I agree, Real has too much offensive talent and they can always pull something out.
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Maybe Madrid will get their usual luck and get Leicester in the second round. Hopefully Arsenal get Bayern. Of the "top" teams I wouldn't mind P$G this time. We haven't played them in a very long time and I don't think they're anywhere near as strong as they were a couple of seasons ago. Very beatable team imo.
Champions League to change kickoffs in group stage to two timeslots
The UEFA Champions League will play games at two different kickoff times in each matchday starting in 2018, the European governing body announced on Friday.
Currently, all games are played Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 20:45 CET (2:45 p.m. ET), allowing for exceptions for earlier start times when necessary.
But for the competition cycle running from 2018-21, two matches will kick off each day at 19:00 CET (1 p.m. ET), with six starting at 21:00 CET (3 p.m. ET). Those timeslots are similar to those already used on Thursdays in the Europa League.
The change was made at UEFA's executive committee meeting on Friday to allow "fans opportunities to watch more matches," a statement said. UEFA did not specify if the new times would extend beyond the group stage.
Further announcements from UEFA included a change to club coefficient structures, removing the 20 percent contribution of the national association coefficient to ensure clubs are ranked on their individual merit. Clubs' history of previous titles will contribute to how much prize money they earn, but not to how they will be seeded.
Following changes in August that saw the four top-ranked leagues -- currently Spain, Germany, England and Italy -- guaranteed four direct entries to the 32-team group stage, from 2018 only two teams will advance to the group stage from the qualifying rounds involving non-champions.
In addition, domestic champions eliminated in the Champions League qualifying rounds will have the chance to instead qualify for the Europa League via a dedicated champions' qualifying path. An extra €50 million per season will also be diverted from Champions League prize money to the Europa League.
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The UEFA Champions League will play games at two different kickoff times in each matchday starting in 2018, the European governing body announced on Friday.
Currently, all games are played Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 20:45 CET (2:45 p.m. ET), allowing for exceptions for earlier start times when necessary.
But for the competition cycle running from 2018-21, two matches will kick off each day at 19:00 CET (1 p.m. ET), with six starting at 21:00 CET (3 p.m. ET). Those timeslots are similar to those already used on Thursdays in the Europa League.
The change was made at UEFA's executive committee meeting on Friday to allow "fans opportunities to watch more matches," a statement said. UEFA did not specify if the new times would extend beyond the group stage.
Further announcements from UEFA included a change to club coefficient structures, removing the 20 percent contribution of the national association coefficient to ensure clubs are ranked on their individual merit. Clubs' history of previous titles will contribute to how much prize money they earn, but not to how they will be seeded.
Following changes in August that saw the four top-ranked leagues -- currently Spain, Germany, England and Italy -- guaranteed four direct entries to the 32-team group stage, from 2018 only two teams will advance to the group stage from the qualifying rounds involving non-champions.
In addition, domestic champions eliminated in the Champions League qualifying rounds will have the chance to instead qualify for the Europa League via a dedicated champions' qualifying path. An extra €50 million per season will also be diverted from Champions League prize money to the Europa League.
bald guy from uefa milking the shit out of CL
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