{"id":40011,"date":"2025-06-04T05:37:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T03:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/uefa-prepares-key-change-in-the-format-of-the-2025-26-champions-league_312929_102\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:27:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:27:36","slug":"uefa-prepares-key-change-in-the-format-of-the-2025-26-champions-league_312929_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football\/champions-league\/uefa-prepares-key-change-in-the-format-of-the-2025-26-champions-league_312929_102.html","title":{"rendered":"UEFA prepares a key change in the format of the 2025\/26 Champions League"},"content":{"rendered":"

UEFA prepares a key change in the 2025\/26 Champions League: the best would have more advantage. Find out which one!<\/h2> \r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n Calendar of FC Barcelona <\/a>\r\n<\/div>

The 2024\/25 edition of the UEFA Champions League<\/strong> came to an end with a special flavor, as it was the first under a completely renovated format<\/a>. The traditional group stage was left behind \u2014where each club faced three rivals in home and away matches\u2014 to give way to a league in which each team played eight matches: four at home and four away<\/strong>.<\/p>

The top eight in the general table advanced directly to the round of 16, while those classified from 9th to 24th had to play a ‘playoffs’ round to earn one of the eight remaining spots<\/strong> to access that phase. From there, the tournament was developed as always: round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.<\/p>