{"id":4974,"date":"2025-02-21T16:33:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T15:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/unbelievable-top-qualifiers-of-champions-lose-home-advantage-from-quarter-finals_311009_102\/"},"modified":"2025-02-21T22:31:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T21:31:00","slug":"unbelievable-top-qualifiers-of-champions-lose-home-advantage-from-quarter-finals_311009_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/unbelievable-top-qualifiers-of-champions-lose-home-advantage-from-quarter-finals_311009_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Unbelievable! The top qualifiers of the Champions lose home advantage from the quarter-finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UEFA held the final draw for the Champions League this Friday with an unusual adjustment in the regulations of the new format of the competition. Despite finishing 2nd in the league phase, FC Barcelona will lose home advantage starting from the quarter-finals<\/h2>  \r\n<div class=\"article-addons\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/calendar-fc-barcelona.html\"\r\n       target=\"_self\"\r\n       title=\"Calendar of FC Barcelona\"\r\n       class=\"blue-gredient-btn\">\r\n       \r\n        Calendar of FC Barcelona    <\/a>\r\n<\/div>   <p>FC Barcelona learned this Friday their path in the &#8216;KO&#8217; phase of the UEFA Champions League, after the draw held in Nyom, Switzerland. <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/fc-barcelona-and-benfica-will-face-each-other-in-the-round-of-16-of-the-champions-league-2024-25_311004_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/champions-league\/fc-barcelona-benfica-se-enfrentaran-en-octavos-final-champions-league-2024-25_311004_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/fc-barcelona-and-benfica-will-face-each-other-in-the-round-of-16-of-the-champions-league-2024-25_311004_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"FC Barcelona and Benfica will face each other in the round of 16 of the Champions League 2024\/25\">Hansi Flick&#8217;s team will face Benfica in the round of 16, with the return match at Montju\u00efc<\/a>, according to the advantage obtained by the azulgrana team by finishing second in the league phase. The Portuguese had to play the &#8216;play-off&#8217; against Monaco to reach the round of 16, also with home advantage favoring the &#8216;eagles&#8217; for finishing sixteenth, while the Principality team ended the group stage in 17th place.<\/p>  <p>Initially, both Bar\u00e7a and Liverpool seemed to have secured playing at home for the return leg of each knockout round starting from the round of 16, but UEFA applied an unusual adjustment in <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/the-top-scorers-table-of-the-champions-league-24-25-is-tampered_310979_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/champions-league\/tabla-goleadores-champions-league-24-25-esta-adulterada_310979_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/the-top-scorers-table-of-the-champions-league-24-25-is-tampered_310979_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"The top scorers table of the Champions League 24\/25 is tampered\">the regulations of the new format of the competition<\/a>. According to the draw held on Friday,<strong> the cul\u00e9s will lose home advantage starting from the quarter-finals, just like the &#8216;reds&#8217;<\/strong>. If they advance to the semi-finals, the Catalans will also have to play the first leg at home, while Liverpool would return to Anfield for the return match.<\/p>  <p>Before the start of the league phase, UEFA implied the opposite, that is, that teams finishing in the highest positions of the overall standings could close their knockout rounds at home for the entire &#8216;KO&#8217; phase, including the playoffs. &#8220;The seeding position determines each club&#8217;s path in the knockout phase, from the playoffs to the final. <strong>The higher the teams finish in the league phase standings, the higher their seeding position will be for the knockout phase of the competition<\/strong>&#8220;, says UEFA&#8217;s official website about the new format of the Champions League.<\/p>  <h2>Bar\u00e7a and Arsenal, &#8216;punished&#8217; despite finishing 2nd and 3rd in the league phase<\/h2>  <p>However, the top eight teams from the group stage, who advanced directly to the round of 16, lost their home advantage after the final configuration. At least this happened with Bar\u00e7a and Arsenal, who <strong>were &#8216;punished&#8217; to play away in the quarter-finals and &#8216;semis&#8217; if they eliminate Benfica and PSV Eindhoven<\/strong>, respectively. Barcelona will face the winner of the Dortmund-Lille tie in the quarter-finals, with the return match to be played in Germany or France.<\/p>  <p>Similarly,<strong> in the &#8216;semis&#8217;, Bar\u00e7a would go against the survivor of the Bayern vs Leverkusen and Feyenoord vs Inter matchups<\/strong> knowing that the first leg will be played at Montju\u00efc the last week of April, while the return will be in Germany, Milan, or Rotterdam. The same applies to Arsenal, who in the quarter-finals will have to close their tie in Madrid (against Real or Atl\u00e9tico) and, if they advance to the &#8216;semis&#8217;, will be away in the return against the winner of the PSG vs Liverpool and Bruges vs Aston Villa matchups.<\/p>  <p>\ud83c\udfc6<strong>The path of Bar\u00e7a in the KO phase:<\/strong><\/p>  <p>\u26bdRound of 16: FC Barcelona vs Benfica. First leg: March 5 in Lisbon. Return: March 11&nbsp;at Montju\u00efc.<\/p>  <p>\u26bdQuarter-finals: FC Barcelona vs Dortmund\/Lille. First leg: April 8 or 9 at Montju\u00efc. Return: April 15 or 16 (to be defined).<\/p>  <p>\u26bdSemi-finals: FC Barcelona vs Bayern\/Leverkusen\/Feyenoord\/Inter. First leg: April 29 or 30 at Montju\u00efc. Return: May 6 or 7 (to be defined).<\/p>  <p>\ud83c\udfc6<strong>The path of Arsenal in the KO phase:<\/strong><\/p>  <p>\u26bdRound of 16: Arsenal vs PSV Eindhoven. First leg: March 4 in Eindhoven. Return: March 12 in London.<\/p>  <p>\u26bdQuarter-finals: Arsenal vs Real Madrid\/Atl\u00e9tico. First leg: April 8 or 9 in London. Return: April 15 or 16 in Madrid.<\/p>  <p>\u26bdSemi-finals: Arsenal vs PSG\/Liverpool\/Bruges\/Aston Villa. First leg: April 29 or 30 in London. Return: May 6 or 7 (to be defined).<\/p>  <h2>Inter and Aston Villa got lucky in the draw<\/h2>  <p>In contrast, the case of Inter Milan (4th) and Aston Villa (8th) was different. <strong>Despite finishing below Bar\u00e7a and Arsenal in the overall standings, the Italians and English will retain home advantage throughout the KO phase<\/strong>. Inter will close the round of 16 match at home against Feyenoord and, if they qualify, will also play the quarter-finals return leg at Giuseppe Meazza (against Bayern or Leverkusen) and &#8216;semis&#8217; (against Bar\u00e7a, Benfica, Dortmund, or Lille).<\/p>  <p>The same goes for Unai Emery&#8217;s team. Villa will be at home for the return of the round of 16 against Bruges and, if they advance to the quarter-finals, will close the tie in Birmingham against PSG or Liverpool. If they survive the tough matchup against the &#8216;reds&#8217; or Parisians, Aston Villa will also have home advantage in the &#8216;semis&#8217; against PSV, Arsenal, Real Madrid, or Atl\u00e9tico. In the case of the group stage leader, <strong>Liverpool will only have the possibility to play the return leg at home in the round of 16 (against PSG) and in hypothetical semi-finals<\/strong>. Such is the unusual and unfair nature of the new Champions format.<\/p>  <p>\ud83c\udfc6<strong>The path of Inter Milan in the KO phase:<\/strong><\/p>  <p>\u26bdRound of 16: Inter Milan vs Feyenoord. First leg: March 5 in Rotterdam. Return: March 11&nbsp;in Milan.<\/p>  <p>\u26bdQuarter-finals: Inter Milan vs Bayern\/Leverkusen. First leg: April 8 or 9 in Germany. Return: April 15 or 16 in Milan.<\/p>  <p>\u26bdSemi-finals: Inter Milan vs Benfica\/Barcelona\/Dortmund\/Lille. First leg: April 29 or 30 (to be defined). Return: May 6 or 7 in Milan.<\/p>  <p>\ud83c\udfc6<strong>The path of Aston Villa in the KO phase:<\/strong><\/p>  <p>\u26bdRound of 16: Aston Villa vs Bruges. First leg: March 4 in Belgium. Return: March 12 in Birmingham.<\/p>  <p>\u26bdQuarter-finals: Aston Villa vs PSG\/Liverpool. First leg: April 8 or 9 (to be defined). Return: April 15 or 16 in Birmingham.<\/p>  <p>\u26bdSemi-finals: Aston Villa vs PSV\/Arsenal\/Real Madrid\/Atl\u00e9tico. First leg: April 29 or 30 (to be defined). Return: May 6 or 7 in Birmingham.<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UEFA held the final draw for the Champions League this Friday with an unusual adjustment in the regulations of the new format of the competition. 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