that teams face two opponents from each carrier.
However, the new champion format “means that the pot is less relevance, because the teams are drawn from their own pot. According to the old system, it could give you a generous draw, because you could not play teams from the strongest pots in the group phase.
Pot 1:
Paris Saint-Germain
Real Madrid
Manchester City
Bayern Munich
Liverpool
International
Chelsea
Borussia Dortmund
Barcelona
Pot 2
Arsenal
Bayer Leverkusen
Atletico Madrid
Benfica
Atalanta
Villarreal
Juventus
Eintracht Frankfurt
Club Brugge
Pot 3
Tottenham Hotspur
PSV Eindhoven
Ajax
Napoli
Sporting CP
Olympiacos
Slavia Prague
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Marseille
Pot 4
FC Copenhagen
AS Monaco
Galatasarai
Union St. Gilloise
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Athletic club
Newcast United
Paphos
Kairat Almaty
There are two main principles this season:
• No club can play another team from your own league (for example, Arsenal cannot play Liverpool)
• The club cannot play more than two teams from one country (so arsenal if draft Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, then cannot be faced with Eintracht Frankfurt)
And there’s a turn. With six teams of the Premier League in the Champions League, and three those in Lonac 1, UEFA should prevent the “Standnam” scenario. What does that mean? Well, the draw could not be completed in the upper limitations.
Simple terms: English clubs cannot play against each other so that they avoid “deadlock” with this clause, non-English clubs in pot 1 Everybody has to play two teams for premier league – or from the pot 1, Arsenal, Newcastle United or Tottenham. Do you make sense?
In effect, so Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid could get, on paper, a little harder set plate. And it is more for a team facing arsenal, Tottenham and / or Newcast Plus two non-English teams from Lonz 1.
You mean this this way. If Bayern comes to the pot 4 and to that moment, they just drew one English team, they I have to Play Newcastle – when Paphos and Cairat Almaty would like to be more favorable on paper. And if they should also draw Athletic Club, this clearly represents a much harder fixing list than others in Lonac 1 can get.
Added to that, three English teams in Pot 1 cannot draw Nevcastle, so they have a higher chance for more favorable fixtures from the pot 1.
The drawing ceremony is also noticeably different. In previous seasons, the fate of all teams would opt for manual draw, with balls and pans for teams and groups, a parade of former champions. But the new format is so complicated that it will take more than three hours and demand 1,296 balls to end completely in the same way.
Here’s how it works:
• The theme was drawn on the stage a former player (starting with pot 1 and ending with pots 4)
• The computer randomly selects that club eight opponents (in accordance with unresolved limits), also determine which match needs to play home or guests
Needs may not be so crucial, but they still have relevance, because each contains a range of qualities. Distribution of home and guest games is also important given the range of possible opponents for each club.
Each team is given to fasten against two opponents from each pot and so it is possible to look at:
When will the games play?
There are two games at 17.45 Prime Minister UK / 12.45, ET and the rest at 8:00 PM UK / 15.00 and. However, in the last day of the league phase of all 18 matches will begin at 8 pm UK / 15.00 et.
UEFA has expanded the imprint of the European calendar to cover 10 medium, and not to six who used to use. The Champions League will occupy eight games, and the reserve was used to give Europe League and the conference league of its independent week. Only the Champions League plays the week of 16. to 18. September, with Europe League in the amount of May 24-25, and the Conference League 18. December.
League phase Champions League now ends in January, not December, with six games played before Christmas and the last two rounds 20. to 21. January and 28. January.
Using a new format that produces more than a pot 1 node, when in previous seasons it would not be at all, UEFA will look like to create the spread of “Markeee” matches across the matches.
How do knockout rounds and carrier work?
UEFA was used to hold drawn during the nockout rounds, but a new method of using the ranking of the ranking for the construction of the carrier means only two to play phase by knockout (30. January) and others for round 16 (February).
There is no protection from the Earth, for example, Liverpool could play Chelsea in the 16th round. The past season, the country’s protection remained in place to quarterfinals.
The power of teams on the extended tournament means that in the first eight types, it could create some shorts of Blockbuster in the early stage – as we saw with Liverpool against PSG.
The first trip 30. January, creates products where the daily phase, with each ranked 9-24, which has two possible opponents. Fastening is locked in one of the two possible positions of the carrier.
Clubs are ranked 9-16 to play the other leg at home. From this point, the position in the carrier was set for these teams.
Another draw 27. February, creates a 16-fastener wheel, and teams are ranked 1-8 placed in one of two possible positions. The entire bracket is now set to the final.
How did UEFA changed advantage in the house in knockouts?
Last season, there was an open extraction to play another leg at home in the quarterfinal and semifinals.
UEFA changed it, with the place of the other side, based on the merits from the league phase. Teams ranked 1-4 are guaranteed that it will be in the house in the house in a circle of 16 and quarterfinals – if they arrive there. Teams ranked 1-2 are also sure of home priority in the semifinals.
Arsenal was annoyed that last season had to play in the second leg of their champion leagues in France, although they were placed on the heat in the league phase and PSG ended 15. February.
However, the change in regulations was not beneficial to the Arsenal. Since PSG has collected no. 1-ranked Liverpool in round 16. Kolo, 1. The side in the league would “win” home priority with Liverpool together with a tie. So, PSG, despite it is 15. years, they would guarantee the home of the other legs in the quarterfinals and the semifinals.
This means that the same should happen next season, Arsenal would still have to play the other leg. It enables less incentive to set up in the first eight and gives the chance that the team outside the upper places get priority sowing.
Changing the rules would create a different semifinal order for Barcelona (second) against Inter Milan (fourth). Serie A Sheed, who arrived until the finals, have been in the house, but under the new Barcelona system would automatically have priority.
The UEFA decision not to review any tie based only on the league phase plaque (instead of giving priority to teams that knocked ranges 1-4) creates an imbalance, additional division in the nockout carrier. It puts teams that end the third or fourth in an unfavorable position, because now it is impossible to be at home in the second leg of the semifinal.
Only teams ending in the following positions can get a home in the semifinals: first, second, seventh, May, on the year 10, 11,, on the 18th, 11,, 11,, November 23,, 11,, 18, 23, 23, 23, 18, 23, 23, 24, 18, 23, 24, 18, 23, November 21, 11, May 21, 18, 23, 24, 18, 18, 23, 24., 24. years.
