Ned Nederlander Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 (edited) Couldn't see a thread for this, apologies if there is. There are a handful of early round games tonight but it was the new format that tweaked my interest and had me searching P&B for some chat - basically it'll be a single league of 36 sides playing a single tie each against 8 other teams, the top 8 qualify for the knock-out stage automatically with the next 16 playing an additional play-off round to determine who'll meet them. Details here New format for Champions League post-2024: Everything you need to know | UEFA Champions League | UEFA.com Seems interesting and a bit shit at the same time (FWIW I'm hoping to catch a couple of games in the latter stages should any Italian clubs qualify) Edited August 20 by Ned Nederlander 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 But mostly shit. Complete and utter shit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Updated Champions League theme? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eez-eh Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Pearler of a finish to put the forward slashes 2-nil up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazzyStar Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 How are Rangers getting on? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 (edited) 8 hours ago, Ned Nederlander said: Couldn't see a thread for this, apologies if there is. There are a handful of early round games tonight but it was the new format that tweaked my interest and had me searching P&B for some chat - basically it'll be a single league of 36 sides playing a single tie each against 7 other teams, the top 8 qualify for the knock-out stage automatically with the next 16 playing an additional play-off round to determine who'll meet them. Details here New format for Champions League post-2024: Everything you need to know | UEFA Champions League | UEFA.com Seems interesting and a bit shit at the same time (FWIW I'm hoping to catch a couple of games in the latter stages should any Italian clubs qualify) The group stage will consist of 144 matches to eliminate 12 teams, with 24 going through. Such peril, so excitement. It used to be 96 matches to eliminate 16 teams, with 16 going through (though 8 would drop into the UEL). The group stage draw is too complicated now so will be done by computer. The knock-out draws will be bracketed, a lot like the way rugby's European knock-out rounds are down, so there will be hardly any drama in those either. The Europa League is following the same format. The Conference League is doing similar but with 6 group stage matches against 6 different teams rather than 8. This is why it would be really good for Hearts to win their play-off with Plzen, it means two more matches. You can now play more than one team from the same country in the group stage, but you can't play anyone else from your own country. Two good things about the new format - there's no dropping down from one competition to the next - when you're out, you're out. And there's more variety in the teams played with 8 opponents instead of 3 in the UCL and UEL, and 6 opponents in the ECL. Edited August 20 by GordonS 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Nederlander Posted August 20 Author Share Posted August 20 13 minutes ago, GordonS said: Eight other sides, not seven. Of course - edited my post. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eez-eh Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 What a start it’s been here at the Wankdorf Stadium. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazzyStar Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 The new format is f**king shite 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 11 hours ago, eez-eh said: What a start it’s been here at the Wankdorf Stadium. Some game. Second leg in Turkey should be a belter I'd think. In agreement with anyone who says the new format is w**k though. And it's probably going to force the hand of bigger teams to run even squads. The noises coming from players about too much football are incompatible with what FIFA and UEFA want to do so there's only really one solution. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Psychosis Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 I prefer the new format to the old one, which was just tired and dull. That said, I still won't be watching. Impossible to give a f**k about any of the billionaire's playthings. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Second leg of Galatasaray v Young Boys has been goid but as I post, YB take the lead and the tie, and Galatasaray heads gone starts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BukyOHare Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Sitting at lunchtime at work today, some Celtic fans present, and the chat gets round to tonight's draw. To which I replied, totally on the wind up I have to say, "is it all the teams that are in the draw or just the diddy teams?" Delicious frothing at the mouth reactions for the next 5 minutes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 2 minutes ago, BukyOHare said: Sitting at lunchtime at work today, some Celtic fans present, and the chat gets round to tonight's draw. To which I replied, totally on the wind up I have to say, "is it all the teams that are in the draw or just the diddy teams?" Delicious frothing at the mouth reactions for the next 5 minutes. Did everyone else clap and cheer? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BukyOHare Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 (edited) 9 minutes ago, gannonball said: Did everyone else clap and cheer? It got a bit of a giggle yeah. Won't be long until the results in the league stage provide other points of hilarity as well. Edited August 29 by BukyOHare 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 This is f**king ridiculously complex to understand how the draw works. The fact they're giving us a 10 minute demo to break it down proves this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Lanley Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 This new format is nonsense. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Will need to see how it actually pans out but the draw itself provides no tension/suspense now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinky67 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 decent result for us from Pot1 tbf. Away trip to Dortmund will be class 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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