From 2009 to 20 12, this model will become "22+5+5", that is to say, the number of teams directly entering the group stage will increase from 16 to 22, and the added six teams include the third place in the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A, and 10 in Europe to 65433. The remaining 10 seats will be divided into two parts. The first part is that 65,438+05 teams from the top 65,438+05 leagues in Europe compete for five seats, while the other five seats belong to teams from 40 leagues ranked 65,438+03 to 53 in Europe, except Liechtenstein, which has no leagues.
In addition to the change of seats, the time of the Champions League competition has also been greatly adjusted, the most important of which is the time of the final. In the past 50 years, the Champions League finals have been held on Wednesday, but the final of the 2009-20 10 season will be held on Saturday, and the kick-off time has not changed. In addition, 1/8 is decided two weeks before the finals, and it will be extended to four weeks from February to March every year.