The team in the group stage has been expanded to 48 clubs, and each club will participate in six games in the group stage, that is, compete with three other opponents in the same group for the host and guest respectively. The size of the qualifiers has also expanded to three rounds of qualifiers (excluding the play-offs), and the number of teams participating in the qualifiers has also increased significantly.
Extended data:
Champions League promotion rules:
The Champions League is divided into three rounds of qualifying, one round of play-offs, group matches and four rounds of elimination.
In the qualifying stage, including three rounds of qualifying and play-offs, the team will play two home and away games with their opponents in each round. The team with more goals is qualified for the next round. If it is a draw, use the number of goals scored away from home, and then decide to qualify on penalties.
In the group stage, the winners of 65,438+00 play-offs-five from the championship route and five from the ranking route-will form the group stage together with 32 teams and 22 teams that automatically advance.
They will be divided into 8 groups with 4 teams in each group. Each team will play against three other opponents in the same group twice, from September to 65438+February every year. In the end, two teams will stand out and advance to the first round of elimination. The third place in each group will enter the top 32 of the European League.