Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Celtic feature in new Champions League format; 36 teams form a single league, with each entrant playing eight different clubs, four at home and four away; the top eight sides will qualify automatically for the knockout stages
The Champions League continues with a new format – but what do the teams need to qualify for the knockout rounds of the competition?
Instead of the traditional eight groups of four – with the top two from each group qualifying for the last 16 – a new ‘Swiss-style’ 36-league format has been introduced this season, with clubs sure to be looking at the mathematics.
The top eight sides in the league will qualify automatically for the last 16, while the teams finishing in ninth to 24th place will compete in a two-legged play-off against each other to join the top eight teams in that round of the competition.
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The bottom 12 teams – from 25th to 36th – will be eliminated with no access to the Europa League.
So to avoid an early elimination – how many points do you need? And what about the number needed to skip the play-off round and finish in the top eight?
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