Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti hit in this year’s new Champions League format after the first edition of the ‘League phase’ near this week.
UEFA has removed its premiere club competition this season, abolishing the group stage in favor of one league table and increasing the number of broadcasts from six to eight.
“Too many matches,” was an answer that Ancelotti gave reporters on Wednesday night, when he asked for his estimate in the new phase of the League phase.
Ancelotti Rejected increased demand had a disproportionate negative impact on Madrid special but repeated a longtime view that elite football needs less games.
“It was too much, but for everything,” he said. “We have to remove matches in football at this time, and not add more. That’s my opinion.”
In the previous seasons, the best two teams in each group qualified for the last 16th. This time, only the first eight in the league phase is guaranteed a place in that circle. The next 16 finisers, which includes Madrid After a few disappointed results, he must first move with a two-hand play-off.
Adds more matching schedule. To re -arrive at the finals of this season, Madrid will have to play four times more than they were in 2023/24. He would finally be 17. Champions League The game for them this season, compared to being the 13th last season.
The new 32’s FIFA World Cup club is still lying in front of Madrid in the summer, extending the club season to July. FIFA also added an intercontinental cup to the calendar in December.
When UEFA increased the number of Champions League participants from 24 to 32 in 1999, the second group phase was created, which added six additional games for competitive clubs, up to 17 for the finalists. Replacing the second group stage with the last 16 in 2003. It significantly reduced the requirements and automatically took four games from the schedule. But 21 years later, Uefa once again decided to be more football, Despite the calls against thatIt was a way.
Due to its placement in the league phase, 11th, Madrid has a 50/50 chance of facing many-year-old Manchester City enemies in Nokaut Play-off. But Ancelotti does not really bother, admitting that to win the competition, it is necessary to face the biggest sides at some point no matter what it is later down or in the immediate future.
“It will be pulling out and whatever comes, it comes. It doesn’t change much: to win the Champions League, you have to beat the biggest teams,” you have to beat the biggest teams ” He said.
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