{"id":6787,"date":"2025-07-09T03:12:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T01:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/uefa-partially-corrects-champions-league-format-error_313437_102\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:26:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:26:55","slug":"uefa-partially-corrects-champions-league-format-error_313437_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/uefa-partially-corrects-champions-league-format-error_313437_102.html","title":{"rendered":"UEFA Partially Corrects Format Error that Affected Bar\u00e7a in 24\/25"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UEFA will modify the home-away criterion in the knockout phase from the round of 16 onwards, starting in the 2025\/26 season. In 2024\/25, Bar\u00e7a was affected by the draw in the quarter-final and semi-final matches.<\/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>The <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football\/champions-league\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/futbol\/champions-league\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football\/champions-league.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Champions League\">UEFA Champions League 2025\/26<\/a> is underway, with a key change in the competition system from the round of 16 onwards. On July 8, the first qualifying round of a tournament that will have new adjustments to its format this season began.<\/p>  <p>Unlike the previous season, <strong>the home team in the two-legged knockout matches will be determined by the position in the group stage round-robin<\/strong>, not by draw.<\/p>  <p>This rule will only apply from the round of 16 onwards, although <strong>the position in the table also affects the play-off matches<\/strong>. For example, in the match between the ninth and twenty-fourth ranked teams, the team in ninth place will be the home team in the second leg, and so on for the remaining seven matches.<\/p>  <h2>Bar\u00e7a was harmed by the previous format in the Champions League<\/h2>  <p>In 2024\/25, <strong>FC Barcelona and Arsenal<\/strong> reached the semi-finals after finishing the group stage in second and third place, respectively. However, <strong>both had to play their quarter-final and semi-final matches as visitors<\/strong> against teams that had finished the group stage in lower positions.<\/p>  <p>The case of the &#8216;Gunners&#8217; was the most striking, as <strong>they were away in the second leg against Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain<\/strong>, although both clubs reached the round of 16 via the play-offs.<\/p>  <div class=\"cke-element cke-element--102\"><section class=\"c-related-article\"><figure class=\"c-image__fig\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/champions-league\/insolito-mejores-clasificados-champions-pierden-ventaja-local-cuartos_311009_102.html\" title=\"Bar\u00e7a's lineup against Atalanta in the Champions League\" class=\"c-image__imglink\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/fcbn-6e920c01daecee05668da18c07369865.jpeg\" alt=\"Bar\u00e7a's lineup against Atalanta in the Champions League\" title=\"Bar\u00e7a's lineup against Atalanta in the Champions League\" class=\"c-image__img\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture><\/a>     <\/figure><div class=\"c-related-article__wrapper\">         <p class=\"c-related-article__avantitle\">Related<\/p>         <h4 class=\"c-related-article__title\">             <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/champions-league\/insolito-mejores-clasificados-champions-pierden-ventaja-local-cuartos_311009_102.html\" title=\"Unbelievable! The top qualifiers of the Champions lose home advantage from the quarter-finals\" class=\"c-related-article__link\">                 Unbelievable! The top qualifiers of the Champions lose home advantage from the quarter-finals             <\/a>         <\/h4>     <\/div> <\/section><\/div>  <p>Bar\u00e7a also played the quarter-final away against <strong>Borussia Dortmund<\/strong>, who had eliminated Sporting CP in the play-offs and Lille in the round of 16. In the semi-final, <strong>the Cul\u00e9s also did not have home advantage against Inter Milan<\/strong>, fourth in the overall group stage table.<\/p>  <p>Against Dortmund, Hansi Flick&#8217;s team had enough of an advantage in the first leg at Montju\u00efc (4-0) to advance with a 5-3 aggregate score. In the semi-final, the draw (3-3) in the first leg and the 4-3 defeat in Milan condemned Bar\u00e7a in <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football\/champions-league\/surgical-marciniak-5-controversies-of-inter-barca-match_312511_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/futbol\/champions-league\/marciniak-quirurgico-5-decisiones-polemicas-eliminaron-barcelona_312511_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football\/champions-league\/surgical-marciniak-5-controversies-of-inter-barca-match_312511_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Un Marciniak quir\u00fargico: las 5 decisiones pol\u00e9micas que eliminaron al Bar\u00e7a de la Champions\">a definition full of controversial refereeing decisions<\/a>.<\/p>  <h2>UEFA will allow &#8216;inheriting&#8217; home advantage in the Champions League<\/h2>  <p>However, this will not be the only change in the format of the 2025\/26 Champions League. In the case of teams that advance to the round of 16 via the play-offs and eliminate one of the top 8 teams in this phase, they will be able to &#8216;inherit&#8217; the home advantage.<\/p>  <p>That is, <strong>if the 24th ranked team in the overall table wins their play-off match and then manages to eliminate the 1st or 2nd team in the group stage<\/strong>, they will be able to have the home advantage in the remaining matches.<\/p>  <p>The criterion is not entirely fair, but it partially corrects the initial error of assigning, by draw, the definition of all the two-legged knockout matches in the knockout phase. With the new format, <strong>each team in the top 8 will have more chances to play at home in each knockout phase match<\/strong>, a privilege guaranteed for the teams that finish the group stage in first and second place.<\/p>  <div class=\"cke-element cke-element--102\"><section class=\"c-related-article\"><figure class=\"c-image__fig\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/futbol\/champions-league\/champions-regresa-spotify-camp-nou-1a-visita-uefa_313198_102.html\" title=\"The Champions League returns to the Spotify Camp Nou: 1st visit from UEFA\" class=\"c-image__imglink\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/fcbn-a7b8833c68237544556c2fc4c20589c5.jpeg\" alt=\"The Champions League returns to the Spotify Camp Nou: 1st visit from UEFA\" title=\"The Champions League returns to the Spotify Camp Nou: 1st visit from UEFA\" class=\"c-image__img\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture><\/a>     <\/figure><div class=\"c-related-article__wrapper\">         <p class=\"c-related-article__avantitle\">Related<\/p>         <h4 class=\"c-related-article__title\">             <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/futbol\/champions-league\/champions-regresa-spotify-camp-nou-1a-visita-uefa_313198_102.html\" title=\"Champions League returns to Spotify Camp Nou: 1st UEFA visit\" class=\"c-related-article__link\">                 Champions League returns to Spotify Camp Nou: 1st UEFA visit             <\/a>         <\/h4>     <\/div> <\/section><\/div>  <p><strong><u>FOLLOW US ON OUR SOCIAL NETWORKS:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>  <ol> <li> <strong>INSTAGRAM: <\/strong><a data-external=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/en\/fcbarcelonanoticias_com?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&amp;igsh=M2ZxMGZmeGhsbGd3\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"@fcbarcelonanoticias_com\">fcbarcelonanoticias_com<\/a> <\/li> \t<li><strong>FACEBOOK: <a data-external=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/en\/wwwfcbarcelonanoticiascom\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"FCBN\">FCBN<\/a><\/strong><\/li> \t<li> <strong>X (TWITTER): <\/strong><a data-external=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/en\/FCBNOTICIAS\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"@FCBNOTICIAS\">FCBNOTICIAS<\/a> <\/li> \t<li> <strong>THREADS: <\/strong><a data-external=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/en\/@fcbarcelonanoticias_com\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"@fcbarcelonanoticias_com\">fcbarcelonanoticias_com<\/a> <\/li> <\/ol> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UEFA will modify the home-away criterion in the knockout phase from the round of 16 onwards, starting in the 2025\/26 season. In 2024\/25, Bar\u00e7a was affected by the draw in the quarter-final and semi-final matches. 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