The new criterion would directly affect the assembly of hand -to -hand crosses in the final phase of the most important continental tournament in Europe.
While the celebrations of Paris Saint-Germain for obtaining its first Champions League They still last, the European organization already works on settings for the next contest. One of the main outbreaks is put in How the locations will be defined in direct elimination matchesand the idea that is analyzed implies a relevant turn regarding the format that debuted this season.
The most recent edition of the tournament had already implemented an important reform: the traditional group stage was left behind to give way to a Unique League with 36 teams, All located in the same standings. Under that system, The first eight advanced directly to the eighths, while those located from the ninth to 24th place had to dispute a repechage.
When the 16 were defined in the race, The keys were raffled without taking into account the previous performance of each team, as was the case in the previous format. That situation caused Clubs with the worst location defined on your courtsomething would change with the new measure.
As an example, in recent semifinals, Both the Parisian and Inter team played the rematch at home, despite having classified below its rivals in the league phase. Arsenal and Barcelona had finished third and second respectively, while the Italians did it from the fourth and the champion from the 15th position, a fact that a fact that He also remembered the Platense route, 13th in the general in the last Opening Tournament.
The details of the key change for the Champions League 2025-2026
UEFA evaluates to grant an additional benefit to those who end up in better positions in the general table. If the proposal is confirmed, these clubs They will be insured the advantage of defining all the matches of the elimination phase as premises.
The Club Competition Committee of the entity headed by Aleksander Ceferin would have already approved the project, although the measure It is not yet officially included in the regulation published for the next edition. The current text can be consulted on the UEFA website.
The final decision will remain in the hands of the Executive Committee, which It will meet on August 28, the day of the draw of the League phase, and it is expected that in that same meeting it will be official The reform.
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