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The Champions League 2018-19 will arrive with changes in the draw of the final picture
Published:21/06/2018 - 20:30h
Updated:22/06/2018 - 03:33h
The Champions 2018-19 will arrive with a lot of novelties, and one of them does reference to his final picture. Instead of opting by draws round to round, the eliminatory will remain defined from chambers, with a way that will confirm on 15 March 2019
avecinan Time of change in the Champions League, that from the season 2018-19 will have several novelties that has implanted the UEFA. In addition to the contingents and the previous rounds that modified does some months, now has made public another variation for the definite phase, with an alternative that already had been common but that has recovered for this campaign.
Shelving the draws that had preceded to all the eliminatory rounds, the lotteries will remain reduced to two, the one who will define the crosses of eighth and another that will configure the chambers and the possible clashes of semifinals. That is to say, the final picture will be fixed once that the teams have surpassed the first duel to face or cross.
After the phase of groups, all the applicants will know to his first rival, and afterwards will organise the signpost that will carry to the big final. On the one hand or by the another, all will know who are his possible opponents. Will move away like this the proposal of a draw by round, that added emotion but finish being repetitive.
Since the calendar already is configured to avoid possible coincidences, already knows when will occur this definite step, and in this edition will take place on 15 March 2019. It will be from then when it touch to prepare, do cábalas and give it everything to go advancing, with the only aim to finish raising the 'orejona'.
The draws of the Champions 2018-19
- Phase of groups: 30 August, 2018
- Eighth of final: 17 December, 2018
- Quarter-finals and semifinals: 15 March, 2019
The dates of the Champions 2018-19
- J1: 18-19 September, 2018
- J2: 2-3 October, 2018
- J3: 23-24 October, 2018
- J4: 6-7 November, 2018
- J5: 27-28 November, 2018
- J6: 11-12 December, 2018
- Eighth of final: 12-13 and 19-20 February (2019) and 5-6 and 12-13 March (2019)
- Quarter-finals: 9-10 and 16-17 April (2019)
- Semis: 30 April-1 May (2019) and 7-8 May (2019)
- Final: 1 June (2019, Wanda Metropolitan)
