The current format of the UEFA Champions League of groups of four teams, will give step to a virtual League that will be contested from the summer of 2024, where the participants will be divided by levels. The maximum body of European football has gone outlining the changes that studies to implement in the competition, and for this has created a special commission that has commissioned to listen to all the parts involved to form a solid project. Now, only it subtracts to convince to the teams that are at the top of the project of the Superliga European. Everything would be approved in March, but before Ceferín will have to gather with Florentino Pérez.
It estimates that the changes will be brusque, and will mark a second period in the Champions League. With details still for defining, the teams participants will happen of 32 to 36. In place of groups, as up to now, the teams will be distributed by levels, but no only will confront between the ones of the same level, this with the end that all the teams have the possibility to access to the eighth of final. The teams already handle the definite outline to fault of final retouchings.
Those that have a higher level, equivalent to the first bass drum of the current draw, will have to contest more split with the ones of his same category, but also will have to measure in front of teams of levels lower. Like the calendar does not contemplate the crashes gone and turn, will have random clashes, but each one of them will add for the classification of the virtual League that will become the Champions.
The occupants of the first eight places of this general classification, will have a pass ensured to the eighth of final, whereas the eight following will star an eliminatory that is still for defining . Of this way attends to a format Ties virtual, but without falling in the proposal of the Superliga, by what this factor could cushion the hit. With the application of this format, will contest a greater quantity of commitments between the designated 'big', but without closing the doors to the small and average clubs.
Economic profits, advantage of the Superliga
One of the main ideas is that the teams play a minimum of six parties with the ones of his same category. Up to now, the project has had a good recognition and although they still subtract appearances by pulir, everything seems to indicate that it will be approved in the Executive of March. However, one of the appearances that restless to the teams that defend the Superliga are the economic gains.
This new Champions will not generate the astronomical figures that promises the project of the Superliga European, that oscillate in until 500 million euros for the winner. Although, the increase of the commitments to contest, and especially the crash between clubs of the first level, the money of the television rights and of marketing will increase of considerable way with regard to the one hundred million current euros that, roughly, carries the champion with the current format.