UEFA is considering the greatest change of rule for stages with direct elimination of the Champions League

• The UEFA Champions League discusses the possibility of scratching extract times in direct elimination stages
• The European Director of Football envisages changes in order to reduce the minutes for players
• Players, including Manchester City star, Rodri and Heung Min-Son, have raised concerns about the growing number of matches

The UEFA Champions League is considering radical changes for the direct elimination phase of the first European football competition.

A new group phase format has been presented this season, adding two more match days to an already excited calendar.

The new group phase format has seen teams face eight different opponents, offering exciting matches through competition.

Champions League change of rule

According to The Guardian, UEFA plans to remove additional time in direct elimination stages to reduce the minutes played by the best clubs.

The report adds that the matches that end with equality should go directly to penalties, three years after UEFA canceled the outside goals rule.

However, the radical change will probably not be implemented in the middle of a cycle of television rights, which takes place until 2027. Consequently, the change could be introduced in the 2027/28 campaign.

The additional time was a subject of discord in European soccer And the players’ unions pleaded for its abolition.

This season, teams from the Champions League, the Europa League and the Conference League play at least eight games, while those who reach the last scenes play more.

With the introduction of the FIFA club World Cup, clubs should play more matches during a calendar year if you include friendly matches and international competitions.

To reduce the stack of lighting for English teams, the FA has abolished the reruns of the FA Cup, a decision which aroused strong criticism.

What the players said about the congestion of the devices

In September Manchester City Midfielder Rodri warned that players could strike due to many games for players. He suffered an LCA injury at the end of the season in September.

“According to my experience between 40 and 50, there is the amount of games in which a player can play at the highest level,” he said via Sky Sports. “This year, we can go to 70, maybe 80 … In my humble opinion, I think it’s too much. I think we have to take care of us.”

Tottenham The son of Captain of Hotspur Heung-Min echoes the comments of Rodri.

“It is certainly a lot of games, a lot of trips (therefore) we have to take care of us, which is sometimes very hard, and sometimes mentally and physically, you are not ready”, via Sky Sports.

Liverpool Alisson Becker goalkeeper

“Sometimes nobody asks players what they think of adding more games,” said Alisson, via BBC Sport. “Maybe our opinion does not matter, but everyone knows what we think we have more games. Everyone is tired.”

Other players and coaches have also expressed their concerns about increasing devices.

Supercompleut predicts the Champions League winner

Tuko.co.ke reported earlier than Arsenal supported the supercomputer to win The Champions 2025 League trophy.

The Gunners have not won the competition in their history but are one of the best teams in Europe.

Liverpool is also the main contenders after an almost perfect group phase.

Source: Tuko.co.ke