At this time, the UEFA Champions League is not the same as the UEFA Champions League that everyone will be familiar with in the future, mainly reflecting the competition system.
At this time, the reform of the Champions League system is mainly due to the fact that the idea of G14 League by European giants threatens UEFA’s three major European eventsthe Champions League, the Winners Cup and the UEFA Cup.
In response to the threat from G14, UEFA had to reform the three major cups.
As a result of the reform, the Winner’s Cup was cancelled, and then each national league can send one to four teams to participate in the Champions League according to their respective national teams’ European competition results. In addition, a group match was added in the Champions League. The first stage of the group match was divided into 32 teams, and after six games, the top two teams entered the second round of the group match, and the third place was selected to participate in the UEFA Cup, and the sixteen teams were divided into four groups to decide the strong team. After that, it was all the way to the promotion and elimination.
The purpose of doing this is to increase the number of participating teams, expand the influence and attraction of the Champions League, and add another roundrobin group match, mainly to increase the number of team games so that they can get more competition opportunities and earn more bonuses.
So that UEFA can get more team support to compete with G14.
This kind of reform has advantages and disadvantages.
Although it has expanded the influence of the Champions League, it has also increased the competition opportunities of many teams, so that they can have the opportunity to zone more bonuses.
But the disadvantages are also very prominent.
First of all, the two group matches increased the competition and increased the burden on the players, which led to the lack of physical fitness and various injuries, which was detrimental to the interests of the players and the team.
There are two group matches, although the participating teams have more opportunities to play, but the appreciation of the game has dropped. It takes six group matches to decide the final quota in the group match, but two in the home and away elimination match. Which is more intense and the level is higher? Both teams are more involved.
UEFA’s attempt to change the Champions League by two group matches failed.
Therefore, the 2223 season will be the last time of the Champions League, and the twogroup stage format will appear in front of everyone.
From the 2324 season, the European Champions League will return to the former competition system, that is, 32 teams will be divided into groups and 16 teams will be decided. These 16 teams will directly play the home and away elimination matches without the second round group match.
That is, everyone is familiar with the Champions League competition system now.
To be honest, Changsheng doesn’t like the current competition system. The reason is that there are two points.
However, when Chang Sheng was a fan, he disliked the competition system mainly because he thought that the two group matches had turned many competitions that should be fierce in the past into chicken ribs. Everyone calculated each other to hide their strength and never took risks without losing.
The double round robin group match is not good at all.
Now he is a head coach. As a head coach, he thinks that the double round robin group match has made his players play four more games. If it is the home and away elimination system, it takes two games to get from the top 16 to the top, but now he has to fight and fight for six games.
It’s just a wave of physical strength.
The players will be very tired in the future, and they will have to play six Champions League group matches at this time, which greatly increases the possibility of injury to players.
A head coach will not like this kind of competition system.
This is all about making way for money, ratings and sponsors.
I don’t like it, but I still have to play in the rules.
Chang Sheng has considered playing this period of time, and he may have to rotate more frequently.
Because the second round of the Champions League will span a winter break, this period from the end of November to the end of March is one of the most tiring and vulnerable periods for players.
Fortunately, I bought four players this summer to supplement the thickness of the bench.
If it is still the season, it may be a little stretched.
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Back from Liverpool, Valencia beat Spaniards 10 in the first round away from home.
Valencia have won three consecutive victories since beating Atletico Madrid 2 away, but this has not helped them stay at the top of the league.
Because Real Sociedad also won this round, they have the same points as Valencia, both of which are 20 points, and even the score is the same. They beat Villarreal 1 away.
After this round of the league, it is the final round of the Champions League group stage.
But it’s not as big as Valencia.
Sent a substitute to Valencia to beat Sparta Moscow 21 times at home.
It is worth noting that Deco scored his first goal since joining Valencia in this game. He has contributed ten assists to the team in various competitions, but he has not scored yet.
Now that the first goal has come, I think the goals will keep coming.
The draw was full of pride. The Russian champion team didn’t win a game in the second group match, and this shameful score was eliminated.
At the same time, another group match is very intense.
Basel scored from the beginning of the game. They were 22 minutes ahead in the fifth minute and scored two more goals in the twentyninth minute.
Leading 3 at halftime.
At that time, the commentator said that the game had lost its suspense and Basel would advance to the second round group stage.
Unexpectedly, the sudden change in the situation at halftime was cornered, and Liverpool’s small universe broke out. They scored two goals in three minutes and made the score look like 23, which made them see the hope of promotion.
In the 15th minute, michael owen scored the third goal to equalize the score.
When it came, the Basel line could not come out of the restricted area, while Liverpool pressed around the Basel goal and bombed it so much that even the goalkeeper went.
They need a ball to get rid of Basel.
But they didn’t score another goal until the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game …
After the final draw ceremony, it was considered to be the favourite to qualify, perhaps the first in the group, so Liverpool was eliminated and could play the UEFA Cup as the third in the group …
At the end of the game, the Liverpool players couldn’t believe their stupefied response.
The Basel players were ecstatic, and the stadium rushed to cheer. The whole Basel home became a sea of joy, and their cheers made Liverpool even more depressed …
After all the group matches were played, UEFA drew lots for the second time to draw the second round of group matches.
There are four groups in the second round group match.
Valencia have been assigned to Group B, with Ajax, the Dutch champion, and Arsenal, the powerful Italian Premier League team in Rome.
At the turn of the century, Dutch football has not declined as it did in the future. At this time, the Dutch team is still very strong, and the strength of this group is also very average. It is hard to say who can qualify for the group and who can’t.
Especially Valencia.
Everyone is afraid to make false judgments.
After the second group draw ceremony, Chang Sheng said a good draw, which attracted a lot of criticism. It turned out that what people said was true. For Valencia, it was a good draw. They qualified for the group stage with six games, five wins, one draw and sixteen points.