How did the Top 32 Champions League come into being?

The top three countries in the European League can have four teams to participate in the Champions League. (Italy, England, Spain) Among them, the champion and runner-up directly entered the top 32, and the third and fourth place needed to participate in the qualifiers to enter the top 32 (generally directly participated in the three rounds of qualifiers).

The countries ranked fourth to sixth in the European League have three Champions League places, among which the champions directly enter the top 32. Everyone else is in the qualifying round.

Countries ranked seventh to 15 in the European league have two champions league places. The champion entered the top 32 directly, and the runner-up participated in the qualifiers.

There is only one place in other countries' leagues, and you need to participate in the qualifiers to enter the top 32. In other words, the countries with 15 before the Europa League have 18 seats in the top 32. The remaining 14 seats will be produced through the qualifiers.

Extended data:

Elimination stage

In the knockout stage, except for the championship battle on neutral ground, all the others are home and away two rounds of knockout. In addition, there are only two awards in the Champions League, the champion and the runner-up, and there is no competition for the third place.

1 and the quarter-finals are decided by lot, but according to the following criteria: the first pair of groups; The same team and the team will not meet; The first leg will be played at the home of the second place in the group.

There will be lots for the quarter-finals and semi-finals, and there is no limit to this draw.

3. In the final, if the two sides play after 90 minutes, they will enter 30 minutes overtime. If the overtime is still tied, the winner will be decided by penalty.

The winner of the final is the champion of this season's Champions League, who can participate in the FIFA Club World Cup that year, as well as the European Super Cup and the Champions League group match next season.

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