MaVilla Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 In a nutshell: 8 team group phase replaced with a single 32 team league format. 10 games played - the games are chosen via a seeding system. Top 8 advance automatically to next round. Next 16 sides enter a playoff, 8 playoff winners then progress to a playoff with the team that automatically progressed. Total Champions League participants rise from 32 to 36. The 4 additional slots....i will call the "save the "big" clubs slots" 1 goes to Ligue 1 (i think). 1 goes to "a team that did well in the previous Champions League but didnt get automatic access to the Champions League in the current season" - the example was Ajax getting to the semi's but not getting an automatic slot the following season, but we know this will likely be mis-used to benefit the big clubs. 2 x slots for "underachieving big clubs", basically a coefficient where is a teams has done well over 5 previous years, but doesnt qualify in the current season, they might get one of these slots based on their historic coefficient. Each League is limited to 7 European slots (ie: Champions League & Europa League), so if PL top 4 qualify for Champions League, but 2 x "top english coefficient sides dont qualify for the Champions League, they take an additional 2 champions league slots, but the Europa League gets 2 x slots taken away, as each league is not allowed more than 7 "European Cup(s) representatives. Not sure if this is actually set in stone now?!?! If so, its clearly geared to keeping the "big teams at the top of the pyramid". The New Champions League Format Explained 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 What a pile of steaming shit. Strangely, this competition used to be for Champions, and the previous years winner. I bet hardly anyone remembers that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 (edited) Protect the already rich and try to take a bigger market share of national leagues revenue. Hope it fails. Edited April 5, 2021 by NoelVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Problem with the Champions League was shitty group stage, i have a great idea lets make it shitter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 What a pile of jizz. Thought up by spunkgoblins and wankpuffins. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rino8 Posted April 5, 2021 Visiting Supporter Share Posted April 5, 2021 I've had drunken Fifa tournaments with better formats 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 14 minutes ago, Xela said: What a pile of jizz. Thought up by spunkgoblins and wankpuffins. Jizz spunk AND wank? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Everything about it is wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 These competitions are getting more and more complicated. I still have no idea what the Nations League is all about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted April 5, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted April 5, 2021 1 hour ago, rjw63 said: Strangely, this competition used to be for Champions, and the previous years winner. It seriously needs a name change doesn't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 2 hours ago, MaVilla said: Each League is limited to 7 European slots (ie: Champions League & Europa League), so if PL top 4 qualify for Champions League, but 2 x "top english coefficient sides dont qualify for the Champions League, they take an additional 2 champions league slots, but the Europa League gets 2 x slots taken away, as each league is not allowed more than 7 "European Cup(s) representatives. Worth noting that this last point is particularly ruinous for English clubs with the hope of entering European competition; as the most competitive of the major leagues in the top half of the table, there are more likely to be 'top coefficient sides' not finishing in the top 4 places. Since these sides then go into the Europa League, they get a chance to pad their coefficient by battering minnows, while teams that potentially finished above them do not get a Europa League place, and thus do not get a coefficient. If they were trying to create a plan to specifically punish us, Everton and West Ham, it would have looked no different. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted April 5, 2021 Moderator Share Posted April 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Zatman said: Problem with the Champions League was shitty group stage, i have a great idea lets make it shitter They can now schedule a few Man Utd vs Real Madrid or PSG vs Bayern Munich games in the expanded group format with much less chance of the result actually putting either side out. That maximises their TV revenues because it means they can have a 'big' game every week. It's just vile. More group games with less on them and a greater chance of the 'right' teams progressing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted April 5, 2021 Moderator Share Posted April 5, 2021 1 minute ago, HanoiVillan said: If they were trying to create a plan to specifically punish us, Everton and West Ham, it would have looked no different. Indeed. It could well be six English sides regularly into the Champions league and one into the Europa league. It means we'll need to finish fourth to reach Europe and Liverpool can finish wherever they like. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 UEFA desperately trying to please the G-14 clubs to keep them away from starting their own Super League and killing the Champions League cash cow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 5 minutes ago, sne said: UEFA desperately trying to please the G-14 clubs to keep them away from starting their own Super League and killing the Champions League cash cow. No, I don't think so. That's a fake threat; its purpose is simply to secure agreements like this one. Arsenal don't want a 'Super League' where their fans can't travel to most games and they lose 75% of their matches, they want a system where they can play their normal opponents, finish 10th and still qualify for Europe. That's what they've got. I would *love* a Super League. Get rid of these shitty **** clubs and their shitty **** supporters once and for all, that would be great. Sadly, what we're about to get is much worse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Just now, HanoiVillan said: No, I don't think so. That's a fake threat; its purpose is simply to secure agreements like this one. Arsenal don't want a 'Super League' where their fans can't travel to most games and they lose 75% of their matches, they want a system where they can play their normal opponents, finish 10th and still qualify for Europe. That's what they've got. I would *love* a Super League. Get rid of these shitty **** clubs and their shitty **** supporters once and for all, that would be great. Sadly, what we're about to get is much worse. Well yeah that's exactly what I mean. It worked. Fwiw I doubt the Arsenal top brass care even a bit about what their fans want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 1 minute ago, sne said: Fwiw I doubt the Arsenal top brass care even a bit about what their fans want. I think they would like their club to play most of their matches in a season against teams in the same time-zone, that they can conceivably get away fans to regularly, not out of benevolence but because otherwise the brand risks becoming irrelevant and people might find better things to do with their time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Arsenal with the biggest match day revenue in world football want home matches And its been a while since I was involved with the lions club and going to away games and what have you but I was always lead to believe that clubs make £0 from away game ticket sales and as such largely do not give a **** about them 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Whatever, fine. The point is the same; they would rather play the majority of games against teams they might actually beat, rather than playing all of their games against teams who will beat them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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