Change of format in the Champions League

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Desvelan When would begin to play the new Súper Champions

Published:26/03/2019 - 16:30h

Updated:26/03/2019 - 16:30h

The European Association of Clubs (ECA) has approved in his General Assembly celebrated in Ámsterdam in which season would begin to play the new Súper Champions League, that would employ a change of format with regard to the current competition

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The new Súper Champions League begins to take form. Recently, the European Association of Clubs (ECA) has celebrated a General Assembly in Ámsterdam in which it has approved "initiate the conversations to renew the Champions from 2024" of mouth of the president of the organisation, Andrea Agnelli.

Few details more went out to the light, since the Italian ensured that "they still are in discussion", although yes it commented that there would be a change of format. According to the informations published by 'ACE', part of the ECA defends that they move to the Saturdays and Sundays the meetings from quarter-finals, although "progressively, the new competition will go occupying his space".

However, the same half details that the clubs of LaLiga Santander ensure that "it has not spoken of the weekends, only of a renewal of the European competitions", since the measure with would carry a total change of the usual calendar. In fact, the own Josep Maria Bartomeu, president of the FC Barcelona, would have commented that "have remained in going on speaking on the European competitions and on the World-wide of Clubs".

The UEFA agrees with the project -promoted by the clubs of elite- that would change the format of the Champions League and would implant measured to compensate the opposition of the rest of teams expanding the number of clubs with access to the European competitions. In concrete, would do two divisions for the Europe League.

Nevertheless, the European Association of Leagues warned that "the big clubs will have his exclusive competition, and if they move it to the weekends the impact on the rest of the most modest football and on the national championships will be demoledor". On the other hand, the clubs of elite would have affirmed jointly that "our aims are not coincident with the ones of the big majority, but does not do us lacking his support to carry out the project".

The new World-wide of Clubs

On the other hand, Gianni Infantino, president of the FIFA, spoke in 'ACE' on the new World-wide of Clubs that will put in operation in 2021. "The new World-wide of Clubs will contest his first edition in 2021 and am sure that they will contest it the main teams of the world, between them the Real Madrid, the Athletic and the Barcelona", ensured.

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