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The president of the Association of European Football Clubs (which includes 246 clubs), the president of Juventus and Italian businessman Andrea Agnelli spoke in an interview about the change in the format of the Champions League.
According to him, an agreement on a new Champions League is inevitable, Agnelli hopes that it will be agreed within a few weeks.
The Juventus president wants the competition to be just the beginning of large-scale reforms in football.
The Champions League will expand in the group stage to 36 teams, with each team playing 10 group matches under the “Swiss system”. This will bring the teams to a single league table.
I think we are very close to my ideal Champions League. I think the Swiss system is great. I think this will give great opportunities to the teams participating in this competition. This will provide the playoffs that are the essence of any competition. This is very, very close to the perfect Champions League. And it will probably only take a few weeks.
For a long time my attention has been focused on reaching a joint decision with UEFA. We have been arguing with Alexander Cheferin in recent months, as we wanted to find a balance between the European Cup and the national championships. We are talking about a balanced competitive landscape, quoted by The Guardian.
